Hello!
My alarm goes off every morning at 5:05 and I go to school to teach my 6th graders social studies. Nice school, people, students…….I feel good about my classes and oh such great lesson plans…..NOT! My technology alarm clock went off at the NCAECT Conference big time! Will Richardson led me to realize that I can’t hit the snooze button any longer. Our children need what the title of his book says, BLOGS, WIKIS, PODCASTS AND OTHER POWERFUL WEB TOOLS FOR CLASSROOMS now! It isn’t just time to “Take it to the Net”, but to the emergency room! I no longer feel the “want”, but the “need” to do it! Our classrooms are in crisis and everyday we don’t deliver these technolgy opportunities to our students is a day loss in my new mindset. Thanks to all who got me to this conference. I’m reading Richardson’s book. Get it and read ASAP! I have a new vocabulary! I have wikipedia! So long to Jeeves! My learning has changed and I will expose it to my students, team members, and my family. I am still in a little “Future Shock”, but love it everytime I absorb a bit more of it. I am on my way now to understanding the 21st century learning and it has nothing to do with Sally, Dick, or Jane!
March 16, 2007 at 2:16 am
[...] Technology Alarm Clock! « socializeit: My alarm goes off every morning at 5:05 and I go to school to teach my 6th graders social studies. Nice school, people, students…….I feel good about my classes and oh such great lesson plans…..NOT! My technology alarm clock went off at the NCAECT Conference big time! Will Richardson led me to realize that I can’t hit the snooze button any longer…. [...]
March 16, 2007 at 2:32 am
There is so much to do isn’t there, but please don’t forget to sleep! Take it a few steps at a time and keep building, learning, and growing. The changes are coming so fast that once you figure one thing out a new way comes along, but as we share and help one another all things are possible. Look for resources, especially people you work with, to assist, and remember our students are great tech teachers too!
March 16, 2007 at 3:20 am
Congrats on starting your blog! I hope you continue to be this excited and enthusiastic. I’m a relative newbie too. I just started my blog about 3 months ago after reading Will’s book and working with him on a project.
Keep writing and sharing what you’re learning!
March 16, 2007 at 5:42 am
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March 16, 2007 at 10:50 am
You go girl! I recommend you subscribe forthwith to Vicki Davis’s Cool Cat Teacher blog and fasttrack your way through her well documented learning curve. http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/index.html
March 16, 2007 at 11:13 am
You go!!! I have just been hired for next year to be the music/technology integration teacher for grades K-5 in my building. I’ve been doing it part time this year and I am so excited! The kids and the teachers are so great because of being willing to try these new ideas. We’re a school who is behind, but now we’re starting to go in the right direction. I’m so lucky because I get to go to NECC2007 where I’ll get more help to help my students and teachers. I know what you mean and what David Warlick said about taking one of “you” over a thousand others. I think that I’m in a place where the grade school teachers are going to be a bunch of “you”! Thanks!
March 16, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Way to light the fire! I totally agree and we must all collaborate and pass on the fire to others.
March 16, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Your excitement is awesome and is proving to be contagious! I am so glad you got to go to the conference, even though I am sick that I had to give up my spot.
You go girl – keep up the good work. You make the SAILFISH Team proud!
March 16, 2007 at 6:48 pm
I am so proud of you Gale! There is a lot of work to do and it will take people with your kind of enthusiasm to lead the charge. Keep up the good work!
March 22, 2007 at 12:23 am
What a great analogy! You have been bitten by the web 2.0 bug. Congratulations. Enjoy your journey the kids will too!
March 26, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Gale,
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this and have gotten excited about David Warlick and his book. Your enthusiasm has really spread! Keep it going.
May 4, 2007 at 12:31 am
Mrs, Fitts I love your lesson plans every day your an inspration to me in every way.Your blog is great it makes people to open their eyes.I am happy you got to go to that confrence so you can notice that it was not what you learned but we have learned.But you are still a GREAT teacher and I love you very much.
Jessica lewis
core 2
September 13, 2007 at 2:47 pm
HI MRS. FITTS I MISS YOU AND YOUR CLASS SOOOOOOO MUCH
LOVE KYLIE P.♥♥♥♥♥♥
September 15, 2007 at 12:58 am
Hello Mrs. Fitts. Thank you for sharing your web blog technology alrm clock. I really enjoyed hearing what you have to say. I will see you soon. Have a great weekend!
Chelsea
September 21, 2007 at 10:58 pm
i love you mrs FITTS
September 24, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Hi Mrs.Fitts! Your blog is sweet! It is fabulous! I was just going to say hi & I love your classes! Anyway…T.T.Y.L!
December 14, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Hey Mrs. Fitts thanks for sharing that with me I realy enjoyed hearing it!I just wanted to say hey.Have a good weekend and Christmas!!!
January 10, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Hey mrs. Fitts learning alot in your class and you have awesome study guides your truely a great teacher and thank s for your help and support.
GO HURRICANES YEA!