Student Gmail Accounts

Working to get my students to pass the benchmarks next week. Most of them already have a gmail account. We are using the account to send summaries to each other. We are hoping to increase the writing, English and especially the reading with a high interest, very different approach.

Next step is to have them create their powerpoints in Google documents and sent them to each other. Would you send you friend a piece of junk?

Working on DRD blogsite

Happy Thanksgiving!
This is some of the new stuff I am trying!

I am working on a DRD blogsite for my middle school Dyslexia students. I hope it will help them be more successful with reading.

Here is the link. http://jonesdrdreading.blogspot.com/

I just started this, and I hope it will be a good tool to help my students be successful.

Catch Up on my Fries, Please!

Actually, it is catch up on my files! I hope this works! Trying new stuff.

Rough 2nd Six Weeks

I am still reeling from all of the changes that I have had to deal with. It has been over a month since I last had the energy and time to blog. Let me just say that the answer to how is yes. Thank you Peter Block!

Rough 1st 6 Weeks

I got a lot of good stuff going on, but I have some students who need a lot of attention. The big difference between this year and last year is that I am actually teaching more than managing. There are still some things that are not right, but I still have to find a way to help all of my students be successful.

August is here!

It will be a great school year. Things should work out well.

Set Up for Next Year

The odd thing about next year is that it starts this year in August. I want to use the technology to take the kids beyond the paper and pencil and beyond the TAKS. It should be a great year coming up.