tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75813637741000574512024-02-19T18:06:59.643-06:00Digital MeanderingsSara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.comBlogger483125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-84924914742916146692023-12-13T08:57:00.004-06:002023-12-13T08:57:49.493-06:00Blogging hiatus π€¦π»ββοΈ<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span>Anybody else still working on getting back into a normal swing? Whew! </span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUbiLGKPdjjJuSt3D6iD8HFuLjzv_IuwlzETBP3PJMyehK1r7p_IL50YMDiPIt2SUTS0F1OQGTdoBdoeekDnRWZ5Ffo1Oy-t8lJap0beHXEBENFuaTGIBANInhkyDEGHJa70PJ97pYfIuzIXOG38ytUYLzYb4p18DWFyh2azJNq_1CPk3aRX34c-HTrc/s246/download%20(1).jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="205" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUbiLGKPdjjJuSt3D6iD8HFuLjzv_IuwlzETBP3PJMyehK1r7p_IL50YMDiPIt2SUTS0F1OQGTdoBdoeekDnRWZ5Ffo1Oy-t8lJap0beHXEBENFuaTGIBANInhkyDEGHJa70PJ97pYfIuzIXOG38ytUYLzYb4p18DWFyh2azJNq_1CPk3aRX34c-HTrc/s1600/download%20(1).jpeg" width="205" /></a></div>It's been a crazy year and I've had all I can do to keep my personal and professional lives organized and flowing smoothly, let alone managing my digital life. Nothing life altering, just life in general keeping me busy to the extremes. My youngest son is marching with his high school band in the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, CA on Jan 1st! We are quite excited as my husband and I will also be making the trip with the band. It's been a whirlwind of planning and preparing but will so worth it in the end!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My hope moving forward is to get the blog back up and running on a consistent basis as I've missed the connections and collaborations from near and far that have come from this space!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So here's to my first post moving forward....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This morning I did my monthly Breakfast Bytes meeting with my staff. (This is a monthly meeting where we discuss technology and tech integration) December is always such a crazy time of year so I theme the meeting around tips and tricks in hopes that everyone will walk away with one or two small tidbits. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Did you know that you can now insert stickers and gifs </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>into your Google Slidedeck directly from the Insert Image menu?</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0akb_jjAEynLYTpnsMIMo1t1FmxwPBsw7x3iZ7JjKaa1-e4En68u6MWBGX64WL211nd6GIsDKByo0YpoySV-xsLWCbc_ZWvvYYhXuUDXqkzpTrgCE0zTYTJepcLnE-B1DGaLU7vzozRjTH_vLrfJc6e5KopJpBP_GBj-pPloL_WgM_F4ReeIm0nyJ7E3A/s1472/Screenshot%202023-12-13%20at%208.45.58%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1472" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0akb_jjAEynLYTpnsMIMo1t1FmxwPBsw7x3iZ7JjKaa1-e4En68u6MWBGX64WL211nd6GIsDKByo0YpoySV-xsLWCbc_ZWvvYYhXuUDXqkzpTrgCE0zTYTJepcLnE-B1DGaLU7vzozRjTH_vLrfJc6e5KopJpBP_GBj-pPloL_WgM_F4ReeIm0nyJ7E3A/w400-h228/Screenshot%202023-12-13%20at%208.45.58%20AM.png" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Or that there is now a pen tool that you can use when in slidedeck mode?</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzpWLl9mD60A_MdbZvsIYhQDLKM7wWbChS3KsfQUeycjgcO8J2hFTGyLayPaeLjqudOOazQKigAIt4rkEOfBxUbFY2UTxdo58XYnVlyYFkUxPDGoR4g5jSn0CsrQ4DR-0r6qyt5z_fP-eOU3daSTeQ5ua17LMIVbrRtF3qj6vElPaY4oT1_4dObdJSA_q/s1484/Screenshot%202023-12-13%20at%208.46.08%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1484" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzpWLl9mD60A_MdbZvsIYhQDLKM7wWbChS3KsfQUeycjgcO8J2hFTGyLayPaeLjqudOOazQKigAIt4rkEOfBxUbFY2UTxdo58XYnVlyYFkUxPDGoR4g5jSn0CsrQ4DR-0r6qyt5z_fP-eOU3daSTeQ5ua17LMIVbrRtF3qj6vElPaY4oT1_4dObdJSA_q/w400-h224/Screenshot%202023-12-13%20at%208.46.08%20AM.png" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">To view these tips and others, slide on over to the <a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/breakfast-bytes.html" target="_blank">Breakfast Bytes page</a> of the blog and click on this month's image on the Padlet board!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you pick up a new tip or h</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ave a great tip to share, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">leave a comment below to let us know!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Merry Christmas everyone!! Enjoy your time away with family and friends!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_bW4CQU9sV-1hJucWWjeuOwi8peb4uycHMvnLvnu9iC11fQvcbcWqNuVY45DQvAkLC_Jbzg4jCzZdax4zdOUPISt-mZdVHbELx3Il6VBbJXVKt_5twph19qYMV2WhBNpi33ZUZ8wDeXVD-ghc9y6tOENnqKPQTmhy5ap2hJWB_LhdN3Md1R_fv8zLOI/s398/3afddb4d-4171-4395-a33e-a93f0fdf738f-c578cb24-328c-46e0-be99-2d42afe96f9c-v1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_bW4CQU9sV-1hJucWWjeuOwi8peb4uycHMvnLvnu9iC11fQvcbcWqNuVY45DQvAkLC_Jbzg4jCzZdax4zdOUPISt-mZdVHbELx3Il6VBbJXVKt_5twph19qYMV2WhBNpi33ZUZ8wDeXVD-ghc9y6tOENnqKPQTmhy5ap2hJWB_LhdN3Md1R_fv8zLOI/s320/3afddb4d-4171-4395-a33e-a93f0fdf738f-c578cb24-328c-46e0-be99-2d42afe96f9c-v1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527370205279107479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-5843620871893872612023-05-03T08:48:00.001-05:002023-05-03T08:48:18.095-05:00May the 4th Be With You Day π¨βπ π°οΈ<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For those of us that are Star Wars fans, May 4th always brings an extra smidge of fun into the classroom. I've been collecting resources for several years to use on this day while still staying true to the curriculum (although I do weave in a bit of fun too!) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've done my best to curate some of what I've collected into the resource board linked below and will continue to add to this resource as I continue to collect. π</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find activities for all K-5 grade levels and content areas including Seesaw activities, Kahoots, coding activities, drawing tutorials, escape Rooms, Stick Together Boards and so much more! There are 4 pages of resources organized by content area so be sure to click through all of the pages.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/May4thResources" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="2384" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlDGZ-AY9Olon-ieFQVRRX0zm1gH1dTvBvkS-JMpq3NsVgCuLtH0bonf3RGcaGFP6lKprSVoSq80tSmHP9cp-9oASZd7Gr9Vli4206CGa-EGh8D-DlUZyP3o8cu3PeSzyOBMFDnUUbOYK-k7OqmhUIbm6KNRFosO-KKxL3tynTCB-UlkeZpMvsUtd/w640-h356/Screenshot%202023-05-03%20at%208.42.06%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Click the image to access the clickable resources</div><p><br /></p>
Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-81412145345612831272023-03-22T15:31:00.002-05:002023-03-22T15:31:10.625-05:00π¨βπ NASA Space Selfies! πͺ Tools of the Mind Integration<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Are you a kindergarten teacher who is using the <a href="https://toolsofthemind.org/" target="_blank">Tools of the Mind</a> curriculum? Two of our kindergarten teachers are currently piloting this program and our district has adopted it for all kinder classes for the 2023-24 school year! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been collaborating with my kinder teachers to find meaningful and engaging ways to integrate technology into their units. Currently o</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ur classes are</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">reading, The Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon. As we began talking about our objectives and ways students could use a creation app to show their learning we decided on using three apps:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">1) </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nasa-selfies/id1423796149" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">NASA Selfies</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> -</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">available</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> in the App store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2) </span><a href="https://www.duckduckmoose.com/educational-iphone-itouch-apps-for-kids/chatterpixkids/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">ChatterPix Kids</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> - <span style="font-size: x-small;">available in the App store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">3) <a href="https://web.seesaw.me/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Seesaw-Search-Brand&utm_content=&utm_term=seesaw&gclid=CjwKCAjwzuqgBhAcEiwAdj5dRkLCUH0CiriFtGlVzWg1FDpbXN_cXM4j-cyPpLbsSftvySNgRLOQdhoCqLgQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Seesaw</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">NASA Selfies app lets you generate snapshots of yourself in a virtual spacesuit, posing in front of gorgeous cosmic locations, like the Orion Nebula or the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The interface is simple enough for kindergartners to use! You just snap a photo of yourself, pick your background, and then save to your camera roll! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We plan to have students put their NASA selfie picture into ChatterPix Kids where they will be able to record their voice and make their mouth move on their picture. Their recording will be a prompt that we will be able to use as a quick, formative assessment. Once these are done, we will have students share them with their parents by uploading them to Seesaw.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrA3NLp0mMGGEoRPDzi29J-18tm47uUbiCLsuCEvLvfaRKcUhPOyKWilzs_Xm5kzcj_U2ZDbGK1WepAvHmbNInGggYU6rflUutVWHQtEV-iv7tZxdTRRJjjvpJYeXJq286V7_fhGKdkg5d7euD2TSSNRtg-e6KVy8rYsAzbwMBkxmzuk_bKX_SUMSO/s2000/IMG_5381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrA3NLp0mMGGEoRPDzi29J-18tm47uUbiCLsuCEvLvfaRKcUhPOyKWilzs_Xm5kzcj_U2ZDbGK1WepAvHmbNInGggYU6rflUutVWHQtEV-iv7tZxdTRRJjjvpJYeXJq286V7_fhGKdkg5d7euD2TSSNRtg-e6KVy8rYsAzbwMBkxmzuk_bKX_SUMSO/w640-h360/IMG_5381.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are a few other resources that we may incorporate into our learning as well:</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://storytimefromspace.com/library/" target="_blank">Story Time from Space</a>- this is a great website hosted by the Global Space Education Foundation. Books are sent to the International Space Station and then astronauts videotape themselves reading the books to the children of Earth! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyab0mcBtR2Z6tyL_C3zFFHQ6AbOMKJVEbjUdu-WH9Bj2JbQn_itVrwbdPuzC16KlePTvGWgm_tMpwNapqx6vhQaB6DF8a54RFC3SfHz45d5_Qc7YHkQmPukelPI-NCBVuZW3vGLEBlNiKfy5jhNUVsOm_GzdPi-QXMal08zD4KeVfSuadZGXCJhkc/s788/Screenshot%202023-03-22%20at%203.26.27%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="788" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyab0mcBtR2Z6tyL_C3zFFHQ6AbOMKJVEbjUdu-WH9Bj2JbQn_itVrwbdPuzC16KlePTvGWgm_tMpwNapqx6vhQaB6DF8a54RFC3SfHz45d5_Qc7YHkQmPukelPI-NCBVuZW3vGLEBlNiKfy5jhNUVsOm_GzdPi-QXMal08zD4KeVfSuadZGXCJhkc/w640-h316/Screenshot%202023-03-22%20at%203.26.27%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">How about a VR Expedition to the moon? We also have the <a href="https://www.robotlab.com/vr-expeditions-2.0" target="_blank">RobotLabs VR kit</a> and are planning to do the Moon Landing expedition!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQiROv6WVahE5qSrw2WFNmmGU41kIRjrohNfbpd7HNucP54YDmBNS8597OspxiyYARsFVwxeoKPqe2RhCt6_4B_taMDMTIS3sMr8U5c-deOxtcwR-cWs8Bo6oHEy1higo7_tKTves3-mULim5eKHcwUUxPz6qWQrd_XDiZ_CjDntxWTrcm8dVIB8Y/s2010/Screenshot%202023-03-22%20at%203.29.12%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="2010" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQiROv6WVahE5qSrw2WFNmmGU41kIRjrohNfbpd7HNucP54YDmBNS8597OspxiyYARsFVwxeoKPqe2RhCt6_4B_taMDMTIS3sMr8U5c-deOxtcwR-cWs8Bo6oHEy1higo7_tKTves3-mULim5eKHcwUUxPz6qWQrd_XDiZ_CjDntxWTrcm8dVIB8Y/w640-h138/Screenshot%202023-03-22%20at%203.29.12%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't have a RobotLabs kits, you may want to check out this app for another <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-selfies-and-trappist-1-vr-apps-now-available#:~:text=NASA%27s%20Exoplanet%20Excursions%20VR%20app" target="_blank">VR opportunity</a>. <span style="background-color: white;">The app provides information about the science behind these stunning images. There are currently 30 eye-catching images to choose from, all taken by Spitzer. More images from the agency's other science and human spaceflight missions will be added in the future.</span> </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Have fun!!!