#dojochat Archive
ClassDojo's official educational chat that covers a variety of subjects, focusing mainly on improving classroom community.
Wednesday May 3, 2017
7:00 PM EDT
ClassDojo
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Here we go...
#dojochat
starts now! 🎉 Q1 A1 format, don't forget the hashtag 👉
#dojochat
! Take it away
@generaldelk
!
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Hello, All!! Let's get started!!
#dojochat
participatechat
May 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Participate in the upcoming
#dojochat
by sharing resources and collaborating at
https://t.co/M06J2XfcKr
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:01 PM EDT
Hey y'all! Stephanie, 4th, TN, public Title 1.
#DojoChat
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:01 PM EDT
Caitlin - former 2nd and 4th at Bishop's Peak, public in SLO, CA now w
@ClassDojo
!
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MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
Amy Soto here! I am a gifted specialist working with k-5 Ss in Georgia. I work at a STEM Certified public school.
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Hello, All!! Let's get started!!
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
Jocelyn Delk, 3rd grade teacher, Title 1 school in Chattanooga, TN
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jellison23
May 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
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Jen Ellison 2nd-6th Technology Coach, Napa, CA Public school
#alltheinfo
stembdart
May 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
Hi, Stephanie K-5 public art T, pretty good on a budget but always looking for better ideas, happy to be in
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theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
Hey everyone! I'm Emily, I teach 3/4 resource in Washington, DC in a public school! Excited for another fun chat!!
#dojochat
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Sharon, 5th grade, Princeton NJ, public school
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kaitlyn_mathew
May 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
My name is Kaitlyn Mathew. I am an elementary and special education major at Grove City College.
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
First question coming in 2 minutes!
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MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
Karen Colvin 6th grade Gifted Magnet (
#AGThsv
) Huntsville, AL
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tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
Amber, 2nd Grade, Indiana, Public School
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In reply to @generaldelk
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
YO!
@smithstrws
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My teaching twin!
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
What up!?! I've missed you this week!
#DojoChat
In reply to @jellison23
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
Ready for a great chat!
#dojochat
eileen_depka
May 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Hi. Eileen, educator and author from AZ.
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Question 1 Be honest!!
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jellison23
May 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
It's
#dojochat
time!
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
A1
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CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
A1 Throw it out... buh bye!
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I think it's the germaphobe in me
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
A1 I'm wiling to kiss it goodbye, but would rather give it away!
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swkreed
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Hi Shawn from Vallejo, Ca 2nd gr
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techyteacher25
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Ashley Miller here from Ford Elementary in Georgia! Teaching 3rd grade :)
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stembdart
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Uhhhhh yeah!
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briannzzzz
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
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HI! I'm Brianna from Madison, WI and I am a student in a MAT program (elementary) at Cardinal Stritch University.
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
#dojochat
#fashionablylate
Jessica SPED teacher from FL
tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Q1: Is all three an option?😅
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In reply to @generaldelk
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
A1 Throw it out of give it away!
#DojoChat
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
WHAT? I am in Napa! We are
#dojochat
neighbors!!!!
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Hi Shawn from Vallejo, Ca 2nd gr
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CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Surprise, this is an intervention! lol jk
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In reply to @MrsASoto
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Bonjour! Jennifer, French Levels 1-4 (High school) in MO
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swkreed
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
A1
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kaitlyn_mathew
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
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I totally keep everything
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
Yeah Ashley! Great to see you tonight!
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techyteacher25
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Ashley Miller here from Ford Elementary in Georgia! Teaching 3rd grade :)
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I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
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a1: recovering hoarder
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
love it!
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In reply to @MrsASoto
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
awesome!
#dojochat
In reply to @CaitEileen_W
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
Girl, you'll wake up one day under an avalanche!
#DojoChat
In reply to @kaitlyn_mathew
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
A1 this has been said of me, many times:
#dojochat
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
This year I have done much better.
https://t.co/DHosaHzhXb
Donating to help kids in Kenya!
