Ms. Alvey's Extreme Classroom Makeover » Technology 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 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.

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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/2009/05/28/learning-the-promethean-active-board-2/feed/ 0 How it all started http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/05/04/how-it-all-started/ http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/2009/05/04/how-it-all-started/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 23:20:32 +0000 Jenny Alvey http://extreme-classroom.org/alvey/?p=70 Here is the video that my students produced as our entry in the Extreme Classroom Makeover competition. I was so proud of the job they did!

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And here is my classroom before the  Extreme Makeover began. Can’t wait to see how it will all turn out!

Ms. Alvey's Classroom before the makeover began

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