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNRPZED8LXpb55XFRKJ9vfHe92FpcOps5-g8HFtHwRPSPbTOq82w-UWudGk_yaSGf7fhgb4-hPssQbWWSnHCagVNYGRHiVKzLL59ulkSLeStJsxpQzctImlc6JFTTI0Bg_pd16_8IJg_ApFcZfFU3LtdnyLOSasIteDG4QQ4v1l07I8-za-VKLo56O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNRPZED8LXpb55XFRKJ9vfHe92FpcOps5-g8HFtHwRPSPbTOq82w-UWudGk_yaSGf7fhgb4-hPssQbWWSnHCagVNYGRHiVKzLL59ulkSLeStJsxpQzctImlc6JFTTI0Bg_pd16_8IJg_ApFcZfFU3LtdnyLOSasIteDG4QQ4v1l07I8-za-VKLo56O" width="240" /></a></div></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-69499856118398868052023-03-20T09:02:00.000-05:002023-03-22T15:31:29.915-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuoP-exSk43AEm3cxIZ8cS0BeuT6ubBVyFjCFzHsAk5STjnFNgdDuDeRwV4Wb27Brw8Kwd6a4xIgTbj4WlaKEauKKRr-VpIYaLL8Lx29hZNUTE1DdBtXSsLbSST5gVRbx8Z4g-TVzImOeSlhQARfc9lbKh76lOiqtEyiquNTgZbKKqQ__XT5wU8-q/w640-h360/St%20Patrick%E2%80%99s%20Day%20Project%202023%20Slide%20Show%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thank you to all that participated in the 19th annual St. Patrick's Day Graphing Project! It was a great year of counting, sorting and graphing our favorite St. Patrick's Day cereal, Lucky Charms!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As you can see by the graph below, we found out that our hypothesis was not true. We worked to prove that there were more green clovers than any other marshmallow piece. Interesting as well as that several classes commented that they did not have any Pots of Gold marshmallow pieces this year which may be why our results show only 1,052 total pieces. The "Other" pieces were reported to be unicorns by all of the classes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If you'd like to see the results, feel free to jump over to <a href="https://stpatricksdaygraphing.weebly.com/" target="_blank">St. Patrick's Day Graphing Project </a>website.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids-gkFdEfVSsR0OA2ipOU6AVQmstuI5qn7YQfdHyKdrUIHwhsvSfbAFXUCbRTbFTARlP6ewaXhtAkDezKw2G0Xx6BJfrBxh-N-rw-4YHrDUuubezetbJOAwLX8mVti0JqRVphi5CUDeQRJ0yuqhAbweOGvfnlwkMwdZPCsST4UEHpmiuKYQtg_B9o/s790/Screenshot%202023-03-21%20at%207.29.05%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="790" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids-gkFdEfVSsR0OA2ipOU6AVQmstuI5qn7YQfdHyKdrUIHwhsvSfbAFXUCbRTbFTARlP6ewaXhtAkDezKw2G0Xx6BJfrBxh-N-rw-4YHrDUuubezetbJOAwLX8mVti0JqRVphi5CUDeQRJ0yuqhAbweOGvfnlwkMwdZPCsST4UEHpmiuKYQtg_B9o/w417-h318/Screenshot%202023-03-21%20at%207.29.05%20PM.png" width="417" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">βοΈ Here's hoping that all of our classes had a wee bit of fun and that you'll join us again next year! Registration for 2024 will open the end of February 2024. βοΈ</div></span><p></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-35955236758970481292022-10-30T16:57:00.002-05:002022-10-30T16:57:57.787-05:00Malchow's Tech Bytes~ Oct 31st ππ<p> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR9GBrUHcojQLA_iyU2RQ65S4p-5mSLKH6VK_p8p8rcmWQkaYWf0hxHVJJ57zbIoDEP0yiX-bboSduJ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HmL5k3r3kz4GY4kcqupwuk4rLNgKy0mMJNs9YvJsw7ycEnD1393Rbx4bXAE0qsnl6s4WEwiHxHe_mzE2xMm-2eb3s9Igqr1_dQaKcWD4RwJgbWrSfLT-mfHi1s_3ZPNp77zhxXlu7gYu780aqge5C91gwJemmt8GOowanIqwYY0nIiT-BF9MAc2P/w640-h400/Malchow's%20Tech%20Bytes%20ROUGH%20DRAFTS.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7441132888992040612" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 780px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Click the image above to view a larger format with clickable links</div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10.8px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;"></div><p><br /></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-74411328889920406122022-10-23T17:32:00.004-05:002022-10-23T17:32:34.131-05:00Malchow's Tech Bytes 10/24<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR9GBrUHcojQLA_iyU2RQ65S4p-5mSLKH6VK_p8p8rcmWQkaYWf0hxHVJJ57zbIoDEP0yiX-bboSduJ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj-itKTPHIDkS23W4iF3HCRnC1e8eueL11xzPKmlufsw9ze8ltZWPEmhSN7Xa-xcEYEgNoEzzBVlaSyenFu1QcHPuKHELfHX8teSH_GQsO2o6V2HOboMoh2-_BIGDEMyBDB8SKm9W_4AhO-RDlXiLw71k3lfmeEHVHoMAc9PBXycvTUvg7JMHe2_e/w640-h400/%F0%9F%91%A9%F0%9F%8F%BB_%F0%9F%92%BB%20Malchow's%20Tech%20Bytes%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Click the image above to view a larger format with clickable links</div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-19620658034616172832022-10-23T15:22:00.002-05:002022-10-23T15:22:34.435-05:00π October EpicPals Boards are NOW LIVE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUXK3VpaQ2oGMMhliWlyfYwpP240xKe8hb6zRshNtKwfeu_GaCPSabhgfXvin4bU9wkNwuF6YqX_S3-QcknuAJBpQZeaVRTy4egzoUUZodIj-ApBdh-3NK5-AzTrTqbLZj-ABQ2QFVbWc-AV4cQaqKMZslSyMft6gcaD8GwY380phtVAEltffBitR/s1422/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-23%20at%203.04.46%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1422" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUXK3VpaQ2oGMMhliWlyfYwpP240xKe8hb6zRshNtKwfeu_GaCPSabhgfXvin4bU9wkNwuF6YqX_S3-QcknuAJBpQZeaVRTy4egzoUUZodIj-ApBdh-3NK5-AzTrTqbLZj-ABQ2QFVbWc-AV4cQaqKMZslSyMft6gcaD8GwY380phtVAEltffBitR/w640-h270/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-23%20at%203.04.46%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;" target="_blank">Click here</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> to access the EpicPals blog page with this month's download.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>This month's EpicPals boards are now posted on the EpicPals tab!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year, just like in the past, all posts will be moderated for student safety. Please see information below about posting. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The titles chosen each month will be appropriate for 1st through 3rd graders depending upon reading ability and will always include one or two read-to-me books so that everyone in your class can participate successfully on some level. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the bottom of the Google Doc you will find links to the coordinating Epic collection as well as well as a link to a Bitmoji classroom with links to the books?Padlet boards. </span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Happy Reading!!!</b></span></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ec3e70;"><span><span><b style="background-color: yellow;">** Important Information re: Student Posts ~ Please read **</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Teachers, please chat with your students about posting responsibly. Please kno</span><span>w that <u><i>ALL</i></u> posts are moderated. </span>This means students will not see their posts until I have approved them <span style="font-size: small;">(I will moderate the post 2-3 times weekly). </span>All posts with inappropriate language, .gifs, and links will be deleted.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #ec3e70;">As always,</span></u><span style="color: orange;"> </span></b></span>please encourage your students to read and learn from other students' posts. If they like someone's reflection, encourage your students to click on the heart at the bottom of the sticky note. Being reflective and having an authentic reason to like something is a great first step towards leaving meaningful and authentic feedback. </div></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-48063825275335336312022-09-18T11:46:00.002-05:002022-09-18T12:00:53.625-05:00Malchow's Tech Bytesπ©π»βπ»~ Sept 19<p> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR9GBrUHcojQLA_iyU2RQ65S4p-5mSLKH6VK_p8p8rcmWQkaYWf0hxHVJJ57zbIoDEP0yiX-bboSduJ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g155e0d9bfe1_0_394" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK4aX4-wAbEkLzauBJ5MG09SInbItdXEYd4ScO4vtJCZKPRytAkFMHTVjXgeB2Ua2JAdN9h0ryMJPUxDrcybxEctGiJZzXl3RzGOY--WpFviT0S58JLuOM73VautWa6JIgb7CuAAnN-nfCImatxnpnLtNV_O7GzWmIo5HsmAbLn6x1yHiyBzZKQUt/w640-h400/%F0%9F%91%A9%F0%9F%8F%BB_%F0%9F%92%BB%20Malchow's%20Tech%20Bytes%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Click the image above to view larger format with clickable links</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>If you're interested in having Malchow's Tech Bytes sent to your Inbox,<br /></b></span></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;">β¬οΈ </span></span><b>β¬οΈ </b><b> please fill out the Google Form below. β¬οΈ </b></span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">β¬οΈ</b></h4>
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New year's bring with them fresh starts and so let's start fresh with a new year of Tech Bytes!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR9GBrUHcojQLA_iyU2RQ65S4p-5mSLKH6VK_p8p8rcmWQkaYWf0hxHVJJ57zbIoDEP0yiX-bboSduJ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcOR5bBibQCy8Kfrws5n3h7BthdjcAzIV59rrTuUCQfL48kaADx6bM6tH1enx1OrB2RBvzRukjc2FHmEG0MtCwUPucDbdmdCJ5ZD9WRlXnmaiCVvknqmde538J0yT8aghfkBg9kyKGw60sIpyk5t4O8s14X-ho4MX-6qZBVIFo4f_a8Yiy2Q2dhjg/w640-h360/%F0%9F%91%A9%F0%9F%8F%BB_%F0%9F%92%BB%20Malchow's%20Tech%20Bytes%202022%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Click the image above to view larger format with clickable links</span></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-51109717994525314352022-02-06T17:03:00.004-06:002022-08-21T17:12:35.801-05:00Malchow's Tech Bytes π©π»βπ»~ 2/7<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3PCE_tgl1CymYwA2s3cATx1D6ASt5Q_CfO1uZyqIyAJrlq7YI5gjldnQDSvldraSvfYCu_82ruofh/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g112d4289d72_0_0" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3PCE_tgl1CymYwA2s3cATx1D6ASt5Q_CfO1uZyqIyAJrlq7YI5gjldnQDSvldraSvfYCu_82ruofh/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank">Click image above to view larger format with clickable links</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-20490000952990446912022-01-02T00:30:00.001-06:002022-01-02T00:30:00.206-06:00Malchow's Tech Bytes~ January 3rd, 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3PCE_tgl1CymYwA2s3cATx1D6ASt5Q_CfO1uZyqIyAJrlq7YI5gjldnQDSvldraSvfYCu_82ruofh/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g10a554b6f6c_0_0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimwnFD3kvGJGsWQIidl1FM27YN8Yotdxr93m91n_VpMYasnfg4rYin2aVHOnvdupZpNNg9s-z1-iHKI4KOD6hJdwS-XRzQWvWAeFYAn0ID5Qkr3Qw47oJK0Av73aqqYziG6hnkZDVvQtWnHZTsKCw_TTxSaKPXQMlk5g-h80u8xd1SDxyt7x3BhGA8=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Click the image above to view larger format with clickable links </div><p></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-72594417877885080692022-01-01T14:32:00.002-06:002022-01-01T14:33:49.716-06:00Ring in the New Year with EpicPals!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbpfryP4R4OkOpanlqH1Za_EuPw7v8XnakCsA-y0-SOwisizYJkg5Be-h-elcJFs2WgP0Zi65bJlsz6LOBDyONeUqAZmarC5WlVskVMhsBYELCrt7C5Nie9JP3t-v2OfbIKxNNA1w_BoAjE1k9vG4ADUq84W5PYNhYmzf-MrRe273oc99-I8prnb1j=s1432" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1432" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbpfryP4R4OkOpanlqH1Za_EuPw7v8XnakCsA-y0-SOwisizYJkg5Be-h-elcJFs2WgP0Zi65bJlsz6LOBDyONeUqAZmarC5WlVskVMhsBYELCrt7C5Nie9JP3t-v2OfbIKxNNA1w_BoAjE1k9vG4ADUq84W5PYNhYmzf-MrRe273oc99-I8prnb1j=w640-h276" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>January's EpicPals boards are open and ready to go! Click on the EpicPals tab above to access the links!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year's EpicPals will run the same as it has in the past with just a few small tweaks. This year, just like last, all posts will be moderated for student safety. Please see information below about posting. The titles chosen for each month will be appropriate for 1st through 3rd graders depending upon their reading ability and will always include <i>at least</i> one read-to-me book so everyone in your class will be able to participate successfully on some level. Like last year, I will also create a Bitmoji classroom with links to the books and the coordinating Padlet boards. You can read more about this on the <a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" target="_blank">EpicPals page</a> of the blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixqzOwJzP7b_tVS2d2OghzCwioCtk--5V7aETfY79uXsbb2ieQriRJ68MlqRD-HJWjoAoAyGjbk2Ir43IczNDHlEgH54s1bvryo7DNx0zet5o1HAPUMRKXTSmE634I1hX-Wtr619b6VIf5h5SfXpAL_Q8YQ2e62Le0pVuM5zjXmFd7wAHcegWqnQfT=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixqzOwJzP7b_tVS2d2OghzCwioCtk--5V7aETfY79uXsbb2ieQriRJ68MlqRD-HJWjoAoAyGjbk2Ir43IczNDHlEgH54s1bvryo7DNx0zet5o1HAPUMRKXTSmE634I1hX-Wtr619b6VIf5h5SfXpAL_Q8YQ2e62Le0pVuM5zjXmFd7wAHcegWqnQfT=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ec3e70;"><span><span><b style="background-color: yellow;">** Important Information re: Student Posts ~ Please read **</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Teachers, please chat with your students about posting responsibly. Please kno</span><span>w that ALL posts are moderated. </span>This means your students will not see their posts until I have approved them. Please also know that posts with inappropriate language, .gifs, and links will be deleted.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #ec3e70;">As always,</span></u><span style="color: orange;"> </span></b></span>please encourage your students to read and learn from other students' posts. If they like their post, have them click on the heart at the bottom of the sticky note. Being reflective and having an authentic reason to like something is a great first step towards leaving meaningful and authentic feedback. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;">This month's EpicPals board and bitmoji classroom are now posted on the EpicPals tab.</b><b> </b></span><a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Click here</span></b></a><b style="background-color: white; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> to access these downloads.</b></div></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-19335684267238579962021-12-05T21:43:00.001-06:002021-12-05T21:50:25.316-06:00Malchow's Tech Bytesπ©π»βπ»π°π±~ December 6th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3PCE_tgl1CymYwA2s3cATx1D6ASt5Q_CfO1uZyqIyAJrlq7YI5gjldnQDSvldraSvfYCu_82ruofh/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g103205d3677_0_0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJvnmHDlHyDVRsXZaOSEx-wqJd8dC_L_OaV0JNCHVvaxk_XpDOIBxXbmXeYg-DhmMqNvlmy6ytDOCf-QrE1R4JWJw-IN6BoQujPwsBEbdZ5l5oZb4CLi0VC3X37EKUx8yI3Yky_j1AS3PEV3I5sPf8N7jSmAcah7DaQpb-2DZ0Qgdm5znhC0iEGuYX=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Click image above to view larger format with clickable links</span></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-3265797047172976422021-11-28T19:36:00.005-06:002021-11-28T19:38:31.763-06:00EpicPals~ December<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzNufezvyr9-pWVpHVtSQ3RwEprxM5tR1xhyxn1q7XvhemQQBHWFqQMuwKpskk_0uVXboQzCidQFxxrIbyC2JuxKWOlylKKVXmy4ZFnXoQZ-ZedCELIZN5UcFDOgHYsGW4lrWMfxrr5Y/s1446/Screen+Shot+2021-11-28+at+3.13.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1446" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzNufezvyr9-pWVpHVtSQ3RwEprxM5tR1xhyxn1q7XvhemQQBHWFqQMuwKpskk_0uVXboQzCidQFxxrIbyC2JuxKWOlylKKVXmy4ZFnXoQZ-ZedCELIZN5UcFDOgHYsGW4lrWMfxrr5Y/w640-h276/Screen+Shot+2021-11-28+at+3.13.30+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>December's EpicPals boards are open and ready to go! Click on the EpicPals tab above to access the links!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year's EpicPals will run the same as it has in the past with just a few small tweaks. This year, just like last, all posts will be moderated for student safety. Please see information below about posting. The titles chosen for each month will be appropriate for 1st through 3rd graders depending upon their reading ability and will always include <i>at least</i> one read-to-me book so everyone in your class will be able to participate successfully on some level. Like last year, I will also create a Bitmoji classroom with links to the books and the coordinating Padlet boards. You can read more about this on the <a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" target="_blank">EpicPals page</a> of the blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQIK1yIP5k0IHXOpkhsGixLzxzaeH5ecWmzjMjucCJD1kykFWz43N1TsytpUOw97l2ZqZf3c9h6FM7sHErg-2nzYB_BJuhyphenhyphenMYYNOTk5IucPcImJ0FySjuZg1zJPLDRywr_qANRNcf8Dw/s960/4+December+EpicPals+Bitmoji+Classroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQIK1yIP5k0IHXOpkhsGixLzxzaeH5ecWmzjMjucCJD1kykFWz43N1TsytpUOw97l2ZqZf3c9h6FM7sHErg-2nzYB_BJuhyphenhyphenMYYNOTk5IucPcImJ0FySjuZg1zJPLDRywr_qANRNcf8Dw/w640-h360/4+December+EpicPals+Bitmoji+Classroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ec3e70;"><span><span><b style="background-color: yellow;">** Important Information re: Student Posts ~ Please read **</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Teachers, please chat with your students about posting responsibly. Please kno</span><span>w that ALL posts are moderated. </span>This means your students will not see their posts until I have approved them. Please also know that posts with inappropriate language, .gifs, and links will be deleted.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #ec3e70;">As always,</span></u><span style="color: orange;"> </span></b></span>please encourage your students to read and learn from other students' posts. If they like their post, have them click on the heart at the bottom of the sticky note. Being reflective and having an authentic reason to like something is a great first step towards leaving meaningful and authentic feedback. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;">This month's EpicPals board and bitmoji classroom are now posted on the EpicPals tab.</b><b> </b></span><a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Click here</span></b></a><b style="background-color: white; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> to access these downloads.</b></div><div><b style="background-color: white; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></b></div></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-63015188531626780242021-11-28T19:14:00.002-06:002021-11-28T19:14:59.635-06:00Malchow's Tech Bytesπ©π»βπ» ~ Nov 29th<p> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3PCE_tgl1CymYwA2s3cATx1D6ASt5Q_CfO1uZyqIyAJrlq7YI5gjldnQDSvldraSvfYCu_82ruofh/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwruni_67MSdvSZBBqapHpLQTrnZyYGrayY160mmKm69HzTmNSF13AYitbOabzVCdEDWH3IUfqlCWM2tYczQ8z55DQ_WiU9oAS-0STWl-RVRcdiaUzMNHc1raPz1I3aewOPTAUvP5jpQ/w640-h400/%25F0%259F%2591%25A9%25F0%259F%258F%25BB_%25F0%259F%2592%25BB+Malchow%2527s+Tech+Bytes+2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Click image above to view larger format with clickable links</span></span></div><p><br /></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527370205279107479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-70917014344746992512021-11-20T15:43:00.006-06:002021-11-20T15:44:51.311-06:00Malchow's Tech Bytesπ©π»βπ»π°π±~ Nov 22nd <p> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3PCE_tgl1CymYwA2s3cATx1D6ASt5Q_CfO1uZyqIyAJrlq7YI5gjldnQDSvldraSvfYCu_82ruofh/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g10345084ace_0_146" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqRgcf7DWslgM2n1yWXyJrTZ9ccpQWGmH6Aj1q4B3jmKZ_cK3EKP2_Qp531yirRujSjtLEATAYDQStNdfFqxmYicoKiOKS2GAZz4lrBGnKM9qZFipm8BIjJB4wGYXRDe7xqIRivIOXEY/w640-h400/Malchow%2527s+Tech+Bytes+ROUGH+DRAFTS+2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Click image above to view in a larger format and access clickable links</span></div><br /><p></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-45620516908773228172021-11-14T18:52:00.008-06:002021-11-14T18:52:59.070-06:00Malchow's Tech Bytes~ Nov 15th π©π»βπ»π°π±<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3PCE_tgl1CymYwA2s3cATx1D6ASt5Q_CfO1uZyqIyAJrlq7YI5gjldnQDSvldraSvfYCu_82ruofh/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SuIUGoBFyhhWWPXVtKzY1_vfcrnWz0QuNu8Mz075kL_rJAngNu94GvTdmmnufNVyABAPPNvHSHEXOvXBNyZArK422SqsgqachQS3304Ap6wlo5D4ccHW217CM5tyMSWs16DOZCwRSXs/w640-h400/%25F0%259F%2591%25A9%25F0%259F%258F%25BB_%25F0%259F%2592%25BB+Malchow%2527s+Tech+Bytes+2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Click image above to view in a larger format and access clickable links<br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-50665835348217898462021-11-07T19:12:00.005-06:002021-11-07T19:13:11.170-06:00Malchow's Tech Bytes~ Nov 8th π©π»βπ»π°π±<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3PCE_tgl1CymYwA2s3cATx1D6ASt5Q_CfO1uZyqIyAJrlq7YI5gjldnQDSvldraSvfYCu_82ruofh/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g100ad4a99c7_0_0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTku_NnhzSxNHwUL1abbHgz16xnYaACJRppjA6y5txP5rua11fD8HicGNpjDbKSY2quM1p2W2NjlMr2tOTHgqcvkAUnRz5MGA9JNNXlkPIbrcHFOXXNlJ1FcJ-g2y712-0HQ5P68Bri3w/w640-h400/Malchow%2527s+Tech+Bytes+ROUGH+DRAFTS+2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Click image above to view in a larger format and access clickable links</div><p></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-81724458272435844142021-11-06T23:47:00.005-05:002021-11-07T00:15:33.970-05:00FALLing back into another year of EpicPals! ππ<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2bIFKyGWUttUbcSD64WhP8BeuosWYsqUtyouLqcvf-eyXEtnDqkOJ4e7hURj6Q3KPFdLK6l9Rl8vxgA49saGvek4yLxwJooBg0dRPFuhNVprSg7p3n_ktshuMBimr1eZ7A7sGTEH0Rk/s1404/Screen+Shot+2021-11-06+at+9.54.58+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1404" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2bIFKyGWUttUbcSD64WhP8BeuosWYsqUtyouLqcvf-eyXEtnDqkOJ4e7hURj6Q3KPFdLK6l9Rl8vxgA49saGvek4yLxwJooBg0dRPFuhNVprSg7p3n_ktshuMBimr1eZ7A7sGTEH0Rk/w640-h272/Screen+Shot+2021-11-06+at+9.54.58+PM.png" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy Fall Y'all!! Ready for another Epic year of EpicPals?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>For those that have used EpicPals in the past, WELCOME BACK! So sorry for the delayed start this year! Things in my neck of the woods have been crazy busy as I started in a new building this year and have been playing catch up for a few months already in addition to puppy training, football games, being sick the whole month of September and general mom craziness and taxi service. </span>To those that are new and checking out EpicPals for the first time, Welcome! I'm so glad to have you join us and hope that you and your students will find EpicPals to be a fun and engaging way to read and respond to a variety of literature! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just as in year's past, you will find each month's EpicPals board and bitmoji classroom link posted on the #EpicPals page of the blog. I'll also post a reminder post on the main page of the blog and send out a tweet using the #EpicPals hashtag.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year's EpicPals will run the same as it has in the past with just a few small tweaks. This year, just like last, all posts will be moderated for student safety. Please see information below about posting. The titles chosen for each month will be appropriate for 1st through 3rd graders depending upon their reading ability and will always include <i>at least</i> one read-to-me book so everyone in your class will be able to participate successfully on some level. Like last year, I will also create a Bitmoji classroom with links to the books and coordinating Padlet boards. You can read more about this on the <a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" target="_blank">EpicPals page</a> of the blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZ0Ml_KG11bonmbwVmHC8P4RVusMZtAZjYF5_NEk5BFGtW3ixrDMXoDgreks42ISOMgQXYW7HbAQBgov3ELLurr6V3kgHeuqYsAVP4jLzAcLxYcrT_usaJ6i7Bjn_WDe88NBWr7Qgys8/s960/3+November+EpicPals+Bitmoji+Classroom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZ0Ml_KG11bonmbwVmHC8P4RVusMZtAZjYF5_NEk5BFGtW3ixrDMXoDgreks42ISOMgQXYW7HbAQBgov3ELLurr6V3kgHeuqYsAVP4jLzAcLxYcrT_usaJ6i7Bjn_WDe88NBWr7Qgys8/w640-h360/3+November+EpicPals+Bitmoji+Classroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ec3e70;"><span><span><b style="background-color: yellow;">** Important Information re: Student Posts ~ Please read **</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Teachers, please chat with your students about posting responsibly. Please kno</span><span>w that ALL posts are moderated. </span>This means your students will not see their posts until I have approved them. Please also know that posts with inappropriate language, .gifs, and links will be deleted.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #ec3e70;">As always,</span></u><span style="color: orange;"> </span></b></span>please encourage your students to read and learn from other students' posts. If they like their post, have them click on the heart at the bottom of the sticky note. Being reflective and having an authentic reason to like something is a great first step towards leaving meaningful and authentic feedback. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;">This month's EpicPals board and bitmoji classroom are now posted on the EpicPals tab.</b><b> </b></span><a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Click here</span></b></a><b style="background-color: white; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> to access these downloads.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></b></div></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-44619115779875291812021-06-30T06:52:00.004-05:002021-06-30T06:52:41.416-05:00πSummer & Ongoing Professional Development Opportunities 2021 π<div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Looking to take your professional knowledge up a notch? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">What better time than over the summer months, sipping umbrella drinks by the pool and catching some rays! Check out the variety of options below. There's something for everyone! </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div>
<iframe allow="autoplay" class="wakeletEmbed" data-autoresize="false" height="350px" src="https://embed.wakelet.com/wakes/v2LjogGanH0zILWoQkcx1/list" style="border: none;" width="100%"></iframe><!--Please only call https://embed-assets.wakelet.com/wakelet-embed.js once per page--><script charset="UTF-8" src="https://embed-assets.wakelet.com/wakelet-embed.js"></script></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-8743099026232878172021-05-02T12:43:00.005-05:002021-05-02T13:18:55.518-05:00Epic Pals-May<p> <img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1440" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXXjidpb-lQZufm0dL0SDRPGmRKRCotv13W5tfu-SaFuEVtnb7yK7uvEiAAt29OcRH32bLBVy85yxPc0vf5qkY2aIgppr7tU3l4V4otMu2fobj4k210dTozHI3yraad20yxYh-lbRhxs/w640-h264/Screen+Shot+2021-05-02+at+7.58.13+AM.png" style="text-align: center;" width="640" /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>β¬οΈ Scroll down to access this month's Google Doc and Bitmoji classroom β¬οΈ</b></span></div><p><b style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ec459e;">*~ N E W ~*</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span> <span><span style="color: #ec8ec0;">*~N E W ~*</span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> </span></span> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b><b style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ec459e;">*~ N E W ~*</span></span></b></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><b>IMPORTANT UPDATE RE: BITMOJI CLASSROOM LINK</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>I'm always working to try and improve EpicPals and to make things as easy as possible for our youngest learners (and you as the teacher). After a recommendation from an EpicPals teacher, I've made a small tweak to the Bitmoji classroom which will simplify things for classrooms utilizing Epic Books on the web. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>When your students access the Bitmoji classroom they can now click on the book cover to access the book directly on Epic.</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've also added a Padlet icon that will take students to the coordinating</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Padlet board. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i><u>Please Note:</u></i></b> If your students utilize the Epic app, you will still need to assign the collection located on the bottom of the Google doc as the direct link will not work. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As always, you'll find the link to the Bitmoji classroom on the bottom of the EpicPals Google Doc and on the </span><a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">#EpicPals page</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> on the blog! Simply share the link with your students in Seesaw, Google Classroom or in an email. The Bitmoji classroom will open on the web full screen and without ads!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmxGy1cAh007kb6bTeALII60qwl53ps6jzy3nGwWvLX1j2pw9lfIle2DgD2jx7gB9Tmb7-YOp9q6Iu5JwGkGrioBXvBvREZ1mmPUSklE3_Jm1Pz8MpuuvKs-E-vnAGql9bqsNhLSX4EY/w640-h360/9+May+EpicPals+Bitmoji+Classroom.jpg" width="640" /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>This month's EpicPals board and Bitmoji Classroom are now posted on the EpicPals tab! </b></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" target="_blank">here</a> to access these downloads</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year's EpicPals will run the same as it has in the past with just a few small tweaks. This year, just like last, all posts will be moderated for student safety. Please see information below about posting. The other change this year is that there will only be one #EpicPals document created each month with 6 titles each month. The titles chosen each month will be appropriate for 1st through 3rd graders depending upon their reading ability and will always include at one or two read-to-me books so that everyone in your class can participate successfully on some level. I'm also working to incorporate English and Spanish titles when I can. You'll also find the Epic collection linked at the bottom of the Google Doc. I hope this will make getting the collection out to our students easier. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Happy Reading Everyone!!!</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ec3e70;"><span><span><b style="background-color: yellow;">** Important Information re: Student Posts ~ Please read **</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Teachers, please chat with your students about posting responsibly. Please kno</span><span>w that ALL posts are moderated. </span>This means your students will not see their posts until I have approved them. Please also know that posts with inappropriate language, .gifs, and links will be deleted.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #04ff00;">As always,</span></u><span style="color: orange;"> </span></b></span>please encourage your students to read and learn from other students' posts. If they like their post, have them click on the heart at the bottom of the sticky note. Being reflective and having an authentic reason to like something is a great first step towards leaving meaningful and authentic feedback. </div></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-87286405379135999822021-03-31T18:22:00.007-05:002021-05-02T12:32:37.245-05:00EpicPals April<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="726" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwhPE0bUh2iAzHWkuNpKT-5VhSsarb97ZmCA-HYgVu9iBAunslvDH0vNKlQsQbQVxEQCtl16UZDIyZM8qbg2YOGa8g2pG2pfUTaNtPVfYCi-njaz5waa5o4LEWd9LUp3-IcCvw_G-Deo/w640-h270/Screen+Shot+2021-03-31+at+6.15.49+PM.png" width="640" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">β¬οΈ Scroll down to access this month's Google Doc and Bitmoji classroom β¬οΈ</span></div><p><b style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ec459e;">*~ N E W ~*</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span> <span><span style="color: #ec8ec0;">*~N E W ~*</span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> </span></span> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b><b style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ec459e;">*~ N E W ~*</span></span></b></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>In an effort to try and keep things simple </span><span>(and fun!)</span><span> for our youngest learners, especially in a time when so many of us are teaching virtually, I've created a Bitmoji classroom that will link your students to the Padlet boards by simply clicking on the book cover. You'll find the link to this new feature on the bottom of the EpicPals Google Doc and on the <a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" target="_blank">#EpicPals page</a> on the blog! Simply share the link with your students in Seesaw, Google Classroom or in an email and it will open on the web (full screen and without ads)!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaFXIB1qVxfS06JndJE-L7xj1I_V3_vdZ0aBhErIi4XF3_39ensdtsE4NPK4ka_u6eCTFF6anUXAZmbrfmkXE3zqGrsVFXMsLXO8AvnLCYX-f2YmsyBox4kz4rrtb4TiBwTsQnRJJB5M/w640-h360/8+April+EpicPals+Bitmoji+Classroom.jpg" width="640" /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>This month's EpicPals board and Bitmoji Classroom are now posted on the EpicPals tab! </b></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://malchowsreflections.blogspot.com/p/epicpals.html" target="_blank">here</a> to access these downloads</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year's EpicPals will run the same as it has in the past with just a few small tweaks. This year, just like last, all posts will be moderated for student safety. Please see information below about posting. The other change this year is that there will only be one #EpicPals document created each month with 6 titles each month. The titles chosen each month will be appropriate for 1st through 3rd graders depending upon their reading ability and will always include at one or two read-to-me books so that everyone in your class can participate successfully on some level. I'm also working to incorporate English and Spanish titles when I can. You'll also find the Epic collection linked at the bottom of the Google Doc. I hope this will make getting the collection out to our students easier. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Happy Reading Everyone!!!</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ec3e70;"><span><span><b style="background-color: yellow;">** Important Information re: Student Posts ~ Please read **</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Teachers, please chat with your students about posting responsibly. Please kno</span><span>w that ALL posts are moderated. </span>This means your students will not see their posts until I have approved them. Please also know that posts with inappropriate language, .gifs, and links will be deleted.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #04ff00;">As always,</span></u><span style="color: orange;"> </span></b></span>please encourage your students to read and learn from other students' posts. If they like their post, have them click on the heart at the bottom of the sticky note. Being reflective and having an authentic reason to like something is a great first step towards leaving meaningful and authentic feedback. </div></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-57337791789935890492021-03-07T14:07:00.002-06:002021-03-07T14:07:44.291-06:00Malchow's Tech Bytes ~ March 8th βοΈ<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Hi all! I'm excited to share that my weekly Tech Bytes is back up and running! Thank you for being patient as I took some time away due to my dad's illness. My dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late October and mid-January we found out that continued treatment was no longer an option. With that news, my siblings and I rallied together to help take care of my dad for whatever time he had left. Unfortunately, from the time we found out until the time of his passing was less than a week. It's been a rough few months of many ups and downs as we are all learning to live in this new normal of dad not being around and helping mom to navigate unchartered territory. There has been a lot of soul searching and reflecting on the importance of family and work/life balance over the past couple of months and while my intent is not to write a novel or get too preachy, I will simply say, that life is too short... enjoy all of the moments you have with your loved ones.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With that said, I am working to get back in the swing of things and to keep the weekly newsletter and monthly EpicPals projects running. Thank you so much for sticking with my through this difficult time and for helping me to get through this time with your continued support, emails, texts and kindness! It has been soooo much appreciated!!! </span></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSYKPCQPL4xyjW0w1kjRpn7eEVZhPkYIKuVZb_d5bA0o1yFZOuO84frAXbWvZW8LfKhhHSo98w5JJAu/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.gc59422135e_0_132" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissZamF7RrJzApJtbX9wdeGwRpu8r3rbuQFHqyG1KFvkTUuWMWS5YcaT4SCL1JZhT2Q3JIIGwTxmA3hY860i5nEBpdB4nNCYhFbwhDKAUMGxlO5-aopdBYHjXr6PYV76RkVKRNqsUpTKM/w640-h400/%25F0%259F%2591%25A9%25F0%259F%258F%25BB_%25F0%259F%2592%25BB++Malchow%2527s+Tech+Bytes+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click image above to view larger and access the links</div><p><br /></p>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581363774100057451.post-39411621596696718892021-03-07T10:43:00.004-06:002021-03-07T10:43:39.932-06:00βοΈ St. Patrick's Day Project registration NOW OPEN βοΈ<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and I couldn't be more excited. This is one of my favorite holidays; I'm just a wee bit Scotch-Irish! I couldn't resist creating a few shenanigans in my classroom this time of year... those gosh darn leprechauns, always causing trouble thinking that I had stolen some of their gold. πβοΈπ</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">The annual St. Patrick's Day Global Graphing Project is up and running! Covid took the fun out of 2020's project, but we're back and ready to provide your class with a wee bit of fun in '21! I encourage you to jump over t</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">o <a href="https://stpatricksdaygraphing.weebly.com/" style="text-align: center;">https://stpatricksdaygraphing.weebly.com/</a> to find out more! This was always o</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ne of my favorite activities to do with my first graders!</span></span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1302742265"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="1025" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GSRDr4MH-MT-Bpvc7YaxVP9XF5NngyNLJjBOxJ4ltjEYF7-LHgDvWjv0QQzpaVCy-XP3lb0svcZEwIJrKC8cRlvfc9UfJEGyrTe46-_RB4HlxsQUis0rNHieNB-z63UuZqWv5xW8tjQ/s640/Registration+Open+banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><div><a href="https://stpatricksdaygraphing.weebly.com/">https://stpatricksdaygraphing.weebly.com/</a></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">This project is a great way to engage your learners while also covering a wide variety of standards including: counting, sorting, graphing, analyzing data and more! Opportunities also exist to connect with other classes through Flipgrid, a collaborative Google slide deck, or even by connecting in real-time through Google Meet or Skype <i>IF YOU CHOOSE</i>. </span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you are a K-3 teacher, I HIGHLY encourage you to sign up and give it a try!</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><b>βοΈ Registration is open and will be open until Sunday, March 14th! βοΈ</b></span></div>Sara Malchowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557881599146619653noreply@blogger.com0