#dojochat
Not easy for me! LOL!
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Surprise, this is an intervention! lol jk
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In reply to @MrsASoto
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
HAHAHAHA!!! LOve it!
#dojochat
In reply to @stembdart
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
Dear hoarder teachers... lol
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AssignmentHelpN
May 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
#aplangchat
#digicit
#dojochat
#Onedchat
9 Points Professors Look for in a Term Paper
https://t.co/TIlvLrRta3
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
First tweet so bear with me - picture didn't cooperate. :( I'm a recovering hoarder.
#dojochat
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
A1: If I can't use/don't need it, I love to pass it on to someone who can.
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
Of course!
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In reply to @tallulahwillows
theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
A1 I hate throwing a way perfectly good materials that I don't need!! I usually hoard to a breaking point, then give away
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
HAHAHAHAHA!! We're here to help!
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In reply to @CaitEileen_W
briannzzzz
May 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
A1: give it away 👏👏💁
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vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Yay me!
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jellison23
May 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
A1 I used to be a hoarder but since going digital I THROW IT ALL OUT
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Proud of your honesty, freinds!! :) Question 2!
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swkreed
May 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
Hi my name is Shawn and I gave away a perfectly good gallon container today.
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MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
I'm from the era where you kept EVERYTHING! Now you can find everything digitally. Tough habit to break.
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Hello,my name is Amy.....
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
Dear hoarder teachers... lol
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jellison23
May 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
WHAT???? That's crazy! And WE meet at
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#smallworld
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
Your hubby Joe plays at our church the Rock. My wife is the 4th grade teacher you met there
In reply to @jellison23
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
I've been doing a lot of purging this year......
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In reply to @CaitEileen_W
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
A2
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CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
A2
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smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
My label maker & I have an intimate relationship...
#DojoChat
In reply to @CaitEileen_W
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
That's beautiful. *wipes a tear of happiness*
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In reply to @smithstrws
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
No pics.at startbucks. Left early for a finance mortage meeting. I really need to throw that paint away in the back of the cabinet
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
A2: here's mine!
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massignmenthelp
May 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
#aplangchat
#digcit
#dojochat
#Onedchat
Tips for Learning Mathematics to Students
https://t.co/4jSNAvgzTZ
theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
😍😍 can you &
@CaitEileen_W
come organize my classroom next school year?! Both of your pics have me so jealous. So. Organized!!
#dojochat
In reply to @smithstrws, @CaitEileen_W
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
And the twinning ends here . . .
#dojochat
#dojosquad
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
A2
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techyteacher25
May 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
I keep everything until about this time of year and then I randomly go & trash.Have been know to keep old things and delete new
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
A2: and more... I just keep the cabinets closed.
#dojochat
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
A2: No pictures available, but it looks a lot like
@ContainerStore
!
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smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
I love to organize stuff! However, that love stays at school. Home is...different...
#DojoChat
In reply to @theMissFisher, @CaitEileen_W
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
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A2: I have a 2 bedroom apt. Specifically for teacher stuff....
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
You also send me good stuff for our friends in Kenya! Yea Ashley!
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techyteacher25
May 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
I keep everything until about this time of year and then I randomly go & trash.Have been know to keep old things and delete new
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swkreed
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
A2: ive joked I need an instructional organizational consultant.. already have one in mind. Jenny shes local in Napa lol
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jellison23
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
A2 Real talk
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theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
A2 LOL even if I was at school I'm too embarrassed to post a pic... I would call it (semi) organized chaos
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tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
No school closet.I have cabinets and they're meticulously organized. Good organization is a must in a smooth running class.
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Question 3
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kaitlyn_mathew
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
A2: I am still a pre-service teacher, but I'm sure if I had a classroom the closets and cabinets would be a complete mess!
