Kelley over at Teacher Idea Factory is hosting a super fun linky party. She wants us to blog about the five resources we just wouldn't be able to survive without. I have had so much fun reading everyones posts and I just couldn't wait to link up. (I also have a wish list about a mile long now from reading about so many great resources...hah!)
My top five resources:
1) My ELMO and projector. Gosh.. I love my ELMO and I don't know what I would do without it. I think back to the overhead projectors we had in elementary school and I am so thankful my school is fortunate enough to provide all of us with more advanced technology.
2) Clickers... I love my class set of clickers. We use these quite often and I love them because it allows me to see quickly whether or not my class is catching on to a topic. I can also go back and look at who missed what question and what questions were missed the most... love them!
3) Blog world... I would not have survived my first year of teaching without all of the amazing resources out here in blog land.
5) My classroom library... I started building my library before I even had my classroom and I am constantly looking for new books to add to my collection. I believe that each classroom needs a good library and I have seen the advantages of having my own personal library this year. My students loved being able to run to the back of the room to pick out a book. I also loved that I could closely monitor what my students were reading and I could give them suggestions from my library.
Now you know my favorite resources, I want to know yours! Go link up with Kelley...now! =)
Thank you so much for taking the time to join in on the linky party! Those "clickers" have come up a couple of times now. I am going to have to check into those :) Thanks again and congrats once more on surviving that very first year!
ReplyDeleteKelley Dolling
Teacher Idea Factory
I agree- blog world is a great place to be in! We've used clickers in my school & the kids absolutely go crazy over them. I love how quickly of an assessment it is.
ReplyDeleteLisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure
I have one of those oldie goldie overheads. I'm pushing for an Elmo. I'd use it all day long.
ReplyDelete❀ Tammy
Forever in First
I have seen so many different clickers now that I am going to have to be doing some research. I had clickers my first year of teaching, but they did not work well and I lost them when moving positions. Do your clickers work well? Ours had problems staying connected. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAlana
Special Teaching in the Middle
That library looks so organized! I would love to have that one day :)
ReplyDeleteMichelle
Apples and ABC's
Hi! Just came across your cute blog. I will be a first year teacher in August. I was wondering how you categorize your books? Thanks for the help!
ReplyDelete* Jamie