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Digital Escape Rooms (via Google Forms & OneNote)

Y'all reviewing in fun/new/inventive ways is my jam...One day--I was begrudgingly stuck in the main building and stumbled upon a teacher doing a OneNote Escape Room. And let's be honest, my Google Classroom loving eyes immediately rolled. But, I had nothing better to do at the time so I jumped in and joined the fun...And it was fun! Not gonna lie---I wanted to beat everyone else and zoomed through the escape room and won the COVETED piece of fun sized candy (yas, high five)! After that, I knew I NEEDED to make my own for my classroom. So, after a few minute sit down session with our Media Specialist Extraordinaire, I made my first Escape Room to review my Animal Science Unit in Basic Ag.After a little trouble shooting the day of (due to our network being crazy) I got it working, and let me tell you, the KIDS DID IT, and were ENGAGED... insert mind blowing here. Even the two partners I partnered up (and were so NOT INTO IT) were in it to win it!Also, side bar, when making your escape room ABSOLUTELY make sure that you require them to do something WEIRD and CRAZY to win. Don't just write "you win" have them DO SOMETHING. I had mine stand up and do the YMCA (HAHA)! A fellow Ag Teacher, Cole Andes (@bcandes87), had his kids sing WRECKING BALL to win, yassss. Definitely makes it more exciting and engaging! And then THANK YOU to Lindsey O'Hara (@lindsey_ohara) for reaching out to me via Instagram to tell this GOOGLE LOVING person, that you can do the SAME THING with Google Forms. The game HAS CHANGED!I have done BOTH, and they both were easy to do, but in my personal opinion Google Forms is more user friendly (take this with a grain of salt because I am just a google person).So, without further ado... I present to you the YouTube videos that I used to help me make DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOMS...HOW TO make a OneNote Escape Room By: Jill R(This is PART 1, make sure you watch Parts 2-4 as well)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxRoOvWDFB4HOW TO make a Google Form Escape Room (by: Dan Klumper)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx9MsF746Gc

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FFA Jacket Organization

How do you keep all your jackets straight?I know I have struggled with this for a while! I used to hang jackets in my shop coat hanger (smart idea right?), I have stored them folded in bookshelves and probably lost a few from just not knowing where they are!So, I decided to get organized this year!I purchased this portable wardrobe ($22) (only thing I would change is to get one with wheels like this one), hangers ($23 for 50) and clothing rack labels ($15 for 50)After constructing my wardrobe I organized my male jackets on the left, and female jackets in the right. I have a hard time remembering what size is which, so I used the clothing rack labels to write the size on it (ex. 103-34). Once, i got them organizaed i realized I could use the dry erase marker to also write WHO borrowed my jacket. So, the students borrows the jacket, I write the name on the size label and when I am missing that jacket I know exactly who to ask.This may not be the perfect solution, but it sure does beat showing up to a contest in a jacket that is covered in sawdust from the shop!Check out the full video here!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrUWwCRE0j0  

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First How To!

I am so excited (and nervous) to share my first how to! Today's how to is about a quick getting to know you initiative you can use in class or your FFA meetings!Here it is! My first How To! Link in bio! Comment below if you have done this before or any suggestions for future how to's!https://youtu.be/94hdFVGX1SQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94hdFVGX1SQHappy Teaching!Sarah

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Hey Y'all

I guess with starting a new blog, you want to know a little bit about the person you are reading about! So here are 10 things you need to know about me!

  1. My name is Sarah!nersheadshot
  2. I am a fifth year agriculture education teacher in Georgia.
  3. I am married with one daughter.pkswing
  4. I have two cats at home, but my school has over 20 small animals (guinea pigs, bearded dragons, rabbits etc.)
  5. My absolute favorite subject to teach is Basic Ag, I love my freshmen!freshmen
  6. I did not grow up in Agriculture Education or FFA, I actually just stumbled upon it in college!
  7. I was born in Germany (I am a military brat!)
  8. When I am not doing ag stuff, I love to cook and bake!
  9. One of my ultimate life goals is to see whales in the Wild! Anyone from Alaska?
  10. I started this blog because 1. One of my favorite things to do is share what helps me with other teachers! 2. My students were assigned a 20 time/passion project and I decided to do it along with them :)

I cannot wait to share lots of great ideas with you! I do not know it all and would love suggestions on what to cover. We will all learn together to accomplish our goal of being the best ag teacher we can be!

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