My Journey

This Friday I will get my port removed. I have had the order from my doctor to get it removed since October, but for some reason it just wasn't a priority at the time. I don't know how to explain it, but I felt some weird, emotional attachment to this thing in my body. I don't know if it is the fear of if I take it out, it will come back or if it is just another step in this journey that I am learning to process.

This January I got a new order from the doctor so that I could get the port removed. I tried calling 2 weeks later and could not get in touch with someone. I left a message and never got a call back. Took it as a sign to wait. At the end of February I tried calling again, this time I spoke with someone who was able to schedule my procedure. It is this Friday. Exactly a year from the date I got my port put in. This I decided was another sign. This is when I should get it removed.

As I reflect back on this year, I wanted to put all of my posts and stories in one place. Oddly enough in just the past 2 months I have shared my story with others who were getting ready to go through the same thing I did and it felt so good to share.

Google Slides Can Do That!

When my principal shared with us back in December best practices that we should be doing in the classroom, I felt the collective sigh from the staff members who felt like this is just one more thing we needed to do. Many of the best practices were things that we already know how to do, but we needed a way to do them in a more digital-friendly way to accommodate our new norm of using technology to teach.

I also wanted to showcase how technology can help you work smarter, not harder (one of my favorite sayings!) by having things saved in one place or preparing your objectives, lessons, etc. ahead of time.

Enter Google Slides!

Check out the presentation below to see how I use Google Slides to...

• create objectives
• monitor students
• create manipulatives (both printable and digital)
• create writing assignments
• organize small group instruction
• easily manage rotations/centers
• create a word wall
• organize HOT questions for the entire school
• have active discussions
• create or organize anchor charts

Google Slides Can Do That!