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swkreed
May 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
I prefer functional chaos
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In reply to @theMissFisher
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
#dojochat
I need one of these for when my hubby goes to look into the extra bedroom, LOL
In reply to @jellison23
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
A3 If I didn't use it over the past year, it HAS to go. Also, if it is paper...bye, girl.
#IHatePaper
#DojoChat
techyteacher25
May 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
This is true!!! Sorry I was a little early :)
#dojochat
@MrsASoto
In reply to @MrsASoto, @MrsASoto
stembdart
May 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
A2: not prepared with a pic but let's just say if you don't see it, I don't have it!
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tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Q3 If I didn't use it last year and have no plans to use it this year, it must go!
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In reply to @generaldelk
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
A3: I need at what I havent touched in a year and then wipe the dust off and reconsider and then throw half away or give away
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In reply to @generaldelk
eileen_depka
May 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
A2 I'm super organized with physical things.Everything is in plastic containers and labeled. Computer files that tend to be scary.
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ClassDojo
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
Q3 is up!
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Question 3
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MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
A3 Decide what units we will be teaching and if it couldn't possibly be used, I donate or pitch. Still have tons of stuff 4 STEM
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Question 3
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joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
A2: I ❤️to organize! School, home, online (managing files) etc. Love to help others get organized.
#nerdalert
! 😉
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
btw
#dojochat
is such a fun chat
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
Yeah...we're pretty awesome here!
#DojoChat
In reply to @swkreed
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
A3 can I save it digitally? Will I use it next year? Will a S find joy in taking it home as a momento?
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vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
A3 - I’ve been better at purging this year. A lot of what I have can be easily located elsewhere – on my computer or online.
#dojochat
kaitlyn_mathew
May 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
Toss out? What's that?
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eileen_depka
May 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
Toss nothing. You never know when it will be the perfect thing for an engaging task or project.
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
A3- If I didn't use it this year, it will be sent home with students. My kids love "playing school" at home!
#dojochat
stembdart
May 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
A3: can't keep Ss art from yr2yr but S examples as well as random everything 😳, it's a problem
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theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
Glad to see we have the same organizational techniques!
#dojochat
In reply to @jellison23
briannzzzz
May 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
#dojochat
Q3: If it will not help student learning or is not of significant importance, then toss it
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
A3: Anything that might be useful (pencils, paper, crafts) gets kept, anything that I know I can save digitally gets tossed.
#dojochat
techyteacher25
May 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
It is totally random! I go a little crazy during "spring cleaning" season!
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
I do a LOT of recycling at the end of the year. Our school recycles. BONUS for this packrat!
#dojochat
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
A3.2: I have boxes full of toilet paper tubes, tissue paper, and scrapbook paper......
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theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
A3: was it useful, is it digital, can I use it next year, was it a super awesome thing or a thing that was fun?
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
Question 4 in 2 minutes!!
#dojochat
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
That would cause me to have a panic attack!
#DojoChat
In reply to @I_teach_Pandas
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
Confession - I sometimes purge while 'monitoring' testing.
#dojochat
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
A3 All about the digital
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#nopaperneccessary
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
A3: If it hasn't been used for awhile & isn't a functional piece (container, bin, etc.) it takes the "free to a good home" route.
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
lol.. I found 300 altoids containers when I received my classroom. I had to do a full clean out before starting. I dislike altoids
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In reply to @I_teach_Pandas
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
I've never really thought about just keeping the digital copies. Love it!!
#dojochat
In reply to @I_teach_Pandas
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
I need to do a digital purge!
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
Promise I won't tell. *pinkie swear*
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In reply to @vunkjp
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
Question 4
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I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
#dojochat
I have a printer that is a scanner. I scan to PDF, then store in
@onedrive
,
@googledocs
, or
@Dropbox
In reply to @swkreed, @onedrive, @googledocs, @Dropbox
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
A4 AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
Question 4
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theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
Idk abt u, my def of "useful" gets pretty flimsy @ times "But what if I decide to do a diorama project? Better keep these boxes"
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In reply to @I_teach_Pandas
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
Digital purge. Something like this.
