Newbie Blog Hop

Alright, I'm attempting my first link up with Grade Three is the Place for Me for a Newbie Bloggers Blog Hop. I hope I'm doing this right!

::crosses fingers::

The Questions are:

1. what state you are in
2. your current teaching position
3. your teaching experience
4. when you started blogging
5. share a blogging tip / blogging resource

1. I am in the state of Florida! We're called the sunshine state, but all Floridians know that means squall lines, sun showers, and suffocating humidity.
2. I'm currently preparing to teach 3rd grade! I'm beyond excited to loop up with my kiddos this year--and this is my first year team teaching with my friend Judith. It's going to be a great year!
3. It's hard to believe that this will be my 6th year teaching. Time flies! I have five years under my newbie belt. I finally, almost, MIGHT have an idea of what it takes to be an effective teacher...maybe.
4. My first blog was back in 2004 when Xanga was the trend. I recorded the ups and downs of college life. I still look back and marvel at how unbelievably naive I was. :) As soon as Mark Zuckerberg expanded FB from Harvard to other colleges I gave up blogging for microblogging; also known as status updates.
5. A blogging tip? Hmmmm...Not so much a tip, but a resource I've considered joining. I've been looking at Teacher Blog Traffic School to help me refine my blog skills (I'm feeling very Napoleon Dynamite-esque).

Now I have a question for you! What activities, games, craftivities do you plan for the first week of school?

Take a look at my sad list of followers...yep. Just me. Help me out, will ya? ;)