I've been married for ten years and we have two boys and one girl. My oldest started first grade this year so it's been a new experience for me to have a child who is in the same grade that I'm teaching. My younger son started Kindergarten this year and my youngest started preschool. It's been a big year of change I am trying REALLY hard not to be "that teacher mom". I love spending time with my family and I'm always looking for new, fun things for us to do together (because who knows how long they'll love it as much as I do!). Fun Facts: I love exclamation points! Me and my three kids are vegetarian but sometimes swing pescatarian, I don't cook, and I don't use spoons (ever).
Greatest Tech Victory: At my last district I wrote an essay and was chosen to pilot a Mimio in my classroom (it's a few big steps below a SmartBoard). The story doesn't have a happy ending, however, because it was a pretty epic fail.
Greatest Tech Fail: I actually can't think of one major fail at the moment (I suppose that's a good thing?!). I've never been bad at using technology but I've never been the "go-to tech person" either. I'm just your average, middle-of-the-road, tech user.
Favorite App: Right now the app that I use the most in my classroom is Seesaw. It's easy for first-graders to use (which is super important) and is really helpful for allowing parents to be able to have a "window" into their child's classroom.
Tech Goal: This year I really want to find some solid apps and programs that I can have my first graders use effectively in our shared iPad environment. Then I want to work with my team to create some great lessons or units that use those apps/programs and align them with our curriculum so we can use them (and tweak them) year after year and share with other buildings!
