Just so you know, today is the International Day of Peace and also World Gratitude Day. What are you all grateful for today?
Thursday 24th September is Punctuation Day - probably a good one for English teachers and Friday 25th September is World Dream Day - a good day to start working on making your dreams a reality, whatever they are, even if it is just by figuring out where you need to start. Doesn't this sound like PLP and Dream boards?
And just a couple more ready for next term - Wednesday 14th October is World Maths Day and Saturday 24th October is Make a Difference Day - which is a day designated for service - whether you start or join in with a big project, or just help out wherever you can in your community.
These days may be something that you can use in your planning - or just something to know about.
Either way - carry on with being amazing - and remember - it is week 10!! A weeks break coming up - now there's something to be grateful for.
Monday 21 September 2015
Friday 18 September 2015
Deadlines and Mad Hatters.
Well, end of week 9 - just one more week to go to the term break - and although a week doesn't seem long enough, I think most people are going to enjoy a little downtime. Term 3 always seems the busiest somehow.
Senior classes are battling the last assignments with deadlines looming everywhere and teachers are pouring in just as much effort, if not more, to help them get through, and everyone is getting just a little frazzled and frayed around the edges.
Maybe we should start off term 4 with a Mad Hatters Day? This is actually a recognised day to celebrate, believe it or not - which was started by a bunch of computer technicians who had nothing better to do. The benefits of this day of silliness were immediately seen - not only because they caused less damage than if they had been doing their jobs, but also because of the side effects of less stress and tension if only for a day. Sometimes being a little silly just helps to smooth out the ripples. Mad Hatters Day is usually celebrated on October 6th, which is about when we return to school.
Silly hats, riddles and cupcakes could be the order of the day, maybe with a prize for the weirdest hat or best unanswered riddle? Or maybe some Minute to Win It games and competitions? It could be good for all our sanity, as I have been noticing a lot of ruffled feathers everywhere. (Even mine have been fluffed up every now and then, and we all know what a sweet person I am!!)
Anyway, just my two cents thought for the day and more 'Special' days to come next post.
Have a great weekend - and just think, last week of term starts on Monday - we can do this!
Senior classes are battling the last assignments with deadlines looming everywhere and teachers are pouring in just as much effort, if not more, to help them get through, and everyone is getting just a little frazzled and frayed around the edges.
Maybe we should start off term 4 with a Mad Hatters Day? This is actually a recognised day to celebrate, believe it or not - which was started by a bunch of computer technicians who had nothing better to do. The benefits of this day of silliness were immediately seen - not only because they caused less damage than if they had been doing their jobs, but also because of the side effects of less stress and tension if only for a day. Sometimes being a little silly just helps to smooth out the ripples. Mad Hatters Day is usually celebrated on October 6th, which is about when we return to school.
Silly hats, riddles and cupcakes could be the order of the day, maybe with a prize for the weirdest hat or best unanswered riddle? Or maybe some Minute to Win It games and competitions? It could be good for all our sanity, as I have been noticing a lot of ruffled feathers everywhere. (Even mine have been fluffed up every now and then, and we all know what a sweet person I am!!)
Anyway, just my two cents thought for the day and more 'Special' days to come next post.
Have a great weekend - and just think, last week of term starts on Monday - we can do this!
Friday 4 September 2015
And again, QR Codes
Just thought I would share with you all the web site I use to produce the QR Codes I use here at school. It is almost totally idiot-proof - and that is coming from me who nearly always manages to run foul of technology.
http://www.qrstuff.com/
Log on, have a play and see what you can create.
http://www.qrstuff.com/
Log on, have a play and see what you can create.
Thursday 3 September 2015
Serendipity and QR Codes
Serendipity.. 'the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way'.... and when you add my fascination with QR Codes to the mix... well, let's just say I had a good day.
While chasing something else, I came across a site with Reflection Questions built into QR Codes, and then turned into cubes that can be rolled and scanned, then answered. I am guessing it would engage the students, as it certainly kept me entertained for a while, once I had printed and made up the cubes. Check out the link....
http://elenikyritsis.com/2014/03/28/qr-codes-in-the-classroom/
While I was browsing the fun stuff, I came across a couple of ideas for using an app called QR Voice. I haven't checked it out yet, but it appears that you can record messages, change them to a QR Code and have the students scan them and hear the message. Hmm - must explore this further....
http://librariansquest.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/mind-your-ps-and-qrs2.html
Anyway, aside from all of that, just a reminder that today is National Flag Day and Monday is World Literacy Day.
Thank you for your patience with my soapbox ramblings - now carry on being AWESOME!!
While chasing something else, I came across a site with Reflection Questions built into QR Codes, and then turned into cubes that can be rolled and scanned, then answered. I am guessing it would engage the students, as it certainly kept me entertained for a while, once I had printed and made up the cubes. Check out the link....http://elenikyritsis.com/2014/03/28/qr-codes-in-the-classroom/
While I was browsing the fun stuff, I came across a couple of ideas for using an app called QR Voice. I haven't checked it out yet, but it appears that you can record messages, change them to a QR Code and have the students scan them and hear the message. Hmm - must explore this further....
http://librariansquest.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/mind-your-ps-and-qrs2.html
Anyway, aside from all of that, just a reminder that today is National Flag Day and Monday is World Literacy Day.
Thank you for your patience with my soapbox ramblings - now carry on being AWESOME!!
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