Comments for Life is Learning! http://munromobile.wordpress.com This is the home for my Grade 6 classroom material. I will be trying to update this site daily with all the information which my students may require to "Get the job done!" Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:54:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Things we Learn from Our Kids by George O'Neill http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/the-things-we-learn-from-our-kids/#comment-68 George O'Neill Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:54:41 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-68 Scottish slang/colloquialisms for training shoes: trainies or sannies (sandshoes). That's a really grown up perspective from your son. Scottish slang/colloquialisms for training shoes: trainies or sannies (sandshoes).

That’s a really grown up perspective from your son.

]]> Comment on Have the Students Changed That Much?! by KarenJanowski http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/have-the-students-changed-that-much/#comment-27 KarenJanowski Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:44:27 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-27 You may want to read Alfie Kohn's book, The Homework Myth. It totally changed how I view homework. I highly recommend it! http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/hm.htm You may want to read Alfie Kohn’s book, The Homework Myth. It totally changed how I view homework. I highly recommend it!

http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/hm.htm

]]> Comment on Education is sharing!!! by KarenJanowski http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/education-is-sharing/#comment-26 KarenJanowski Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:42:17 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-26 Thank you for spreading the news and for mentioning my blog - you may also find this blog post helpful as you are a new teacher - http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/2007/06/free-technology-toolkit-for-udl-in-all.html It highlights a number of free tools that i believe should be available to students. There's also a wiki at http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com. I see you have a link to the University of Regina on the side. Are you affiliated with Alec Courosa? If so, you are learning from the best! Thank you for spreading the news and for mentioning my blog – you may also find this blog post helpful as you are a new teacher – http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/2007/06/free-technology-toolkit-for-udl-in-all.html

It highlights a number of free tools that i believe should be available to students. There’s also a wiki at http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com.

I see you have a link to the University of Regina on the side. Are you affiliated with Alec Courosa? If so, you are learning from the best!

]]> Comment on Oh, what a day….but we all have them once in a while!!! by Eldon Germann http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/oh-what-a-daybut-we-all-have-them-once-in-a-while/#comment-25 Eldon Germann Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:30:49 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-25 Wow, when it rains it pours, but as you put it, that is the small stuff. It always stops raining and puddles are fun to jump in. Wow, that was profound wasn't it? Truthfully, you could not have ended that better, what really matters is family and happiness. Good on ya! ps. Wow, when it rains it pours, but as you put it, that is the small stuff. It always stops raining and puddles are fun to jump in. Wow, that was profound wasn’t it?

Truthfully, you could not have ended that better, what really matters is family and happiness.

Good on ya!

ps.

]]> Comment on Blue Day 2008 by mfubib http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/blue-day-2008/#comment-23 mfubib Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:12:07 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-23 Hi munromobile, thanks for mentioning my post! There are so many great people listed on justweetit and many more also listed on the 'Directory of Learning Professionals on Twitter': http://c4lpt.co.uk/socialmedia/edutwitter.html Being a teacher sounds pretty intense :) Have a great day - Matthew Bibby Hi munromobile, thanks for mentioning my post!

There are so many great people listed on justweetit and many more also listed on the ‘Directory of Learning Professionals on Twitter’: http://c4lpt.co.uk/socialmedia/edutwitter.html

Being a teacher sounds pretty intense :)

Have a great day – Matthew Bibby

]]> Comment on What is Affective Assessment? by mb cebrian http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/what-is-affective-assessment/#comment-16 mb cebrian Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:02:15 +0000 http://michellemunroebus350.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-16 i appreciate your article, because affective assessment in the 21st century classroom is vital, this is because of the paradigm shift from a teacher -centered classroom environment to a student-centered one. however, it would be great if you could post a rubric on how to assess the affective learning of the learners. thanks! i appreciate your article, because affective assessment in the 21st century classroom is vital, this is because of the paradigm shift from a teacher -centered classroom environment to a student-centered one.
however, it would be great if you could post a rubric on how to assess the affective learning of the learners.

thanks!

]]> Comment on These are a few of my favorite things… by Danielle http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/#comment-14 Danielle Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:00:58 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/#comment-14 Michelle You did a really good job with your blog. It is so well put together. I really like how you have a place to comment on each of your tech tasks. Your pictures on this scrap book blog look so good! Keep it up Michelle
You did a really good job with your blog. It is so well put together. I really like how you have a place to comment on each of your tech tasks. Your pictures on this scrap book blog look so good! Keep it up

]]> Comment on Student Blog Mentorship by Danielle http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/student-blog-mentorship/#comment-13 Danielle Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:53:27 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/student-blog-mentorship/#comment-13 Hi Michelle I agree with you that it is our job as teachers to teach our students about proper internet etiquette. It seems like most kids now days know their way around the internet too well... They don't know what's safe and what's not. I think you are doing a great job of modelling that with your blog. It looks really good. Hi Michelle
I agree with you that it is our job as teachers to teach our students about proper internet etiquette. It seems like most kids now days know their way around the internet too well… They don’t know what’s safe and what’s not. I think you are doing a great job of modelling that with your blog. It looks really good.

]]> Comment on Macaroni and Cheese, Again by Lacey Shewchuk http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/macaroni-and-cheese-again/#comment-12 Lacey Shewchuk Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:49:57 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/macaroni-and-cheese-again/#comment-12 Michelle, I really liked the outlook that you took on our blog project. I can feel how your blog is personal to you through all of your entries. Your blog is practical in an educational way and a lifestyle way. One suggestion that I have for you is maybe organizing your main page a little bit more. I found that I was a little overwhelmed with all of the posts blocked into one main section. This maybe could be done through categories or maybe making a separate homepage. Michelle,

I really liked the outlook that you took on our blog project. I can feel how your blog is personal to you through all of your entries. Your blog is practical in an educational way and a lifestyle way.

One suggestion that I have for you is maybe organizing your main page a little bit more. I found that I was a little overwhelmed with all of the posts blocked into one main section. This maybe could be done through categories or maybe making a separate homepage.

]]> Comment on Mom’s Opera by Chantelle http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/28/#comment-9 Chantelle Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:17:04 +0000 http://munromobile.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/28/#comment-9 Haha, that's awesome. And who hasn't heard (or said) all of that! Haha, that’s awesome. And who hasn’t heard (or said) all of that!

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