Newsletter

      After working on my Flyer in Lucid Press I decided to finish a Newsletter in the same program.  I was a little more familiar with the program so it was a little bit easier to navigate through everything. It was fun trying new fonts, formats, text boxes and pictures.  I used the template and was able to keep some of their ideas but changed up quite a few things. I think the newsletter is a great idea for a school as a whole or even for a teacher that wants to send out a newsletter to her students, before school starts.
        My daughter's school sends out a newsletter every month. It used to be a paper copy but they have transitioned to a digital copy.  I think it is a great way to let parents and students know what is going on at the school and have a copy that can be viewed over and over and not throw away because it gets misplaced.  I  love learning new ways to use technological resources that I will be able to use in my classroom.

My Newsletter

Flyer

 I was a little nervous about creating a flyer so I put it off for awhile. I used Lucid Press and started working on several flyers without getting too far. It was a little intimidating, learning a new program and how to navigate it. Finally, I decided to jump in and finish the project.  Once I got going and had an idea of what I wanted to do, it started coming together.  I tried out different fonts, moved the text around, changed the background color a few times and even learned how to add pictures from Google.  The more I experimented with different things, it became fun.  I liked Lucid Press and think I will use it in the future.  The only thing I had a problem with is getting an embed code, so I hope I can figure that out.
Halloween Flyer

Google Forms

I really enjoyed working in Google Docs and creating a Teacher questionnaire. I haven't had any experience with Google forms,  so it was fun to try something different. I think it is a neat feature where every time I updated my questionnaire in Google, it updated it on my blog.  I made a few changes and updates, so it worked out nicely that I didn't have to make a change to my blog .  It was fun experimenting with  the different question types, and the different backgrounds.  I think this a valuable tool for teachers and I will definitely use it in my classroom.

New Experiences with Google Docs and Calendar

     I haven't had a lot of experience with Google, except for Gmail.  It has been a lot of fun learning and exploring Google Drive, Calendar, Lucid Press and other Google features.  I thought creating the calendar was going to be too hard to figure out but with great instructions, I was able to put my calendar on the side of my blog and change the size to fit perfectly. I think this is a great feature for teachers or even a school, that wants to keep students up-to-date on what's going on during the month.  After using the calendar and trying different things, I think I will be able to navigate it pretty well.

My First Post

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