Back....Into the Swing of Things!

It has been a long time since I felt like blogging. But I must say it feels so good to be back after 2 years. A lot has taken place in my life within that time, and I am excited about the new journey I am on.

From no longer dealing with sickness to changing schools and grades...I am totally ready for this upcoming year. Besides the fact that I feel better than I have felt in the last 2 years life is just grand right now!

Now I am constantly going to work on getting better at blogging, but for now I just want to focus on this school year that starts in a few days. I have been a busy bee creating things for this year as I journey into 1st grade for the first time ever, and I am so ready!!!! I have taught kindergarten and 2nd before, but first is a new journey.

I would love it if you took a look at my first product up for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers. My colors in my room are black, pink , and white and I wanted my number posters to match, and after inspiration from several other teachers I created his beautiful set! Check it out, give me a rating, and show me some Love!!!

Until Next time...CIAO!!!!

How my Ankle holds up with Dr. Scholl's® For Her High Heel Insoles...

So about 3 years ago I had surgery on my left foot, because I was extremely flat footed and that caused a spiral effect for other issues in my foot. Long story short I had surgery and my ankle was never the same again. TROUBLE, TROUBLE!!!

I absolutely love high heels 5 inches or better! I am devastated that I can not currently wear them, because I just had surgery again (Go Figure!)! However, I recently received Dr. Scholl's® For Her High Heel Insoles courtesy of +Influenster and I love them! They made it alot easier to stand and walk or move in 6 inch heels with a gimpy ankle! They were very comfortable, and I pretty much have them in every pair of heels now!!!

Every girl should experience comfort of a high heel like this!!! GO buy them now! LOL

Peace!

How I Shine with New SinfulShine?!?

So for most of the Summer I have been blogging about either school work or something I received from Influenster Vox Box!!! Well I am ecstatic to say that I graduate with my Master's in less than one week!!! GO ME!!!!

Now off to Influenster business:

Another great product I received courtesy of +Influenster and @SinfulColors_np was the Sinful Shine Gel Tech Polish. I love gel nails because they last so much longer than regular polish, but at the nail shop they are super expensive! This polish is a pretty good match point for gel nails at fractions lower than the nail shop cost!!! Since I started extreme couponing recently saving anywhere I can has become very important!!!! Not only that you still get the gel look and feel!

If you are looking for a great product head on over to +Walgreens and pick it up TODAY!!!

Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics!!!

Hello Blogosphere!!!

It's the TinyTeacher here again blogging about another product that I received to try for FREE courtesy of Influenster. I was a recipient of the Sunkissed Vox Box, and I am absolutely in love with the products that I received. The product that I will review today is the Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics!

My favorite parts about them are simple:
1. They do not have metal parts on them so my hair does not get pulled and tangled.
2. They are cute and versatile so  if I take my hair down mid day I can slide the elastic on my arm and it actually looks cute!
3. They hold my hair very well.

Goody says the following about the product, and I think they hit the nail on the head:

• Soft, stretchy material that looks beautiful on the wrist or in the hair!
• From America’s #1 elastics brand, Goody® Ouchless®
• Unique knot style hair ties are perfect for personalizing or dressing up your look.

So with that being said I definitely recommend this product to you if you value my favorite parts about these little things or if you just want to try them out.

Head on over to Goody and check them out.

Sunkissed VoxBox from Influenster featuring Olay Fresh Effects

I am sooooo excited to be on Summer Break from work! I have 2 classes left before I graduate with my Master's degree. I go on vacation in 3 days, and I received FREEBIES last week!!!!!!

Sounds like a great start to summer right? Well it is! Now on to these freebies!

I was a recipient of a Sunkissed Voxbox from Influenster filled with Goodies to try out for free! I received:
-Dr Scholl's For Her High Heel Insoles
-Goody Hair Ouchless Ribbon Elastics
-Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream
-SinfulColors Sinful Shine Polish with Gel Tech

I am super stoked! I have already tried a few of the products, and I really love these products! The feature product for this post is: OLAY FRESH EFFECTS BB CREAM! My first time trying bb cream.

My Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream smells and feels wonderful. It keeps my face feeling nice and moisturized. This will be my go to product everyday, especially when I don't need the full fledge makeup routine. This is quick and simple. It also gives a radiant look and guess what when I am feeling photogenic it allows me to have #nofilter!!! Yep!!!
Guess what else??? Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream offers six skincare benefits all in one. Those benefits are:
• Refreshes skin instantly
• Brightens for a radiant glow
• Evens tone with a splash of sheer color
• Hydrates for 24 hours
• Smoothes for softer feeling skin 
• Protects against UV damage with SPF 15 

I am sure you would love to check out this awesome bb cream, and I recommend just that. Visit www.olayfresheffects.com or www.amazon.com to purchase your bb cream right away! Don't let Summer end without it.

Also visit www.influenster.com if you are interested in trying out free amazing products like I have done!

Quality Assurance

Have you ever went over something a thousand times to check and make sure there are no mistakes? Sometimes it just seems like you always overlook one thing at least. Many have entire departments dedicated to quality assurance. These departments are responsible for monitoring and evaluating any different areas to make sure a certain quality is upheld.

Quality assurance even plays and important role in online learning. One important factor that I have recently learned in my studies is the importance of being ADA compliant. I was unaware of this practice until my studying. Every time a video or audio is produced a script must be included with it to be in compliance.

There are many ways to assist you in assuring that your online learning module/documents are put together pretty much flawlessly. There are checklists and rubrics available so that you can readily and consistently check to make sure you have good quality material. These rubrics would consider: content, learner engagement, instructional design, accessibility and web design.

Just a Little More Time in a Day Please!!!

This week has not been as busy as the previous week, but I still had to make somewhat of a to do list. Though it was a mental to do list I think it still counts. :-)

I am grateful that the official school year ends in 2 days. This time in 48 hours I will be officially on Summer Break, KINDA! I am teaching summer school for the first time ever, so wish me luck. No sleeping in all day just yet!

Now on to this week's Advanced E-Learning Strategies Class. This week's topic of discussion is Implementing Instructional Content and Media for online learning. With a group project we are currently engaged in I was able to experience this somewhat firsthand. In research and a little bit of my own experience as an online student of this topic I have noticed a few things.

One thing in particular that sticks in my mind is the idea that technology integration is very critical. Due to the fact that online students do not meet face to face and typically pace their own learning it is important that the technology used is very engaging. In my experience having mid week discussion posts and other engaging assignments proved to be effective in not "boring" me.

In the last few years the integration of web 2.0 tools have become very dominant and useful. There are tons of different web 2.0 tools that can be useful to both instructors and students. One web 2.0 tool that I have become very fond of is Google plus hangouts. This free tool is very user friendly and offers many features including, but not limited to, screen share and recording the video session.

Having tools like this readily available, and especially at no cost, seems to keep things exciting.

Enjoy the rest of your week, and I will definitely enjoy mine!