1. Classdojo- I think it's really important to think about your school culture and type of parents that you have in your community. At my old school (can't you just hear Phoebe from Magic School Bus?), I would have used this but not to the extent that the creators invented it for. This new school has a ton of parents that are really involved in their kids and USE technology. So I have parents that have the Classdojo app on their phone and they know what their child is doing in my class. And I have instant parent notification. I don't have to worry about planners anymore. I don't have to worry about kids hiding notes from parents. And it's immediate.
2. Volunteer Spot- I found out about this through Owl-ways Be Inspired on Facebook. Linda wrote an awesome blog about it. And I stole the idea. I've gotten so many comments about how parents love how I'm using technology. Check out the blog post!
But the coolest thing that has happened because of technology is.......
I was one of the three winners of the #eclaborday contest!
That's right ladies and gentlemen, I won an Erin Condren Planner!!
I have been obsessing over this planner. And haven't bought it because well... it's that or diapers for my child. And I can buy two boxes of diapers for Michael from Costco = 2 months of diapers. So I'm super thankful that I won! If you don't know what I'm talking about, carefully consider hopping over to www.erincondren.com. But only if you too would like to become obsessed and broke!
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Hope you are enjoying your school years!
Sara