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vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
A4- I don’t send a lot home with students at the end of the year. If it’s done and graded it goes home right then.
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jellison23
May 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
A4 A brain full of knowledge
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MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
There are GREAT scanning apps for iphone too!
#dojochat
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
#dojochat
I have a printer that is a scanner. I scan to PDF, then store in
@onedrive
,
@googledocs
, or
@Dropbox
In reply to @swkreed, @onedrive, @googledocs, @Dropbox
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
A 4- their workbooks from this year, notebooks and journals, extra worksheets, as many BOOKS as I can find!
#SummerReading
#dojochat
ClassDojo
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
Q4 is up
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
Question 4
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kaitlyn_mathew
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
A4: I would send as much as possible home with my students at the end of the year.
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stembdart
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
Q4:send home all the half used art supplies our Ss can definitely use them over the break
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
Funny, that's EXACTLY what I picture!!
#dojochat
In reply to @swkreed
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
A4: I send home all their work, unless I am keeping it for data, I also send home extra crayons, glue bottles, and notebooks
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smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
A4 They go home with all the junk they've accumulated in their desk :-)
#DojoChat
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
#dojochat
is the BEST! Being here since the earliest chats! These are power teachers! LOL
#justtaggingalong
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
@mrsreedsclass14
told me to follow you so I saw your dojochat tweet and thought to join since it just started. Lol
In reply to @jellison23, @mrsreedsclass14
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
A4: Ss keep their interactive notebook that has vocabulary & grammar notes and phrases essential for communication
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
Most definitely!!
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In reply to @jellison23
eileen_depka
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
A4 Students take home things that will help them stay excited about learning.
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theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
A4: all the things! Last year I had bins of unsorted books, gave my Ss bags & told them to go wild. Many don't have enough @ home
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CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
A4 EVERYTHING i can! Except textbooks 😉
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tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
Q4 Posters, gently loved books, BB posters, etc. If I think another teacher could use it, I check with them first.
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
#dojochat
Confession- I still have scissors from kids who have graduated from high school. It's a sentimental thing.
#sosad
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
A4: I send home all their work, unless I am keeping it for data, I also send home extra crayons, glue bottles, and notebooks
#dojochat
MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
#dojochat
A1 Pass it on!
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
sometimes those too . . . if they are being archived
#truth
#theyneedbooks
#dojochat
#recycle
tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
Q4 Posters, gently loved books, BB posters, etc. If I think another teacher could use it, I check with them first.
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk
tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
Q4 Also, their workbooks, journals, binders, dictionaries, and blank writing paper
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In reply to @generaldelk
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
A4 - Flexible seating this year so no desks to accumulate more stuff!
#dojochat
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
We just cleaned ours out today, so much gross
#dojochat
In reply to @vunkjp
MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
#dojochat
A4 I send home any of their work I still have. Most of it goes home as we grade.
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
A4: I send home all of of their notebooks, folders, some years I send home a science kit of simple STEAM projects
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
What do you desks/tables like?
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In reply to @vunkjp
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
Question 5: What do you take/ drop off?
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jellison23
May 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
A4
#dojochat
Confession: I have millions of rulers. Who put those stupid holes in them? HuH?
#tookthemaway
#theyneverpickedthemup
MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
#dojochat
A5 Yes- it's great for those changing grade levels.
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
A4: Or whatever's has "survived" the black hole, otherwise known as a student's backpack. 😳
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
#Dojochat
A5: We have three areas for Science, math, and ELA in three PODS for up for grabs. I leave and take
In reply to @generaldelk
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
Some desks, standing table, big kidney table and an old coffee table so they can sit on the floor. They love it!
