Thursday, June 19, 2014

Technology Thursday...Thursday Throwback...Positive Thinking Thursday...Teacher Tip Thursday

Today I'm linkin' up with
The Teaching Tribune for Teacher Tip Thursday,
Teaching Trio for Technology Thursday,
Angela from The Teacher's Desk 6 for Throwback Thursday,
Nick from Sweet Rhyme & Pure Reason for Back to the Archive
and last, but certainly not least...
Jennifer from Mrs. Laffin's Laughings for Positive Thinking Thursday.

First things first...
I have to tell myself this every single day of my life.
Family first.
Go home...it will still be there tomorrow.
Agreed?

I'm goin' to do a techy throwback again to somethin' that I think
would benefit every grade level.

&

The Hour of Code is COMIN' BACK
Mark your calendars for December 8th through the 14th, 2014.
I know this is a long way away, but you DON'T want to miss this!

My technology throwback:

The Hour of Code

I got an email from Donors Choose at the end of October titled "The Hour of Code is coming".  I quickly read through it and then saved it in my inbox.  Several days later, my Admin said we needed to watch a short video about "The Hour of Code" that our District wanted us to watch.  The next day our mornin' announcements had a video that had music and the words "The Hour of Code is coming in 32 days".  The kids were all askin'...."What is the Hour of Code?"  BOOM...it was everywhere!
So, I got onto Computer Science Education Week's website with the help of my pod bestie, J.R., to find a short video to entice the kids even more.

So...what does this even mean you might be askin'...
  
Basically, durin' Computer Science Education Week, we will spend at least one hour writin' code in our classroom.   My students and I will choose from a variety of one hour tutorials in order to participate.  I've read that no prior experience seems to be needed and it states that computers are optional.
Read here to find out more about the Hour of Code.
Here are some more places to find info:
Code.org
(sign up on Code.org to get a coupon for 10GB storage on Dropbox for
organizin' an Hour of Code in your classroom)
Gettingsmart
Scratch
(Accordin' to the tech genius in my class...this is the BEST site ever for kids to program their own games and animations.  I truly value his opinion.  He has gotten several of my kids hooked on this site.)
Code Academy
Khan Academy-Computer programming
CodeHS
10 places where anyone can learn to code
Hopscotch

I'm definitely intrigued and will be doin' some more research on the Hour of Code to pick out exactly what we will be doin' durin' the week.

Is anyone else participatin' in this?


Read about and see how we used the Hour of Code in my classroom...here.
I PROMISE YOU...You want to do this with your kids!!!



My sweet friend Laura from Learning, Lessons, and Life was talkin'
about movie theater popcorn the other day and it got me thinkin' about
how much I LOVE POPCORN.
My other sweet friend AMC from Elementary AMC has also 
been subjected to havin' to hear about my obsession with 
movie theater popcorn.  She probably wishes I would just get up 
off my couch already and go get some. 

Surely I'm not the only one that does this???




WHAAAAAAAT?!
How have I gone my whole life without knowin' there was such a
thing as National Popcorn Day? 
It occurs on January 19th.
You need to write this in your calendar too...RIGHT NOW...
you seriously aren't movin' fast enough...we CAN'T miss this!
This is almost...almost...as excitin' as the Hour of Code comin' back.

Happy Thursday, friends!

21 comments :

  1. Thanks so much for linking up - LOVE how you have done multi-link-ups! Now that is the sign of a great teacher! :)

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    1. Aww..thanks! How many link-ups in one post is too many? I want to do every single one I come across, but it's just not possible. Today was fun trying to tie them altogether though! I hope everyone has a great sense of humor!

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  2. Movie theater popcorn IS the best!!! I didn't know there was a National Popcorn Day...added it to my calendar! Thanks for making me a part of your post today. :)

    Jennifer

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  3. OH MY GOSH~ you are too funny! I could totally see you with your head in that popcorn bowl! I'm writing the popcorn date in my phone right now.
    Have a great day!
    Michele
    Coffee Cups and Lesson Plans

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  4. I totally agree with your quote!! I have never heard of the Hour of Code- it sounds really cool!

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  5. I have been known to have popcorn for a meal from time to time. I think it one of the most perfect foods! I love all of your quotes, but your first, original one is my favorite!!

    Mary
    Fit to be Fourth

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  6. Love that one about pinning to pinterest! I think we've all been there :) Happy THursday!

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  7. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your post! You have me hooked about the Hour of Code. Are you kidding me? Popcorn? Of course I eat it alone, of course I have eaten it for dinner, of course theater corn is the bomb! BTW, have you heard of the Whirlpop Popcorn pan? Theater corn at home, I'm tellin' ya! Thanks so much for linking up!!!!!

    Angela

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  8. I was Eating Popcorn when I read your post and choked! That's because you are so funny and your posts always put me in a better mood!

    Susan
    Passioninportableland

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  9. I think it's great that you intertwined all the link-ups - why miss out on the fun if you don't have to? And yes, I too have eaten popcorn for dinner!

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  10. I kept going back the the HOC website all year. IT was great and the kids loved it because they could pick up where they left off or start something new.

    My sister gave me bacon flavored popcorn for christmas. I have not had any yet--but now I might have to make it tonight!

    Matt

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  11. Boy you are the Queen of link ups today! Love all your posts. Especially agree with your teacher tip! I too love me some popcorn, especially at the movie theater. I may have to take the boys to the movies just to get some...lol.

    ~Laura
    Luv My Kinders

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  12. Multi-tasking...Multi-linking! This is what I need to do to get my blogging mojo back! We participated in HOC because of you! My kids loved it!! And popcorn....I mean...who doesn't love popcorn! Well maybe an orthodontist!
    Rachel
    A Tall Drink of Water

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  13. You are so right about to-do lists never getting finished! I love movie theater popcorn too...have considered going to buy some without going to a movie, but haven't broken down and done it...yet.

    Stephanie Rye
    Forever in Fifth Grade

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    1. I've done it. I felt like such a rebel!!! Lol!

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  14. About 15 years ago, I ate a bowl of popcorn and baby carrots for dinner every night. I lost a bunch of weight! For some reason it tasted delicious to me.....handful of popcorn, a carrot or two, repeat. I tried it a few years ago because I knew it worked for me, and it wasn't the same. Boo! Just the other night I had a hankerin' for some popcorn, and boy was it good. Got that craving again last night, and not a single bag in my house!!! Boy was I disappointed! Must buy some today.

    Ali
    Teaching Powered by Caffeine

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  15. Thanks so much for sharing!!!
    I had heard so much about coding but haven't swung the doors open yet! You've sparked it in me to try!

    Amber
    PeppyZestyTeacherista

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  16. Movie theatre popcorn makes an okay movie a great movie experience. Talking about move theatre popcorn while at home watching a movie makes even a great movie a little disappointing - you just get the feeling the movie was missing something : )
    I really appreciated learning about the Hour of Code last year from you and Matt - until they could not get enough of it and wanted to code all the time!!! You should check out www.tynker.com too.

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  17. Ha! Anytime my wife goes out of town and leaves me home alone I end up eating popcorn for dinner! Thanks for linking up!

    -Nick
    Sweet Rhyme – Pure Reason
    Follow my blog with Bloglovin

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  18. Hour of code? Where have I been? With the love of gaming, I'm sure 4th graders would LOVE this! Pinned!
    My favorite popcorn at home is kettle corn but I do love movie theater popcorn. My friend in college worked at a movie theater though and she always told me that if I knew what went on behind the scenes, I would never eat it again. Yikes! Sorry!! Maybe it was just where she worked. ;)
    ~Holly
    Fourth Grade Flipper

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