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== =**Welcome To My Wiki Page! **=

__**About this page**__ The past two years I have had the opportunity of working with the Engaged Classroom project. It has been exciting to learn about wikispaces and blogs and how to incorporate them into the class! Anything on here feel free to use I hope it helps someone!

I am a fifth grade teacher going into my eighth year of teaching. I have taught fifth grade all eight years so far. One would think after teaching for this long I would have it figured out! WRONG! Every year I change, and thanks to good friends I am challenged so that I do not fall into the rut of always doing the same things.
 * __About Me __**

 You can also check out my teacher wikipage at: Mrs. Bond's Wikispace.

__**Comic Life**__  Comic life is the program I use the most hands down, I love the program, and if you don't have it I suggest you get it. One of the ways I use it is in a newsletter for the class. The first couple of months I create the newsletter, after that the students become the writers of the newsletter. Students get to keep a copy in their portfolios, it is nice for them to be able to look back on the year. Sometimes my newsletters don't like to upload like I want them, so rather than not having them, there might be a picture of them. Below is the template I use, and an example of our first newsletter.
 * Newsletter: [[file:News.pdf]]

 **__Favorite/Helpful Links__** >
 * __**Edhelper**__**:** You have to pay, but worth it! Great for worksheets, lesson plans, brain teasers, and more![| edhelper.com]
 * **__Atomic learning__**: has really good, quick, and easy tutorials. They can help with anything from technology ?'s to lessons that already have technology integrated in them![| Atomic Learning>]
 * **__Comic Life__**__:__ Here's some ways you can use in your Comic Life classroom. Here are some [|lesson ideas] you can use with comic life.
 * **__Awards__**:Here are two sites that you can print free awards from! [|freeprintablecertificates.net], and[|123certificates.com]
 * **__My Awards__**:
 * [[file:great_behavior.pdf]] [[file:Awards.pdf]] [[file:perfect_attendance.pdf]] [[file:writing.pdf]] [[file:spelling_bee.pdf]]
 * [[file:Social Studies.pdf]] [[file:science.pdf]] [[file:reading2.pdf]]
 * __**Internet Safety**__**:** Great site to help kids learn about [|internet safety]. On the netsmartz educator page, there is a like to download this pdf that has the Wizzie Wigs. [[file:wizzyvisuals.pdf]]
 * Click on activities, and then [|Meet the WizzyWigs], this is a great introduction to using the internet, and rules.
 * **__State Reports__**: [|Culturegrams].
 * **__Resources__:** [|Pioneer Library] Resources.
 * **__Novel Helps:__** [|Taking Grades] allows you to use sample work pages for teaching novels. If you really like it, you can buy a whole set.
 * **__[|Free Sound Effects]__**
 * __**emedia**__**:** free videos that you can use in your lessons, [|emedia]

__**Pictures**__: Here are some sights that are safe for students to look up pictures.
 * [|Flickr]__Not all pictures are free: Here you can use pictures copyright free:__ [|Flickr Free Photo]
 * [|Pics for Learning]
 * [|Classroom Clipart]


 * __Just some fun links__**
 * [|Make a "Mini Me">]