First Birthday!

Can you believe it? It has been one year of blogging already and from a humble Blogger based online blog, I have branched into Tumblr, Pinterest and Twitter, with loyal followers on across all platforms.

When I started this blog, I was looking for a place to document my journey as a pre-service teacher and the placements that coincided with them. I have since found a place to share my ideas and thoughts, a place to share questions and insights and a way to document the chaos that consumes my life!

A big thank you to all my readers and followers; without you, I found not have continued to update and leep the blog going. Knowing that someone is reading this on their computer, next door or across the world, and gaining some sort benefit makes me want to wake up and keep the queue going!

To another year!

Miss Tracy xx 

My Educational App Collection

Good morning all,

I have been posting a few app reviews lately and thought it was about time I showed you my app collection. It's taking a while to come up with this many educational apps and I have had some great sources; the Ipadopedia, a children's literature unit I took in first semester and a music education unit I just completed.

But lately I have found a new source, the Education section of the iTunes store. This section of the store caters for varying levels of education, from early childhood straight up to self education for adults. It is meticulously organised, much like my iPad, and has great sections:

• Reading
• Maths
• Physics 
• Chemistry
• Music
• Writing
• Life Science
• Geography
• Astronomy and Earth Science

And so we begin the journey through my iPad! I have provided a picture of each folder and the apps they contain and what section I find them useful to store under.

LMST BLOG

• Dropbox
• Pic Stitch
• Pinterest
• Tumblr
• Blogger
• Twitter
• Mailbox

COACHING

• Coach My Video
• Ubersense

DEMONSTRATIONS

• Educreations Interactive Whiteboard
• bContext
• Class Act Lite
• Show Me
• Brain Pop

DIAGRAMS

• Mind Meister
• Prezi
• Lovely Charts

DOCUMENTING

• iZip
• Jot Not
• Evernote

LITERACY

• Story Wheel
• Chain Story
• Outline
• Claro
• Rhyme Zone
• Character Prompts
• Writing Prompts
• A Novel Idea
• Poetry Creator

MANAGEMENT

• Teacher Kit
• iStudiez Lite
• Chore Pad HD
• Pocket Picture Planner

MATHS

• Algebra Touch
• CALC
• FluidMath
• Soulver
• Mathletics Student
• Calculator 
• iMathematics
• Triangle Solver

MEASUREMENT

• Multi Measures HD
• Tuner Lite
• Pano Tuner
• MultiMeasure 
• M Tools
• Timer+
• iSetSquare

MUSIC

• Baby Chords
• Sound Prism
• Electric Guitar!
• Magic Zither
• Core Synth HD
• Music Sparkles
• GarageBand

SCIENCE & GEOGRAPHY

• The Human Body
• iCell
• Planets
• Google Earth
• Memory of Colours

SOUND MANAGEMENT 

• Too Noisy
• Decibel 10th

And as usual, all apps I have posted today are available on the App Store however please note some are free and some are paid so please check before you press the little green button!

Miss Tracy xx

LMST Tumblr News!

VISIT THE LMST TUMBLR

Miss Tracy xx

Semester 3 Begins!

Alas, the time has come for me to return to uni and I have looking forward to a new year, new challenges and new goals!

As always I will endeavour to share these experiences on the LMST blog and starting up again will be some of the regular semester posts, including:

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

&

STYLE FILE - Placement Series

The start of my 3-5 age placement also begins this semester so expect more posts based planned experiences, creating environments and educator-child interactions.

Get ready for a fun filled semester!

Miss Tracy xx

LMST is on Pinterest!

Hi readers,

I've being saying that I need to get a Pinterest account organised for a while and on a whim, I decided to go ahead and set one up!

LMST IS ON PINTEREST!

Head over HERE to see what I'm making a big fuss about.

Miss Tracy xx

Semester 2 Grades

Hello readers,

It's that time again! My results have been emailed to me and here they are for semester 2...

I could not be happier; all my grades have improved since last semester, I passed my placement and my Grade Point Average (GPA) has moved up to a 6.25!

Seeing that this was my second semester, I had a better understanding of how assessment was undertaken and the tutor's expectations. This was also the semester with my first exam and I ended up getting a HD!

Keep your eyes peeled as I will be doing an additional unit this summer. More to come on that later...

Miss Tracy xx

Student Business Cards

Hi everyone!

As I revealed on the LMST Tumblr, last week I ordered some business cards prior to the TeachMeet PD. This is final product:

I ordered them from Vistaprint, who had an offer for 250 Free cards (you just pay delivery) which you can find here. I chose the cheapest option, 21 day delivery for something like $7, but they came last Wednesday, only 10 days after I ordered them.

I'm really happy with how they look and feel, they look extremely professional for the amount of time and effort I had to put in to the thought and design. I was a little apprehensive at first, I didn't really see the need for a business card but I did do my research. There were plenty of articles! 

Many were general, aimed at recent grad students or did not specify a study area. Others were more focused on education, substitute teachers or grade teachers. And some were warnings on why students should not have such a thing. They were all worth the read and I considered every view point.   

But as you know, I ended up with this set of business cards!

In the future, I would like to add/change some of the details on here. I would like to include my babysitting and tutoring contacts, as well as my grad year and placement info but it seems to soon to for all that right now.

I have another professional learning workshop coming up in September, hosted by one of my tutors Katherine Bussey and the Glen Eira council. I will definitely be bringing these cards and trying to network as much as possible to build some solid professional connections. Again, If you live in the Melbourne, be sure to check it out!

Until next time,

Miss Tracy xx

Style File - Placement Day 2

Coat David Jones $79.95

Cardigan Target $10.00

Shirt ICE Clothing $10.00

Pants Target Hot Options $10.00

Shoes Target Essentials $7.00

I have posted links where I can but some prices have changed since I bought the items. Unfortunately, the coat is no longer available in store.

Miss Tracy xx

My First PD!

Hi all!

I am so excited, as on Thursday I will be attending my first PD! 

TeachMeet

Known as TeachMeet, it consists of 2 or 7 minute presentations given by the teachers which attend. It’s being held at my uni so it will be super easy to get to.

Check out the video for how TeachMeet works and how teachers get involved in these innovative professional development sessions.

If you find yourself in or around the Melbourne CBD on Thursday, you should definitely check it out! Comment below or tweet me and I will be happy to pass on the details!

Keep checking back here as I will be blogging about this wonderful experience after Thursday. I cannot tell you all how excited I am to be going!

Miss Tracy xx

Semester 1 Grades

So excited everyone! My semester 1 grades were emailed to me today and it looks like my hard work paid off...

And with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.50, I was extremely happy to receive these grades. Now, it's all about getting organised and ready to do it all over again.

Semester 2 here we come! 

Miss Tracy xx

Little Miss Student Teacher is on Twitter!

That's right, Little Miss Student Teacher has hit the Twittersphere!

https://twitter.com/LMSTblog

Head on over for updates on new posts and for sneak peeks of posts to come on Little Miss Student Teacher!

Don't forget to follow!

Miss Tracy xx