Author Archives: Amy von Sauer

As a result of all the snow days this year, we had 2 school days over spring break. Knowing that attendance would be low, I sought an activity that would be engaging and relevant to the curriculum without starting new … Continue reading →

I have to admit that I have never played any of the virtual games mentioned in the readings for the week. To be honest I can’t really imagine myself being interested in playing any of them for my own leisure. … Continue reading →

Since I began teaching six years ago, I have had an Interactive white board in my classroom. My first year teaching I used in minimally. The district I was in barely supported the technology and although there was a board … Continue reading →

Yikes, maybe I’m not cut out for this class. I spent about 3 hours trying to download a variety of different open source software but was entirely unsuccessful. Browsing through different software on SourceForge, I came up with some seemingly … Continue reading →

The post I chose to discuss is by Steve Wheeler about Self Organization and Virtual Learning. In his power-point he concludes that, “Self organised learners do not need management, they need facilitation.” Although I completely agree with the concept of  … Continue reading →

As a French teacher I am constantly looking for ways to integrate authentic French materials into my teaching. For example, it is amazing how much mileage a teacher can get out of a restaurant receipt from a real cafe. This … Continue reading →

Being new to the blog world, I am appreciating the use of Google reader to organize my RSS feeds. I have come across and subscribed to a handful of French teaching blogs in addition to the Pace students blogs we … Continue reading →

After nearly every superintendent conference day in my district, the committee in charge of coordinating professional development asks the faculty to respond to a survey about the effectiveness of the time spent that day. Each time there is a field … Continue reading →

My district recently has built a Mac Lab in our middle school. I have been working in a PLC to help define the space, build templates and guidelines on how it should be used and test the equipment. It’s a … Continue reading →

I believe that, yes, blogging can change the traditional classroom. In education one of the biggest obstacles to student learning, particularly in secondary education, is motivation. The use of new technologies typically sparks motivation in students but technology for technology’s … Continue reading →