Time of Thanksgiving

I've been humored in recent weeks seeing all the Christmas decor and signs of the holiday season starting to pop up around school and local shops. It seems so early! I'm usually able to tune all of the Christmas-y things out until at least after Thanksgiving, and even though Thanksgiving is not necessarily celebrated in Italy, I wanted to talk about the holiday with a few classes. So, with two 3rd grade classes and one Kindergarten class, we talked about what we were thankful for this Thanksgiving. On my Showing Off Our Work page, you can see the results of their work. Precious!

In a lot of these projects, I have been recording with the various kids, whether it is through Power Point or Audacity. In Power Point, there is a recording feature which allows you to record on each slide separately. Audacity is a free download that allows you to create audio files and export them as mp3 files. Instead of typing out directions for how to use Audacity, I found a video that does a nice job explaining what Audacity is and how you can use it. This video even taught me a few new tricks!

This year, I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with such a terrific group of enthusiastic and willing teachers and for the experiences that living in Italy is providing me.