OLPCSMI Retreat 2019 Baguio City

I was not able to share here how I got back to my dear alma mater to teach. But let's just skip on that. The new faculty and staff is awesome! I found it very easy to love them quickly. These guys are so nice and indeed have different personalities. Just last October 27, 2019 we went to Baguio City for our annual teachers' retreat. Check these awesome people:




Of course, let me feature my achi Sir Jayzerth who has been my classmate during my college days <3 I love this person so much 💗



Magagalit na naman sa akin si sir Alfonso hahaha! I chose this pic kasi ito ang pinakamagandang shot ko among these pics 😂💥 This was taken at SM Cauayan before we travel to Baguio. From left is achi Jayzerth, yours truly, Ma'am Zette, and sir Alfonso 👦👧👧👦





Mej blurred na yung mga nasa likod. Look at my stunning seatmate <3 Hi Kinxes! 💗 creds: Maam Leigh



So these are my co-teachers:
At the back: Sir Alfonso and Sir Jimmy

Center Row from Left: Ma'am Arlene, Ma'am Kate, Ma'am Divine, Ma'am Prima, Ma'am Helen, Ma'am Jhom, Ma'am Sheena, Sir Sam, Ma'am Marissa, Ma'am Luzy, Sir Peter, yours truly, Sir Ranie, Ma'am Leigh, Ma'am Rosa, Ma'am Majoe, Ma'am Zette, and Ma'am Maychee...

Men below from Left: Sir Devin, achi, Sir Elvis, Sir Eduar, Sir Kev, Kinxes, her majesty Sir Joselle
insert: Ma'am Ailene, Ma'am Hill, and Ma'am Gemma 💗



Here are my fave shots at the Old Diplomat Hotel in Baguio City
📷 Kinxes Wally




and another set of fave photos taken by my kabsat Sir Elvis 👓

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During the first day, we just roamed the streets of Baguio City and killed time at the Burnham Park. Later on, I went on my way to meet Ghed.



The 3-day vacay in Baguio for me is unforg! I hope to come back here soon.

ZipGrade: My Own Scantron

Since I had difficulties in checking exams because of the number of the students that I have, I'm so grateful to one of my students who introduced me this. According to her, this app saved them lots of time in checking their surveys and sorting out how many answered A, B, C, D, and E.

So first, I created an account in Zipgrade. Then, I created customized answer sheets for different exams. 

This is an example of a 50-item answer sheet. The only available answer sheets in Zipgrade are 20, 50, and 100 items. To create your own answer sheet, go to their website, then look for customize answer sheet. And when linking it to the quiz you have made, you need to select the correct answer sheet used.

This is an example of an answered worksheet ready for checking. To check the paper, go to the zipgrade app installed in your smartphone. Scan the paper by putting the 4 black squares under the scanning phone, then wait until it checks the paper.

This is how a checked paper looks like. Very time saving app! One more thing, the result will be uploaded in the teacher's database.

What's Your Learning Style?

I got lots of C's and this is so true... thanks for this info. Now I know how to learn better.
Source: Learning Styles PDF

Kahoot: An ONLINE Classroom Game

Are you having a hard time getting your students' attention? This game may help you, specially now that most of the students have their own smart phones. As a self-proclaimed techie instructor 😂😂😂 I use variety of tools to make my class more alive and in motion. One of the things I use is this called KAHOOT. It's a game played inside the classroom provided that the class will be divided into 2 or more groups and that each team has their own smart phone (to all teachers out there, you can use this to create a lively atmosphere). The teacher will choose or create her own quiz then flash the game on the TV screen where a PIN will be displayed. The students will be asked to go to Kahoot then

they will need to input the PIN on their smartphones which is flashed on the TV screen. They will decide what their team be called, so when they input their team name, it will be seen on the TV screen. The photo above shows the final result of the game which is played during our PCOM class.

The image above is the Kahoot result of my 21st Century Literature class.