Category Archives: Thoughts

Promethean Excitement!!!!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Today was the first day we used our new Promethean board in class! Promethean boards are interactive white boards. There are so many wonderful activities that we will do with our awesome new tech tool! Check out some pics below … Continue reading →

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I Wonder…..#2

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Have you ever been in the snow? Growing up in Hawaii I can count the number of times I have seen snow in real life! Iʻve only been in the snow twice on the mainland. But there were a few … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Technology Class!

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Aloha! I hope you all had a wonderful summer! I am so excited to be back in school because I LOVE teaching technology! What did you do over the summer break? I got to go to an awesome technology conference. … Continue reading →

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Lean on Me!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

This past weekend Mrs. Rosehill emailed me the video below. Watch the video first and then read on, below the video, for your task. Find more videos like this on Beijing Stuff Step 1: Turn to the person sitting next … Continue reading →

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Check this out!!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Aloha ē na keiki! Check out this awesome website and let me know what you think! It’s called The Scale of Life 2. Do you think Mrs. Chang would like this site? Why or why not? Do you like this … Continue reading →

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Which Site Did You Like?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

Which of the following internet safety sites did you like best? Here are some questions you can think about when writing your response: Was it interesting? Did you learn important lessons about being safe online? Was it age appropriate? What … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Safety, Thoughts | 6 Comments

A GREAT Day!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

I have moments as a teacher when I think “this is the way it should be!” The students are engaged, excited, and working collaboratively on something meaningful. In those moments I truly realize the power of teaching. Today I had … Continue reading →

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Why Blog?

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Carmen Richardson

My wonderful fifth graders, I spent some time catching up on your blogs over Christmas break.  I am proud of what you are doing!  So many of you are using the web tool in wonderful ways.  We are going to … Continue reading →

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Be Passionate about your Education!

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

Aloha Students, Last week during morning announcements Mrs. Debus’ explained that I had completed my Master’s degree in Education after two years of hard work, and an 83 page long thesis!  This past Saturday, I graduated from the University of … Continue reading →

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Third Grade Mystery Skype

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Carmen Richardson

Ms. Everett’s class had a fun time skyping with some new friends in New York State. We were able to ask them geography questions and guess what state they were in! Check out some pics of our Skype session below!

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