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February 19, 2015

Throwback Thursday: Blogiversary Gift


What is Throwback Thursday? How does it work, you might ask? Simply look through your PURR-fect Previous Posts, perhaps a particular favorite of yours, and re-post it! Purr-fectly easy and simple! Your post doesn't have to be from LOOOONNNGGG ago; it can be from last month or even earlier this week. And if you don't have a post to share, perhaps an old photo or two from WAY BACK will do! Even a favorite pin is PURR-fect! Just join in the Throwback fun!


This post first appeared on The Teacher's Desk 6 2//20/13, the very first blog post here at The Teacher's Desk 6.

For years I hosted The Teacher's Desk website. I hosted Paragraph a Week and housed an archive of 100's of classroom ideas for teachers in grades 5 and 6. It began as a small website on a local ISP in late 1996 with a goofy web address. Then along came Geocities and I uploaded my site there. Still called The Teacher's Desk, it still had all the same content and a goofy web address. Sometime around 2003 Geocities combined forces with Yahoo and personal websites were not going to be accorded the same luxuries without a price. It was then that I invested in my own domain teachersdesk.org and began paying a monthly fee to house what for years had been free. Great!

Except that after time that monthly fee began to weigh on me, especially after I saw that there were new companies offering FREE websites with terrific features. In 2012, I took the plunge. I closed the teachersdesk.org and began porting things over to Google. The classroom website came first. Many of the once free items from The Teacher's Desk are now being offered on Teachers Pay Teachers, some still free; some for a price (reasonable, I might add). Still other items are being updated and will be featured here on the The Teacher's Desk 6 blog.

I started out creating this blog as a means for parents, students, and me to be to discuss the books we were reading in my Language Arts classes. I didn't like this really but it was a blog topic and I wanted a blog; however, I just let it be for quite some time. Today was a snow day for St. John School. I puttered around the house, finished all the chores, and started playing Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook when it occurred to me: Why not update that blog you opened last year?

Here it is! I'll be posting classroom ideas and activities on a regular basis. Feel free to borrow and share. I invite your comments, responses, inquiries, etc. Just one rule, please: give credit where credit is due. I promise to follow the same.

Thanks for joining me here at The Desk,
Angela
teachersdesk@yahoo.com



It's hard to believe that that first post appeared two years ago...  many linky parties, special features, giveaways, blog hops, over 400 posts later, The Teacher's Desk 6 is going strong, growing new followers and gaining bloggy friends (the best part of blogging in my opinion). It's time for a BLOGIVERSARY CELEBRATION. As a special thank you to show my appreciation for your support these past two years, I am giving away a $25.00 gift certificate for Teachers Pay Teachers.
Just enter the Rafflecopter below between now and February 24, 2015, 12:00 AM when I will select a winner. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Now it's your turn for a THROWBACK POST.






27 comments:

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    1. You're very welcome! I'm glad that you are able to participate!

      Angela

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  2. Congratulations on your Blogiversary! Love your store and your blog!

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    1. Thanks so much for your kind words! Glad that you are able to join in the celebration.

      Angela

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  3. Congratulations on your Blogiversary!

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    1. Thanks, Karen! So glad that you are joining me for my celebration!

      Angela

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  4. I absolutely LOVE your blog, and all the great resources in your TPT store. Happy Blogiversary to you:)

    Also I tried to pin your giveaway, but Pinterest says "Oops! This site doesn't have any images to Pin."

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    1. You are ALWAYS so kind, Amy! I'm so happy that you are able to join me in my blogiversary celebration. Hmm? No images to pin? That's odd; there certainly are images, loads of them. Did you add your entry anyway? Just put a little message that you tried to pin it. Sorry for the inconvenience.

      Have a great weekend,
      Angela

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  5. Congrats and hope your staying warm! I live in Ohio too!

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    1. Today was definitely a cold one for us Buckeyes! It's a balmy -8 right now. LOL! Thanks for joining in my celebration.

      Angela

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  6. Happy Blogiversary Angela! :) Did your kitties win the gift certificate?? Their picture is adorable!

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    1. Kitties came in second place! Thanks for helping out... next year the competition is ours! So glad that you are able to join me in my celebration.

      Angela

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  7. Wow...you've been at this for a long time! Congratulations!

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  8. Thanks, Suzy! Glad you are joining in my blogiversary celebration!

    Angela

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  9. Congratulations! My students enjoy your ZAP games. Thank you for the giveaway.

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  10. I love reading your posts, and thank you for the giveaway!!
    Crystal
    www.funandlearningatbba.blogspot.com

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  11. Congratulations on your blog anniversary. I enjoy reading your posts.

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  12. Congrats on your second blogiversary!!
    Noelle

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  13. Congrats are in order for you! I enjoy your bog posts. Stay warm!!

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  14. Congrats and thanks for the giveaway!

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  15. Happy Second Blogiversary! Wow! That's quite a few posts!! Thanks for sharing with all of us.

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  16. Wow! Congrats and thanks for the giveaway!

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  17. Congrats on your anniversary!!!!

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  18. Yay for you! I enjoy reading your blog. Thank you!

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  19. Happy 2nd Blogiversary Angela! Your Throwback Thursdays are very interesting.

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  20. Happy Blogiversary! I enjoy your blog and your ZAP games ~ You are an inspiration! :)

    -Lisa
    Mrs. Spangler in the Middle

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  21. Thanks for the giveaway! So thoughtful. :)

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