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When we have finished reading a story, we need to be able to know the details listed and the main idea of the story, or what the story is mainly about. One way to help us understand is by making a Main Idea chart. This is what a Main Idea Chart looks like:

Main Idea

Detail:__________________________________________

Detail:__________________________________________

Detail:___________________________________________

Main…

During my time in school social media didn't come into my life until college.  I see myself with one foot in the social media generation and one foot out.  I find my relationship to social media very different from my player's who have grown up with social media.  

As an educator I find myself trying every and any way to most effectively communicate with my players.…

¡Qué semana loca! Esta semana en Maxwell tenía que ver la clase completamente por mí mismo, porque el maestro, Señora Verax, tuvo que hablar con dos chicas en el salón. Estoy ayudando en una extra de tercera clase de inglés de grado dos veces cada semana y este miércoles, tuve que enseñarles. Estaba muy nervioso porque había estado solamente con esta clase durante tres semanas y el maestro parecía muy molesto. Estaba molesto porque había dos chicas luchando entre sí y era su responsabilidad…

Join us in Yokohama for Flat Classroom® Conference Asia 2013 

It’s time to put your plans into place to attend the very next Flat Classroom® Conference to be held on March 8-10, at the Yokohama International School. Flat Classroom® co-founders, …

"If kids come to us from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important."

-Barbara Colorose

Para mi servicio pasado, solo trabajé para una cita, pero la cita duró por una hora y media. Esta cita fue muy importante, porque el paciente-un hombre llamada Isaias de México-ha sufrido un derrame cerebral y muchas especialistas estaban a la clínica de Samaritan’s touch para ayudar y examinar sus heridas.  Realmente, no tuve que hacer mucho, porque muchas de las personas quienes estaban allí pudieron hablar en español-la especialista, una ayudante del paciente, y su hermana. Para mí, esta…

It's that time of year again...it's finally Fall!! The West Plains Elementary School is having their annual fall festival Tuesday, October 30th from 5 to 8 p.m.

This is a fun event for everyone who decides to go! There are crafts, food, activities and prizes to be won!

I will be there assisting with the bake sale. Be sure to try some of my famous chocolate chip cookies :)

    I would like to inform you of a science project we are doing in the classroom. It entails the study of the Dung Beetle, origin, colors, their use in society, and the necessity of their help cleaning up te environment. I would encourage you to get involved in this science project, so I will be sending an information sheet home with your child, so you can be prepared to discuss this project with them. I am sure you participation will inhance their learning and will encourage them to expand…

Students can use technology as a tool in communicating thoughts, ideas, and questions with their teachers and others.  When using technology as a tool to support communication with others they are playing an important role in the interchange of knowledge. Students actively make choices about how to generate, obtain, manipulate and display information.  Technology allows them to be actively thinking about information, therefore increasing their knowledge on any given topic.…

Here is a poster that may help some students understand the types of sentences. I am also uploading the sentence powerpoint I used in class so you can go back through it if you need to. It would be a great refresher to go through and reread…

I want to use this blog for my future parents of my students. I would like to use this for them to get to know me and if they have questions they can ask through here. I would start by telling them a little introduction about myself. Then I would let them know a little bit about what this year will hold like some activities we would be doing or if any trips have already been made. I think this would be a great sight for the parents to be able to stay in contact with me if they need anything…

Morning Work Assignment

1. Get out a sheet of paper.

2. Put your name on the top of the paper.

3. Number your paper 1 - 15.

4. Answer the following questions…

     I will be your child's teacher for the 2012-2013 school year. It is a great pleasure to have your children in my class. I have heard great things about them and look forward to getting to know each one of them. This year I am trying something different. I will frequently post things on this blog (Classroom 2.0) that include student assignments, lessons, and parties. My goal is to let you know exactly what your child is learning so that we can resolve any confusion that your children may…

I am new to this format and look forward to the possibilities it holds not only for me as a person, but to share ideas with others out there that are either teachers or are working towards that goal.  I look forward to any discussion(s) and honestly hope there are experienced teachers with thoughts and ideas on ways to teach today that were not done in the 1960s and 1970s when I was last in public school.

Kenneth T.Taylor

Check out this short video on social media. 

Three of the Master degree classes I am currently taking at Western Oregon University for my Masters of Science in Education: Information Technology include:

- Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching and Learning

- Designing and Teaching Online Courses

- Electronic Portfolios

These three classes are an excellent complement to each other. 

The 'Online Courses' class covers an amazing array of concepts and techniques to assist in the initial creation of an online course…

Esta durante, los estudiantes todavía están aprendiendo los habituales de animales como en el desierto, el océano, el bosque, y la granja.  Es vital para los estudiantes a saber donde viven los animales.  Martes, hay fue una tarea que ellos han clasificado donde viven los animales (incluyen: el escorpión, el mono, el pollito, y mucho más).  En jueves, Joey y yo hemos hecho paquetes pequeñas para Sra. Vaca.  Entonces, hemos hecho ocho diagramas en cuatro hábitats (dos diagramas por cada…

La rutina es la misma hasta ahora.  Típicamente, yo vengo a Maxwell a las once a las doce y media durante las lecciones de matemática y ciencia.   Esta semana, he hecho paquetes de matemática para los estudiantes con mucho organización.   Pobrecita Casey que hizo casi todos paquetes cuando los papeles no en orden.  También esa vez he ayudado los estudiante individuales con matemáticas.  En la tarea, los estudiantes han aprendido los números en la misma familias.  Por ejemplo, 3+4=7 y 4+3=7 y…

Colombia busca más  negocios con España

De acuerdo al artículo leído Colombia esta buscando una manera de hacer negocios con España.   Juan Manuel Santos siendo el presidente  de Colombia ha recibido el apoyo del gobierno español lo cual es algo muy positivo para Colombia en su totalidad en el comercio Europeo.  Según en el articulo se comenta que hay una relación bilateral económica y que Santos se ha reunido con el jefe ejecutivo  Español, José  Luis Zapatero lo cual es apoyo mas…