Reaching beyond the school walls!

I did a stat sheet on my blog's "pageviews" this week. There have been 777 views so far. With a number like that, I best be buying a lottery ticket today :-)

Amazingly, I have six countries who have viewed my page. The USA of course has the majority, but it is amazing to this old computer teacher that Portugal is watching. I have been asked why the staff could not forward last week's smilebox to their friends. I think I have changed a setting which might allow you to forward my blog to friends or colleagues now. Somebody let me know if you send it to your mom or auntie :-) The smilebox was a free and easy way to show you a collage of Lakeland photos. You can easily snap some classroom photos and send it to parents within minutes. I am sure there are other similar, free scrapbooking websites. This one had some educational boxes pre-designed. Just upload the photos and a few words of encouragement and you are published in "The Cloud".

The tech department is featuring the superintendent blog on the front page of our website, so I hope kids start joining soon. I am trying to provoke thought and conversation. I am also trying to showcase free ways the web allows educators to communicate with students, parents, and each other easily. For parents, you should start seeing more communication from your child's teachers by Christmas. Lakeland hopes to increase our parent partnerships by communicating with you using technology.

For any students (young or old) out there, what other free sites are worth looking into for me to share? Join my blog and let me know. Have a great weekend everybody in Indiana, Michigan and Portugal!

A Lakeland Smilebox

No need to download anything. Check out my first smilebox. Do you like it?

Our Lakers are in good hands! Enjoy this poem and enjoy the beautiful long weekend.

In Good Hands   By “Ultimate Cyan” on Poemhunter.com                                      

                                                                   

In the hands of a gifted teacher
a classroom is a magical place
In the hands of a gifted teacher
There’s a smile on each child's face
In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher
Creative Energy is Everywhere
In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher
There’s a Catalyst who Genuinely Cares
In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher
Desire and Wonder is Awakened
In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher
The Educational Agenda is Shaken
In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher
Self-Management Skills are Modeled
In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher
The Best of Reality is Bottled
In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher
Gifts and Talents are Refined
In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher
The Willed Future is Designed