Follow the BOUNCE N Ball

Posted on 06/02/2013 by Mrs. Cranford

CLICK to access the PPT Slides for “Follow the Bounce N Ball”

Here are the PPT slides for the TCEA Tots and Technology Conference presentation ,”Follow the Bounce N Ball”. Discover a way to combine information in a fun and engaging way by using the free Web 2.0 tool, Bounce. Originally designed as a way to “bounce” feedback from one individual to another, Bounce is quickly becoming an invaluable educational tool. Take an informational webpage, or uploaded image, and customize it by embedding questions, comments, links, additional images, videos, Vokis, etc. Learn how students can work together on PBL projects or presentations. Bounce provides a perfect opportunity for students to collaborate creatively and share with each other in an online environment.

Bring Your Game

Posted on 05/05/2013 by Mrs. Cranford

JUST CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE TO BE REDIRECTED TO SMARTY GAMES.

With state assessments at an end, this is a good time to offer some links to a few online games that students will love. Smarty Games also offer some excellent mobile games for your idevice at Smarty Games Mobile. If you finish up your work and want something fun to do, I recommend “The Pirate Island”.

Building Vocabulary Skills

Posted on 03/23/2013 by Mrs. Cranford

This game will help our students understand and recognize compound words. Students will be asked to pick out the compound words from paragraphs. Have fun while adding to your vocabulary skills!

Learn and practice your capitalization rules in this fun online Capitalization game. Watch your writing skills improve as you master these rules.

Our State Capitol, Austin

Posted on 03/06/2013 by Mrs. Cranford

Mrs. Peery and I are here in the Austin, Texas. Austin is the capital of Texas. We were wondering how many Texas cities or town that we could collect here on an Answer Garden. Do you think we can reach 100? 200?

Please enter the name of a Texas city or town…. at AnswerGarden.ch.

What Web 2.0 Tools Await You?

Posted on 12/06/2012 by Mrs. Cranford

I look forward to each Christmas season because of Kelly Tenkely’s Web 2.0 Advent Calendar. Within these 25 tiles you will find 25 outstanding tools that can be immediately used by teachers and students alike. Just click on the image above to be redirected to this page of resources. Thank you, Kelly Tenkely for your annual collection!

Complete This Sentence…

Posted on 12/06/2012 by Mrs. Cranford

All I want for Christmas is…………. at AnswerGarden.ch.

It will be interesting to see what is high demand this year. Please participate so that we have a lot of data.

Image from http://checkthis.com/santa

September and Apples

Posted on 09/02/2012 by Mrs. Cranford

When September rolls around, we begin to think of Johnny Appleseed. He was born on September 26, 1775, and his real name was John Chapman. His nickname came from his travels across the wilderness and his practice of planting apple trees all along the way. Listen to the story below about Johnny Appleseed, and then enjoy playing some of the apple games as well as testing your knowledge of Johnny Appleseed on the “Who was Johnny Appleseed?” link.

Simple Apple Simon	Matching Time on an Apple Clock	Bad Apple
September Highlights	Apple Concentration	Connect Four Apples
Who was Johnny Appleseed?	Pick a Bushel	Online Word Search

Keeping the Torch Burning!

Posted on 06/23/2012 by Mrs. Cranford

The Summer Olympics will soon kick-off in London, England, on July 27, but the festivities began several weeks ago. On May 19, the Olympic Torch was lit and the country began to follow 70 days of 70 routes of the Torch Relay. I was personally invested in this tradition because my first cousin, Don Raborn, was chosen to be one of the torch bearers. This was quite an honor for our entire family and one that we will not soon forget.

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However, Don has always been a great source of pride for our family. Don and his wife, Staci, began the Jake Owen Raborn Foundation in 2006, shortly after their four-year-old son, Jake, died of a rare liver cancer. The Jake Owen Raborn Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to financially supporting families enduring pediatric cancer, as well as providing financial support to organizations and facilities that care for families enduring pediatric cancer. For this family, the torch has been burning for over six years now.