What to do?!?

Hey everyone!

Well, after you do the Introduction activity, please begin the Orientation. I hope that will have everything you need to feel more comfortable in the course!

This picture was taken from the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower. It used to be the tallest building in the world. We were out on the Sky Deck where it was just really thick glass and well, you can look down and see all the itty bitty people below you. No, it wasn't freaky or anything HA! It was terrifying!!!!

If you haven't yet, please fill this out:  Getting to Know You. It helps me learn a little about you and gives me some contact options "just in case". It's the same link that was in the first blog, but just in case you missed it, here it is again. :)

After completing the Introduction Activity, Orientation and filling out the form, you are now ready to jump into Rosetta Stone! Your teacher has your username and password to get you started. Please write those down somewhere and keep them safe. You will need those all year!

If you need anything, please do not hesitate to message me through the Guthrie system or to send me a text. I can answer the texts much faster as I can see them before the Guthrie messages. :)

It's going to be a great year!!!

Student Grade Book Video Tutorial

Student View- Gradebook

¡Buenos días!


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Hey everyone! I have this awesome video for you called  how to access and read your Grade Book.  It is not new, but it should help you figure out how to look at your points.

This is a little long but I hope it will help you.  I ran out of time so sorry if it seems rushed at the end! Yes, I do sound like I'm in a tunnel or something. CRAZY. Sorry about that.

Link to video:  http://www.screencast.com/t/hHLLyd7t

This is Shadow's new favorite spot. He is just "balancing" there!

Tips for Success!

¡Buenos días!

This blog is just about being successful in this course.  Many of you have already  gone on and done a bunch of the Rosetta Stone lessons. Let me tell you, my eyes were bugging out yesterday when I saw how far some of you had already gotten! WOW! This is wonderful because Rosetta Stone is worth over half of the points each six weeks- so getting this taken care of early just sets you up for FREE TIME later on! 

When you first log into the Guthrie site, please check your messages. Do NOT hit ignore. This is where I have important guidelines for the day(s) and I need your attention.  So, please click on those grey boxes when they pop up at the bottom of your screen. You can also get to them by looking on the right side of your class and you will see "MESSAGES". These cannot be deleted, just so you know.  

I would check the News Feed periodically.  The News Feed is important as it has the items I need you to be able to find easily. The messaging component in the Guthrie site does not have a search feature sooooo... Yeah. 

By checking your messages daily and looking for new things in the News Feed, this will help you a TON. Also be sure to check your calendar.  All of your assignments will be there for the six weeks as well as the due dates. This will help a lot as we go through the year. No surprises here!!!

I know this is long, but I just wanted to share these thoughts with you. We are seriously off to a great start and I wanted you to know how wonderful this is.  Not just for me, but for YOU. WOO HOO! Have an awesome day!

How to Get Rosetta Stone on Your Phone or Tablet and GET CREDIT!

Hey everyone!

Check out this video about how to use the Rosetta Stone app on your phone or tablet.  Please note that not all lessons are on the app so you will still need to use the computer to make sure you get all 33 completed!

Many of my students love to work on Rosetta Stone outside of the school day as that frees up some of their class time. Like I said above, you CANNOT access all of the lessons on the app so you will need to allow some class time to get those taken care of.

This video is not new, but it has the most important components on it!

http://www.screencast.com/t/wl3izMQNv

My cat will not let me work!!!

¡Bienvenidos!

Hello!  My name is Katie Creeger and I will be your Spanish teacher for this semester/year.  I know you are all excited about the new school year, right?  I mean, because everyone is always excited to come back from vacation!  :)  HA!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to share some information about me and then I would like you to please fill out the link I have here to tell me a little about yourself and the best ways I can get in touch with you. Getting to Know You 

I've already told you my name and you can guess that I am a Spanish teacher. I am also a Dean of Students during the school day for a high school in the DFW area. I do a lot of things related to Spanish as well, and I just love teaching Spanish to all ages!

This summer I was able to travel some. After COVID, it has all been super challenging! We traveled to Hawaii, Nashville and Seattle. It was so wonderful to be out and about again!

 This is my husband and I.  He  earned his doctorate so he is now Dr. Creeger. :) He does consulting and travels around the US to help schools perform "better".  Here I was rocking out to "Shut Up and Dance" and he was laughing at me. It was my favorite song a few summers ago! We have a lot of fun traveling and hanging out. He loves basketball and used to play for the University of Dallas. I tolerate his watching a million games as he tolerates my obsession with football and baseball. My oldest son, Jared, is a junior at UNT and majoring in broadcast journalism. He literally just moved out this past week and I'm kind of a basket case.  My youngest son, Drew, is a freshman in high school and he is blessed to attend the same school where I work. WOOOOO! Look out world! He swims competitively and plays water polo. He just started doing that in February of this year. He LOVES it.

This is my kitty, Shadow.  He is eight years old and he is a total mess.  He is spoiled and is really sweet.  He was right up in my face here and purring.  He is a total character and he makes us all laugh. He likes to hang out on my desk while I work. This summer he decided it would be fun to balance on the back of my chair, while I sit in it.

So, that is a little bit about me-- there is more on my profile here so check it out there too.  All I can say is, "GO SEAHAWKS!"  I have been a fan of theirs since 1982 so I am no bandwagon fan!  :)

OK, your turn!  Please click on that orange hyperlink and tell me all about yourself!  I look forward to reading those and getting to know all of you this semester!