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July 15, 2009 Jill Edmonson Volume 1, Issue 1

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“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I will
understand” - Chinese Proverbs

Welcome Room 37!!! Technology Fun!!!

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ello and welcome 2 graders! My Technology has become very important
name is Jill Edmonson and I am and knowing how to use it will help
so excited to be your teacher you so much in the future.
this year. I am The types of technology that we will
looking forward to be using in the classroom are:
getting to know Microsoft word
all of you! What Power point
you can look Excel
forward to this Internet
year is learning Kid Pix
by doing - what I will be showing you
this means is we how to use each and
are going to be every one of these
working together on things like technologies. We will have several
reading, math, science and social projects that will get you involved
studies by coming up with fun ways with these tools. For some projects
to remember things and playing you will use several technologies to
games. At the end of the year, you help you come up with the final
are going to be able to look back and product that you will then share with
say – wow, I learned all that! the class.
Here are some fun facts about me…I
have been teaching 2nd grade for five This week’s
years and love
it. I also love survey
music and yes, I Remember to take
even like Miley home your survey
Cyrus and the and have it
Jonas Brothers completed by next
! I really Monday! This will
enjoy reading, I help me get to know more about you
read about 30 – what you like, don’t like and what
books with at your favorite thing is in the whole
least 250 pages in each book every wide world. We will get to know
year. I also like going to the movies, each other better throughout the
one of my favorite movies is Finding year, but this survey will give us a
Nemo. good start.