Megan+Williams



====My name is Megan Williams and I am currently a senior at Clemson University studying Early Childhood Education. I am doing my practicum experience in a kindergarten classroom at Monaview Elementary in Greenville County. When I graduate I would love to stay in the south and teach in a 1st or 2nd grade class. I absolutely love young children and think that is the best age to teach because they are so eager to learn. When I am not teaching, I like to be around my friends and family. I enjoy going to Clemson football games and i think there is nothing better than a fall Saturday in Death Valley. I am involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes on campus. I was also privileged with getting to spend my summer here last year welcoming all incoming freshmen to Clemson through orientation. It was an experience that meant the world to me and I love helping people any chance I get! ====

=Megan Williams' PLN =

====**Krazy for Kindergarten: **this blog is great because it is specifically for kindergarten teachers and has many cute ideas for the classroom. There is a navigation link on the left to get to posts about thing like seasons, months of the year, themes, or weather. There are also other great websites listed on the home page to check out. ====

====**Chalk Talk:** this blog is useful tool for teachers because it has ideas for grades k-3. There are specific post about activities to do in the classroom as well as other links to more great teacher's blogs. ====

====**Teachers pay Teachers: **this website is great because it allows for teachers to post their lesson plans or units on the web and other teachers can purchase them to use in their classrooms. ====

====This PLN activity really opened my eyes to the professional world and the resources that are on the internet. I had never really explored to see all that was out there. I will defiantly be talking advantage of the different sites I found and I hope my PLN can help other teachers too. ====

=" 5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns" Blabberize =

Poem: http://youtu.be/zP_jk2qfPok?t=18s
Image: http://www.exit-12.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/happy-punkin-head.jpg

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====The website blabberize.com is a great tool for children in a classroom setting because it directly relates to SC ELA standards and their guiding principles. The guiding principles it relates to are: ====

====Guiding Principle 4: An effective English language arts curriculum provides strategic and purposeful instruction in reading and writing. ====

Guiding Principle 6: An effective English language arts curriculum uses literature from a variety of cultures and eras.
====Guiding Principle 8: An effective English language arts curriculum utilizes all forms of media to prepare students to live in an information-rich society. ==== ====Guiding Principle 9: An effective English language arts curriculum emphasizes informational text that is relevant to our increasingly complex and technological world. ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Making a blabber has shown me just how much these can be used in the classroom. They give a chance for read alouds in the classroom, allow for variation in oral language expression, you can use a variety of texts from different time periods, expose new technology, and allow children to get experience with nonprint forms. ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> A blabber also relates to the ELA standards for SC. They can help children understand text in nonprint forms, expand their vocabulary, give the students information from a variety of sources (like a talking picture). They can also write a story to be read from the blabber where they learn to write for a variety of purposes. ====