#dojochat
In reply to @swkreed
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
A5 No, but we make a dumping grounds :-)
#DojoChat
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
A5 It is an unofficial area that Ts use (teacher's lounge) and it bugs admin & janitors. Ts have trouble parting with stuff.
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
Question 5: What do you take/ drop off?
#dojochat
ClassDojo
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:31 PM EDT
Q5 is up! Sharing is caring after all 😉
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:30 PM EDT
Question 5: What do you take/ drop off?
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swkreed
May 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
A5: I have quite bare walls but have a hidden stash of posters for most subjects lol
#dojochat
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
A5 Yes and I do not take ANYTHING!
#dojochat
#fellforthatmyrookieyear
#toomuchstuff
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
Yes! One man's trash is another man's trash! hehehe
#DojoChat
In reply to @jellison23
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
awesome do you have a pic of that. I just got seating but its mostly been for independent time where they switch out of their desk
#dojochat
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joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
A4: Or whatever has "survived" the black hole, otherwise known as a student's backpack. 😳
#dojochat
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
A5 Over the summer ‘stuff’ gathers in the staff room. Most of my ‘great finds’ turn out to be not so useful.
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
A5- I look for old leveled readers to send home with kids. Also, materials for topical reading tubs. (science topics usually)
#dojochat
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
It certainly is!! I stay FAR AWAY from the Ts lounge at the end of the year! BAD NEWS!
#dojochat
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
A5 Yes and I do not take ANYTHING!
#dojochat
#fellforthatmyrookieyear
#toomuchstuff
stembdart
May 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
Q5: not anymore, it was not "utilized" properly "ineffective"
#dojochat
theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
A5 we have one and I both leave & take from it! Why spend $ when someone in the building has it??
#dojochat
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
I put in anything I am purging, old poster, etc. I pick up books, crafts, and anything panda related....🐼🐼🐼🐼
#dojochat
briannzzzz
May 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
#dojochat
A5: I feel like that could be helpful when changing grades! Or for teachers who don't have much yet🙋
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:33 PM EDT
TRUTH, MY SISTER!
#dojochat
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:32 PM EDT
Yes! One man's trash is another man's trash! hehehe
#DojoChat
In reply to @jellison23
tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
Q5 In our workroom, throughout the year all teacher use it at a "freebie" zone.
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In reply to @generaldelk
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
It is how I got most of my stuff, that and donor's choose/parent donations.
#dojochat
In reply to @briannzzzz
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
My city/neighboring city does huge garage sale which is bad for end of the year cleaning. BTW
@jellison23
this sat in Cordelia
#dojochat
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:34 PM EDT
A5: Yes. Found a two-hole punch a few yrs. ago. Works great for a mini binder that I have.
#dojochat
MrsLasley
May 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
#dojochat
And you know this! My classroom budget's been busted 😄 Mrs Lasley, Cochran Elementary, Louisville
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kaitlyn_mathew
May 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
A5: My school does a "garage sale" so other students are able to take what they need.
#dojochat
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
Danger Zone!
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In reply to @swkreed
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
Sadness. :(
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In reply to @stembdart
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
I have a million pens and dead markers but no staples today :(
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In reply to @joyeuse212
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
Sadly, must leave early to feed the mini humans. They seemed like such a good idea . . .
#dojochat
#parenting
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
I'll miss ya, twin!
#DojoChat
In reply to @jellison23
MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
#dojochat
A teacher friend does an Educator Exchange every summer. Sell your old stuff and buy new stuff cheap!
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
Whats this?
#dojochat
In reply to @MsColvinAGT
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
That's a fun idea!! Maybe let them use their Dojo points as currency! Gotta talk to Admin. :)
#dojochat
In reply to @kaitlyn_mathew
kelseyddanielle
May 3 @ 7:37 PM EDT
A1: Throw it out and kiss it goodbye!
#dojochat
#EDCI365
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:37 PM EDT
This is the most relateable thing out there! WHY DON'T I THROW DEAD PENS AWAY?
