Ms. Alvey's Extreme Classroom Makeover » Makeover http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey An ORAU Extreme Classroom Blog Mon, 03 May 2010 19:04:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 WOW!!! http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/13/wow/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/13/wow/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:47:40 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/13/wow/ Today’s reveal was amazing! The students really seemed to enjoy all the new pieces of technology in my new room. I can’t wait for all of my students to see it tomorrow at the ice cream social!!!!

]]> http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/13/wow/feed/ 17 The Big Day is finally here! http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/13/the-big-day-is-finally-here/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/13/the-big-day-is-finally-here/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:10:04 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/?p=135 Today is THE DAY—the big reveal! I am so excited and so nervous at the same time. I think that everyone is going to be amazed and very excited about what the future holds for this classroom and the students within it.

]]> http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/13/the-big-day-is-finally-here/feed/ 1 ACTIVboard looks like fun http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/07/activboard-looks-like-fun/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/07/activboard-looks-like-fun/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:00:53 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/?p=131 Today I worked with my ACTIVboard trying to figure out all the amazing things we can do with it in the classroom. You guys are going to love this piece of technology. One great thing about it is that I can show you Web sites and interact with them.

]]> http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/07/activboard-looks-like-fun/feed/ 7 Learning my way around the Document Camera http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/06/learning-my-way-around-the-document-camera/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/06/learning-my-way-around-the-document-camera/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:16:39 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/?p=129 Today I learned how to use the Document Camera. This piece of equipment is going to be great when we start discussing how to use an iPod and when I want to show pictures from different text books or various items that go along with my curriculum.

]]> http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/06/learning-my-way-around-the-document-camera/feed/ 0 Setting up the iPod Touch Learning Lab http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/04/setting-up-the-ipod-touch-learning-lab/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/08/04/setting-up-the-ipod-touch-learning-lab/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:12:44 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/?p=127 Today was spent setting up the iPod Touch Learning Lab and iPods so that they are Internet compatible.  These are going to be so fun to use!!!!!

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Computer Boxes

]]> http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/07/22/bring-on-the-technology/feed/ 2 The Big Picture http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/07/17/the-big-picture-2/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/07/17/the-big-picture-2/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:11:05 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/?p=49 Today was an amazing day in my classroom.  All of the student work surfaces were installed along with new round tables and some really cool stools to use at the computer work stations.  Everything arrived except for my new desk :-(

Check out the pictures of my almost complete classroom.  I am starting to see the big picture and am so excited about school starting in a couple of weeks!!!

The Science Graffiti Mural

One Sweet Looking Science Class

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]]> http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/07/02/bring-on-the-art/feed/ 2 Help! http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/06/12/help/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/06/12/help/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:28:11 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/?p=44 Well, today was quite a sticky situation, to say the least. I got so excited when I went into the back door of my classroom that I didn’t realize that the tile guys put glue on the floor. Needless to say, I ended up on the ground stuck to the floor yelling for help. Thank goodness I finally got myself unstuck, but I left a blueprint of my body on the floor for the tile guys. Sorry no pictures of this for you to view :-(

]]> http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/06/12/help/feed/ 0 Madam, you have the floor http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/06/10/madam-you-have-the-floor/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/06/10/madam-you-have-the-floor/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:33:40 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/?p=40 Today when I went to my room I got a big shock. Knox County started putting down the baseboard for the new tile. Things are really coming along!!!

New subflooring

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