Success with Gaggle!!!

Oh! Today was fantastic! Going on Sarah's advice, I used the projector first to show my students all the steps. I then handed out the instruction sheet for help just in case they needed it. I have 24 kids in my class, so I have to try and keep things as calm as possible. After answering all 5,000 questions the kids had, we ventured to the computer lab. I was surprised at their technology skills! Of course they had issues with the "@" symbol and other minor things, but once they got going, they did extremely well!

They BEGGED me to take them back tomorrow so they could do it some more. They asked me if it was possible for them to email from home. When I told them yes, they went crazy.

When I got home around 5, I checked the activity in my Gaggle account, and 5 kids had already emailed someone from home. I was psyched! I can't wait to see who else does.

I also enjoy spying on their little conversations . :)

I LOVE IT!

Pray for me

Hey! I'm going to try to have my kids email each other using Gaggle tomorrow. Pray for me. Below are some directions you could print out that would help the process. I'll let you know how it goes. I also emailed each student so they'd have a message from me when they logged in. We'll see!

GAGGLE DIRECTIONS (HOW TO EMAIL)

1. Go to www.gaggle.net.
2. Click “Log in.”
3. I will give you your user name and password.
   
4. Click “accept” when a box comes up asking you a question.
5. To write an email, click on “Write Mail” in the upper left hand corner.
6. If you want to type an email to me, type in the first letter of my name into the “To” box.(K)My name instantly comes up.Click on my name.That puts my name in the box.
7. Click on the subject line.Type what the email subject is.(Whatever it’s about.)
8. After typing the subject, click in the big box and type me a message.
9. After typing me an email, click send.
10. You sent a message!
11. Pick any student in the class and write an email to them.
12. Click on Logout in the upper right hand corner when you are finished.

***To Check your email: Click on “Inbox” on the left hand side.

P.S. I can see every email you write. Don’t write anything inappropriate.

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I talked to my computer teacher today about Inspiration. We have it at school! I can't believe it! I am going to keep a small group after school next week to experiment with it before the entire class tries it.