#letitgo
#dojochat
I finally put a kid in charge of it
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:35 PM EDT
I have a million pens and dead markers but no staples today :(
#dojochat
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jellison23
May 3 @ 7:37 PM EDT
Too bad we don't live in the same state so we could meet up later for important educational talk
#dojochat
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:36 PM EDT
I'll miss ya, twin!
#DojoChat
In reply to @jellison23
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:37 PM EDT
It's amazing, they want to be fed EVERY. NIGHT.
#why
#dojochat
#parenting
In reply to @jellison23
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:37 PM EDT
I throw perfectly good pens away if I don't like how they feel/write.
#FirstWorldProblems
#DojoChat
In reply to @jellison23
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:38 PM EDT
Question 6
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I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:38 PM EDT
I make my Sts go through the markers/crayons/pens to find the dead ones, then we have a supply funeral and fake cry, then giggle
#dojochat
In reply to @swkreed, @joyeuse212
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:38 PM EDT
Especially expo markers..
#wherehasmychiseltipgone
#dojochat
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MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:39 PM EDT
Not too crafty. Sorry!
#dojochat
jellison23
May 3 @ 7:39 PM EDT
#dojochat
Bye
#dojobuddies
MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:39 PM EDT
#dojochat
A6 I'm not crafty at all...that's why I LOVE the crafty teachers on TPT! Ha!!
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
A6 The only things I make for my classroom are on the computer. I don't have time to be crafty.
#DojoChat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
AI built something like
https://t.co/AY14kWkCVu
#legowall
#dojochat
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vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
A6 I am NOT crafty! I recently got a standing desk from a curb; I painted it Mojo green and hot glued a whiteboard surface.
#dojochat
tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
Q6: I use metal dish drainer to hold ipads.I use cleaning wipe & baby formula containers for station games, puzzles, and storage
#dojochat
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:40 PM EDT
A6- Make fabric chair/ book bags this year. Never. Again. (or maybe with stronger fabric next time)
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:41 PM EDT
That's awesome! And plenty crafty!!
#dojochat
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CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:41 PM EDT
Crafty? A6 washi tape hw calendar for the white board
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:42 PM EDT
Pic?
#dojochat
lol I love its MojoGreen!
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generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:42 PM EDT
Great idea!!
#dojochat
In reply to @tallulahwillows
briannzzzz
May 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
#dojochat
I saw this when I was student teaching!
In reply to @generaldelk
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
More techy then crafty.
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
Love it!!
#dojochat
In reply to @swkreed
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
A6: Made a bench, printed and laminated a bunch of panda stuff...... I am super crafty
#dojochat
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
SAME
#DojoChat
In reply to @MrsASoto
kelseyddanielle
May 3 @ 7:43 PM EDT
A2: I'm an Edu major at Texas A&M, so I don't have a classroom of my own yet! However, my Pinterest classroom is OCD X10
#dojochat
#EDCI365
theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:44 PM EDT
A6 despite what my
@Pinterest
shows, there's very few crafts in my room. I made a white board table! My kiddos love it
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:44 PM EDT
#dojochat
heres a pic of my room Theres the lego wall in the corner. cant find the close up pics.
#lovemynewrug
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:44 PM EDT
Well one of my kids scraped his leg on it today so maybe it still needs some sanding.
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:44 PM EDT
Love those!!
#dojochat
In reply to @I_teach_Pandas
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
Question 7
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
My FIL says Lowes sells Sherwin Williams WB paint for less than IDEA paint.
#dojochat
In reply to @theMissFisher, @Pinterest
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
A6:
#dojochat
#supercrafty
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
A7 Storage containers from the dollar store.
#DojoChat
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
And my job board! A6
#dojochat
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
It's gigantic! I want to be a student there. Great rug!
