Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 19th, 2008 3 Comments »
Hey guys!
How is summer going for all of you? I don’t know how many of you are still checking in here on the blog, but I thought I would give a shout out to anyone who is still checking in. I have seen some of you at the pool, baseball games, and even at Camp [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2008 11 Comments »
Just checking my blog today, and I can’t believe we haven’t blogged in so long! I guess we have been too busy with voicethreads, story wiki, and other projects in our classroom. Anyway, I am happy to say that our friend Kiana has commented in two places- once on the vchat, and once on “the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 12th, 2008 24 Comments »
Yesterday in our book, Hector woke up and the stone he had dug up was glowing! It led him to the dig site, right to the pit where the human bones had been found. What is that stone? Why did it lead him to that pit? What do you think Hector will do next?
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Well, here we are again! I had a couple ideas about what I might toss out for you to think about today, but I’ve decided on a simple task. Usually at this time on a Friday, we would be creating our newletter- the V Safari Note- so I want you to write your own top [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 4th, 2008 22 Comments »
Hello V Safari from St Charles, Missouri! Today I want you to share with some teachers from all over the Midwest what you like about being in an eMINTS classroom. What is your favorite tech tool or program? How is our room different from other classrooms that you have been in? What have you learned [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 2nd, 2008 23 Comments »
I hope you all enjoyed playing in the snow! It sure did melt quickly, but I want you to tell me about it here. Let’s try something different. I would like you to create a poem…any kind of poem about you playing in the snow, you watching the snow, or just snow in general. Here [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2008 23 Comments »
The fires are all out, the city is ruined, and tomorrow it will be decided. Will the people of Sparks let the Emberites stay? Will Ember be banished from the town they just helped save? What will they do with Tick and the other warriors? Let’s make some predictions!
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 15th, 2008 23 Comments »
Yesterday we spent a lot of time talking about how rock throwing could lead to war, and disaster. We are beginning to see how Tick might be influencing what is happening in the story. Doon seems hesitant to make weapons and fight…is he a coward? What do you think will happen if the people follow [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 9th, 2008 23 Comments »
Caspar, Maddy and Lina have finally made it to the city, and it’s nothing like Lina imagined in her drawings. “How could people have wrecked their own city?…. seems like something only evil people would do.” Lina has a hard time understanding how people could get so caught up in revenge that they would destroy [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2007 1 Comment »
Hey V Safari! Just finishing up some last minute techie gift downloads, and I thought I would send a shout out and say HAPPY WINTER BREAK!!! If you have time, check out these fun holiday links that Mrs. Matzat sent out on her blog. I hope you all have a great time these next two [...]
