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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

It's a Wonderful bloggy-World...

Hi friends!
Remember a few posts back when I blogged about Amanda from Teaching Maddeness' HEARALL giveaway, and I mentioned how much I wanted one, and I think I actually called it my prize?

Turns out I'm not a liar...I truly won that Hearall Assessment Recorder! Me!! (haha! eat it suckahs!) sorry...I can be really competitive sometimes:) And I had entered sooooo many giveaways for one of those!
I'm sure many of you are in the same boat; I apologize, sincerely, for gloating. teeheehee
In case you care (if you really wanted that prize, you probably do NOT care, so skip a few lines to where it breaks and continue reading), I posolutely L-O-V-E my Hearall! My students are so engaged in "Read to Someone" stamina-building now that they know they will be recorded!
"Big Brother is listening"...sort of:)
And running records are a breeze now that I can hit "Record" and check it off later.
Instead of focusing on those papers, I can focus on the student's reading behaviors, i.e., tracking, looking at picture clues, etc.
You have to get one!!
I currently have a Donors Choose project to add another (I'm greedy) one to my classroom for running records, as well as those cool Easi-Speak microphones everyone's blogged about. It expires in November so click HERE if you want to help out my class....we would love it:)!!
Or click HERE if you want to start your own Donors Choose project but aren't sure how.
It's Easy-Peasy:) They will walk you through it.
Good luck, and let me know if you post one!

Anyway, the real reason for this post is to let you know that Amanda (my new bf, unbeknownst to her) has so kindly taken time away from her uh-mazing ideas to blog about "budding bloggers", like myself. She is featuring little ol' me today:)

So stop by her AWEsome blog and leave me (or her...) some love!

Teaching Maddeness


And after reading about me, feel free to peruse her blog for the cutest monster creations on the planet! Her theme is incredible...I almost wish I could be a student in her class:)


10 comments:

  1. Congrats!! She is awesome!!! Thanks for the link:)

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    1. She is pretty awesome! Thanks so much for stopping by, and good luck if you decide to do a Donor's Choose (is that the link you were talking about??)!

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  2. So glad you won that giveaway!! Glad to see I'm not the only competitive one around! :) Just wanted to let you know that your post is up! Thanks so much for participating in the showcase, BF! ;)

    Amanda
    Teaching Maddeness

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    1. You're the best! I am so thankful you take the time to do that. I am very happy I won that giveaway, too; that little thing is amazing!!

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  3. I'm so excited that Amanda chocased your blog! I loved reading about your teacher style. I'm all about structured fun,

    Brittany
    Secondgradesweets.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi, Brittany! I'm glad you enjoyed reading about little ol me:) Structured fun most of the time...occasionally, we get a little out of hand! Ha!

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  4. Just found your blog through Amanda & am loving it. The title is super cute !! Congrats on winning the giveaway, and it's totally ok to be competitive - I'm the same way!! :) I'm your newest follower, so stop by sometime!

    Kelly
    First Grade Fairytales

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and following, Kelly! I was sooo happy to be featured today...bloggers are the best! On my way to check out "First Grade Fairytales"!

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  5. Found your blog through your post on Amanda's blog. Can't wait to start reading yours. I'm your newest follower. :)

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    1. So glad you did! Thanks for becoming a follower, Liz! Great to "meet" you:)

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