#dojochat
In reply to @swkreed
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
A7 Most recent find was a tool box at Dollartree to use in my
https://t.co/VLJAGBR2m9
activity! $1 for a toolbox! Who does that?
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:45 PM EDT
Question 7
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
so cute!! Good job, Teach!!
#dojochat
In reply to @I_teach_Pandas
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:46 PM EDT
A7: dollar tree $1 useful for dice tumblers. Super cheap and great for math centers.
#dojochat
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
A7: best bang for my buck is remnant fabric from walmart to cover bulletin boards.....
#dojochat
theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
I actually just taped a very thin white board to a table 😂 I just found out about white board paint I'm fascinated by it!!
#dojochat
In reply to @swkreed
kelseyddanielle
May 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
A3: Does it work? Has it been used in the past year? no? bye👋🏻
#dojochat
#EDCI365
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
pays to be in an uppergrade pod with 2nds.. last year firsties! My wifey is next door on the Lego wall side
#dojochat
In reply to @vunkjp
tallulahwillows
May 3 @ 7:47 PM EDT
Q7:
https://t.co/hwvpkCPq7d
They have $5 folding stools- great for alternative & counter seating
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk
MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
#dojochat
Q7 I use Sign-up Genius to make a wish list. When parents ask what they can do to help, I point them in that direction. FREE!
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
A7 - Hit Dollar Tree a lot but best purchase was the $10 table at a yard sale that is now my desk.
#dojochat
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
I wish there was a 5 below close by!!
#dojochat
In reply to @tallulahwillows, @generaldelk
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
#dojochat
color organization saves so much time when kids are looking for a specific color
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
A7 I'm a sucker for the Target dollar aisles. But they do have good flash cards, pencils, things for my treasure chest...
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
Shut the front door
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In reply to @tallulahwillows, @generaldelk
takealeighp
May 3 @ 7:48 PM EDT
If it's questionable,
#tossit
!!!
#dojochat
In reply to @ClassDojo
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
OMG I LOVE ME SOME
#DOLLARSPOT
<3
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
Thanks for the link! Bonus points to you!!
#dojochat
In reply to @tallulahwillows
takealeighp
May 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
A kid made memory book filled with photos and captions written by kids.
#dojochat
#teacherchat
In reply to @ClassDojo
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
I think I'll do that next year. Everything else has failed me.
#dojochat
In reply to @CaitEileen_W
kaitlyn_mathew
May 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
This is my digital portfolio
https://t.co/3btQb1hHyN
#dojochat
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:49 PM EDT
I just found all my pictures of my 2nd grade classroom and I'm resisting posting them all LOL
#dojochat
#memorylane
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:50 PM EDT
Those stools are like $78 for 5 on Amazon. Ikea has cheap ones but legs break
#dojochat
In reply to @tallulahwillows, @generaldelk
HowardKiyuna
May 3 @ 7:50 PM EDT
A7: Plastic double lense magnifying glasses - flat on one side so 2 created lenses for DIY GCardboard. Cost a few $
@RAFTBayArea
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:50 PM EDT
Question 8
#dojochat
vunkjp
May 3 @ 7:51 PM EDT
My stools from 5 below haven't held up too well under growing 5th graders.
#dojochat
In reply to @tallulahwillows, @generaldelk
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:51 PM EDT
A8- upcycle some cereal boxes to make reading journals!
https://t.co/CdxDsY5yUH
#dojochat
theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
A7: honest FiveBelow & Dollar Tree supply most of my classroom! Lots of great storage tools
#dojochat
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:52 PM EDT
A8 This past week my Ss made algebra flash cards for a game called triplet. Card games for fun learning are GREAT!
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:50 PM EDT
Question 8
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:53 PM EDT
That's a bummer. :( Why do they have to keep growing?!
#dojochat
In reply to @vunkjp, @tallulahwillows
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:53 PM EDT
A8 We don't make things. I'd rather give them a site like
@ProdigyGame
or
@codeorg
to use over the summer.
