Giveaway!

Congratulations to Kirsten from Ladybug's Teacher Files. She has reached 1,000 followers! This is well deserved! She is having a giveaway--A new blog design! Yea!!!

So head over there and congratulate her on a job well done!

Finally....

I finally got an invite to Pinterest!

So far I am loving it! This is a great way to organize all the different things you find online.
You can find me HERE.

If you want an invite to Pinterest just email me and I'll be glad to send you one.

The Teacher's Lane is having a linky party where you can view and follow other bloggers or people of similar interests as yours. This has lead to discoveries of new to me blogs and websites. I love the visuals that are given. I give you fair warning: This can be addictive!

While at The Teacher's Lane check out her "Grade Level Linky Party"

The Great Postcard Exchange Update

Come and join
"The Great Postcard Exchange"!

Click HERE for more information about The Great Postcard Exchange.

We have the following states available:

• Alaska
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Idaho
• Maine
• Maryland
• Montana
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
  
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• Rhode Island
• South Dakota
  
• Utah
• Vermont
• West Virgina
• Wyoming

Please email me at mechele.barrow@gmail.com if you are interested in participating in The Great Postcard Exchange!

A special thank you to Kirsten from Ladybug Teacher files for posting the first four videos on creating a classroom blog. I can't wait to see the rest of the tutorials. I am learning so much from her.

Five Minute Tutorial (Class Blog: Day 4)

Hello once again from Ladybug's Teacher Files! It has been an absolute delight to guest blog on Mechele's fantastic blog--thank you so much for the opportunity Mechele!!






Today is the fourth day in the video series. Future videos in this series will be shared on Ladybug's Teacher Files. Here is the schedule for today's session...I hope this has been of some help!

Thank you again Mechele, it has been wonderful to visit your blog! Here is the fourth video:

Classroom Jobs

I just love Linky Parties!

Mel over at Oh the Places We'll Go is hosting a link party on classroom jobs. I think classroom jobs are important and gives the students responsibility within the classroom.

For the 2011-2012 School year I plan to have these jobs--I am hoping their is enough for each child to have one job.

Classroom Job List from last year:

• Line Leader
• Caboose
• Girl Restroom Monitor
• Boy Restroom Monitor
• Water Monitor
• Table Washer A
  
• Table Washer B
• Classroom Sweeper
• Messenger
  
• Materials Manager
  

These next jobs will be new for my classroom next year. Most were take from One Extra's Degree's Blog and Mel's Oh the Places We'll Go. I just loved the names for some of the jobs.

• Librarian
• Desk Sanitizer
• Planner Checker
• Student Substitute
• Sanitation Engineer A
• Sanitation Engineer B
• Electrician
• Chair Checker

The following jobs will be new for me and will take many weeks of modeling before the students can do them independently.

• Photographer (will take at least one photo a day)
  
• Broadcaster (will be responsible for the end of the day summary)

Mrs. Lochel at Keeping Up With The Kindergartners is also have a classroom jobs linky party. Head over a check our her blog too!

Top Ten Things to Know About Me

Go 4th with Mrs. Owens is having a linky party with a cool freebie attached!
The topic:

Ten Things To Know About Me

• I have lived in my small rural community my entire life! I love all my neighbors and my church family!
• In August my husband and I will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. My husband and two girls are my life.
• I love the reality show "Amazing Race". I can't find anyone to try out with me. I really think I would be good at it. In general I love reality TV.
• My favorite color is read
• I love to read. I love my Kindle.
• I love to travel.
• I love Red Diamond Sweet Tea
• My oldest daughter is a first year band marcher in the fall. So every Friday night I will be at the local high school game in the fall. My youngest daughter cheers for the Jr. Football players and we will be at those game every Saturday night. I think I will be exhausted this fall!
• I love The Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team! Roll Tide!!!
• I love organizing a Postcard Exchange. We still have plenty of states available. Click HERE for more information
  

Five Minute Tutorial (Class Blog: Day 3)

Hi again Barrow's Hodgepodge readers! It's Kristen from Ladybug's Teacher Files and I'm guest blogging to share a video series on setting up a classroom blog. This is Day Three in the series and the schedule is below...

And the video for Day Three: