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Coach Caroline's Weekly Update

Roosevelt School 10/17/14

Coach Caroline'sWeekly UpdateRoosevelt School 10/17/14

Check Out This Cool Stuff!

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Cool Author Visit

Last week, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen came and visited Roosevelt School. In order for these authors to reach as many kids as possible, Ms. D arranged a Google Hangout between the auditorium, and the LRC! It was pretty cool that the first graders were able to attend, even though it was hard to see.


It was an awesome first attempt and giving as many students as possible the opportunity for this hysterical author visit. Linda and I are already talking about how we can improve the experience next time!


If you want to see an inspiring TED Talk by Mac Barnett, click here.


Check out the video below for more the book trailer for this awesome book!

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It's Connected Educator Month

Did you know that October is Connected Educator Month?


To be a connected educator, you need to be a Connected Learner. Connected learners develop networks and co-construct knowledge from wherever they live. Connected learners collaborate online, use social media to interact with colleagues around the globe, engage in conversations in safe online spaces, and bring what they learn online back to their classrooms, schools, and districts. They do so to interact with colleagues around the globe, engage in conversations in safe online spaces, and bring what they learn online back to their classrooms, schools, and districts.

From Edutopia


We have many connected educators at Roosevelt! Have you checked out Google+? Or have a Twitter account? If you want help becoming a connected educator, please, let me know and I can help you!

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Hour of Code - Are you In?

As you may recall, last December, some classes participated in the Hour of Code, giving their students the opportunity to try their hand at computer programming by trying out different coding activities.


Even though you may not understand everything there is to know about coding (I know I don't), exposing students to computer programming also challenges them to be problem solvers, project designers, and communicate their ideas.


The Hour of Code is coming... Is your class going to participate? Mark one hour during the week of December 8-14th on your calendar and check out the Hour of Code website. I'd love to know what Roosevelt classes are participating. If you are planning on trying to incorporate this, please let me know!


Do you want to try your hand and coding? Check out Made with Code's projects for a fun experience!

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole - Official Book Trailer

Google Classroom Updates! You ask - they listen!

As you know, Google Classroom launched this summer to make Google Apps for Education even simpler — saving teachers time and making it easier to collaborate with students.


On Tuesday, Google launched five improvements to Classroom, focusing on things educators and students around the world told us were most important to them:


  • Mark assignments as “done”: Students can mark assignments as complete even if there's nothing to turn in (e.g. watch a video, read a chapter, bring something to class)

  • Export all grades: Teachers will now have the ability to download grades for all assignments at once, making it easier to export assignments to any gradebook

  • Sorting: Teachers can now choose to sort students by first or last name, depending on their needs

  • Greater teacher controls: Teachers can now set permissions for whether or not their class can post or comment in the stream, they can mute individual students from posting or commenting and can even view previously deleted items in the stream


Hopefully this is good news for you to hear! Keep providing feedback to Google and I'm sure this product will constantly evolve into the best it can be! As always, If i can help you with any of this, please let me know. I'm always happy to help and troubleshoot with you!


This information originally appeared on Google's Apps Update Alerts Blog. To check it out, click here.

BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr.

For a limited time - Roosevelt has access to Brain POP & Brain POP Jr. Feel free to access it as much as you want, both at home and at school! Our account will be on until November 15th.


user name: roosevelt64

password: brainpop

Click here to sign up to be the classroom of the week!
It's not scary... I take some pictures and talk to you... and make a cool poster about what you are doing!

Have you scheduled your "special time" yet?

Thank you to everyone who's reached out to me to set up a meeting! I've been super busy trying to fit everyone in - which is an awesome thing for Roosevelt students! If you want to set up a time to meet, make sure to check my schedule, and/or send me an email. I can't wait to hear from you on how I can support you and your students in the classroom!