This summers TpT Challenge #tptsellerchallenge has gotten me totally energized about adding products and updating things in my store, adding this blog, a Facebook page and LOTS more. I'm loving all the suggestions and information other teachers are sharing with each other too. One of the things that was shared was creating a Terms of Use page to include with lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers. Since I don't do clip art, backgrounds, fonts or any of the creative stuff, I hadn't even thought of that! So, one of my tasks this week was to create my Terms of Use.
Now I'm working on a better looking credit page (the one that credits all those creative folks who do the digital papers, borders, clip art, and stuff that make our lessons look so awesome. #tpt
I've also been reading other blogs and getting ideas and just loved one that Teacher Mom shared on her blog about getting in "Go Mode". There are some really awesome resources in her post that are helpful to all teachers! Check it out.
So, now I'm back to working on new lessons, revised lessons, and other great stuff for my classroom for next year. I teach 8th grade Engineering and Information Technology so my lessons are always changing to keep up with the latest things. I love creating lessons, so that works great for me!
For those teachers using a projector or SMARTBoard type device in their classroom, it is easy to display your classroom agenda for students. Today's freebie is a customizable PowerPoint that lets you easily type in your changes each day and then prominently display the agenda, along with reminders and your objective. This always gets a positive comment from my administrators when they do a walk through or an evaluation too (extra bonus!!) I like not having to write it on the white board each day! Download it here.
Like so many teachers, summer is more than just a time to relax (although that's a good thing too!). This year, it was time to add some new things to my teaching. While my team-mate and I have been working on revising our pacing guides, we're also freshening up our lessons and adding some new ones. You're probably doing that this summer too!
We're using MS Excel to create our pacing guide and color coding what we revised and what still needs to be done. That's keeping us on track!
I actually got motivated to start revising the "look and feel" of some of my lessons with a challenge that was posed by the Teachers Pay Teachers group, so in addition to adding new lessons, I'm getting more creative with the presentation of some of the old ones!
Our first week's challenge was to change an old lesson and I chose to make a small change to the cover of one (below). More importantly, I've found lots of new resources for new products like digital papers and fonts to make creating lessons more fun for me and the kids! #tptsellerchallenge