#DojoChat
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:53 PM EDT
A8: We make a memory book every year, and I make a slideshow on
@kizoa
and share the link on
@ClassDojo
for summer sharing
#dojochat
kelseyddanielle
May 3 @ 7:53 PM EDT
A4: Future me would send them home with all of their work and a picture of a corgi in sunglasses b/c why not
#dojochat
#EDCI365
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:54 PM EDT
A8: I send them home with their one login sheet for all their logiins so they can continue over the summer
#dojochat
MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:54 PM EDT
#dojochat
Q8 I like to print my school address on envelopes and ask the kids to write me a letter and tell me about what they are reading.
takealeighp
May 3 @ 7:54 PM EDT
Math fact spinners and memory games.
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
A7: Found on super sale several yrs. ago. Perfect for my French classroom!
#dojochat
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
#dojochat
In reply to @kelseyddanielle
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
Why not just message you on ClassDojo?
#dojochat
In reply to @MsColvinAGT
MrsASoto
May 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
Gotta keep those little minds working!
#dojochat
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
I've lost internet
#dojochat
! Falling behind oh no!
CaitEileen_W
May 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
A8 personalize journals so they actually write this summer!
#dojochat
MsColvinAGT
May 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
#dojochat
Oops...I'm doing Q instead of A! You know what I mean...lol
smithstrws
- Moderator
May 3 @ 7:55 PM EDT
It probably froze to death.
#DojoChat
In reply to @CaitEileen_W
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
Question 9: Share the teacher/ maker love!
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
One of my geniuses said they saw Bill Nye on Big Bang Theory. They were so excited for it so they messaged me on CD
#dojochat
In reply to @MsColvinAGT
kelseyddanielle
May 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
Q5: I hope the school I will work at has an "up for grabs" area b/c 1st year teacher me would def take advantage of that!
#dojochat
#EDCI365
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
Ive heared that song before. :)
#dojochat
In reply to @joyeuse212
stembdart
May 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
A8: agreed, journal/sketchbook with some sites or sketch prompts, index cards, have them make cards of their journeys
#dojochat
HowardKiyuna
May 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
A8: ?
#dojochat
theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:57 PM EDT
They get their logins for the edu sites we use @ school, and I sign them up for the
@dcpl
summer reading program
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:57 PM EDT
Love those!! Now I'm wracking my brain to remember my high school French class to figure out what they say...
#dojochat
In reply to @joyeuse212
joyeuse212
May 3 @ 7:57 PM EDT
A8: Make sets on
@quizlet
, be sure all Ss have their logins for that &
@duolingo
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:58 PM EDT
Great idea!!
#dojochat
In reply to @CaitEileen_W
I_teach_Pandas
May 3 @ 7:58 PM EDT
https://t.co/wRpGu0wseT
https://t.co/68dY5U2u1d
#dojochat
swkreed
May 3 @ 7:59 PM EDT
A9: dont but my sister-teacher makes great stuff at
https://t.co/n3BgjNg0VU
She makes organization stickers for school life etc.
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk
theMissFisher
May 3 @ 7:59 PM EDT
A8 They get their logins for the edu sites we use @ school, and I sign them up for the
@dcpl
summer reading program
#dojochat
briannzzzz
May 3 @ 7:59 PM EDT
A9
#dojochat
Anything to grow my classroom as a new teacher
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:56 PM EDT
Question 9: Share the teacher/ maker love!
#dojochat
generaldelk
May 3 @ 7:59 PM EDT
I admit, I don't even know what that is... or what it entails. *hangs my head in shame*
@mrs_kapp
probably knows!
#dojochat
In reply to @smithstrws, @mrs_kapp
swkreed
May 3 @ 8:00 PM EDT
A9: I personally loved her standards stickers because they help track to make sure I taught everything in a new grade
#dojochat
In reply to @generaldelk