elementary education
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Here We Are!
Thank you to all the parents who signed and returned the photo release form! It allowed me to take this great class photo with my selfie stick. I look forward to posting more photos of the students and their work as the school year progresses. Looking forward to a great year, Mrs. Ruiz “Be the…
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Class Size Matters PSA
As a part of my online graduate studies in the area of Educational Technology, my assignment this week was to create a PSA (public service announcement) as a part of my Digital Storytelling class. The topic of the PSA was up to each student. I chose to do mine on one of my top three…
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Women’s History Submissions
The class worked so hard on their Women’s History Month assignment. The following students have been selected for submission to FTA’s Women’s History Month competition: Essays: Posters: Videos: “Leaders” “Artists” I appreciate all of the hard work of all of my students. More information will follow as to when the awards ceremony will take place.
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Visual Literacy & the Internet
Visual Literacy is not a new concept. As a matter of fact it was concept given a name in 1969 by writer and educator John L. Debes. To put it simply, visual literacy is defined as the ability to make meaning from what we see. The fact that this concept was around before the Internet…
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International Space Station
We have some exciting news at DGE today! Our 2014 Teacher of the Year and HAM Radio Club advisor Beverly Matheson has made it so that our HAM Radio Club students are making contact with the International Space Station today! The whole campus is abuzz with excitement and you can view the contact from home via Ustream:…
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Hispanic Heritage Month
The Fontana Teacher’s Association has released information that its Hispanic Heritage Month Contest is now open! Hispanic_Heritage_Month_Flyer_2014 Hispanic_Heritage_Month_Guidelines_Rubric_2014 I will be working with the class on entries for the essay and multimedia categories for sure, but you are more than welcome to work on an entry at home with your child and send them to…
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