Friday, August 29, 2014

Showcase: Ronnenberg's Welcome Video - and How to Add it to Your Blog!

Our awesome Phy Ed teacher, Adam Ronnenberg, has started a blog this year.  His blog will be a great resource for parents as well as other teachers. Want to know what's happening in Phy Ed?  Head on over!

Mr. Ronnenberg has posted a video welcoming students to the new school year.  He also gives them a virtual tour of where Phy Ed takes place and introduces his family.




If you have a class blog and you want to post Ronnenberg's video to make sure your parents and students see it, here's how:

Click on the "Share" button located on Adam's video.



Next, click on the "Embed" symbol:


Click to copy the Embed Code:


Picture yourself holding a note in your hand, written in another language (in this case, computer language).  That's what happened when you copied the Embed Code.  Now you are going to take it to your blog.


Go to Blogger.
Start a new post on your blog.

Find and click the "HTML" button.




You have entered the area where computer language is spoken.  Your computer is now whispering "Talk Nerdy to me".  So, do it.  You are going to paste the Embed Code into the white space where you normally write your posts.

Right-click in the white area, and choose "Paste".  The Embed Code should appear.




Click "Compose" to go back to your normal view.


Adam's video will be there, and you can use this button to center it on your page.


Add your own comments, explaining to your readers about the video and why you are posting it.  Students LOVE watching these over and over at home!

Click publish, and this video will be your newest blog entry.






Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Digitally Connect with Parents This Year!


It's time to prepare for Open House - coming in just a few short days!

Be sure to collect the information you need for a digital connection this year!

You can collect helpful information by putting these three questions on your grade-level form:

Do you have access to a computer at home?
Do you have access to the internet at home?
Email address:

With this info, you will be ready to create an email list for communication with parents, and you will be aware of which parents are able to receive email communication.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Showcase: Mrs. Jost's Welcome Video

Mrs. Jost welcomes her incoming Kindergarteners with a video!  Enjoy the warm welcome she gives.  Imagine how your students would feel watching yours . . . and click here to learn more about making one.

https://vimeo.com/102484772


                        
                                           Welcome Video 2014 from Annie Jost on Vimeo.