Luna!

I’ve saved the best product review for last! I am super excited about this one too, and I know you ALL will love it.

Learning Resources sent me this amazing document camera to try out for them:

It is so sweet, and tiny, and lightweight! It is called the Luna Interactive Projection Camera.  I had a document camera in my room, but anyone in the school could use it.  How do you share a document camera?!

This document camera plugs right into you computer, and once you install the software, you are good to go.  (Of course you will need a projector too).

The COOLEST thing about this document camera?  It takes pictures! It takes video!!

We had tons of fun using the Luna for shared reading of our little books.  I projected a little book on the screen and the children followed along and read as I pointed.  Here’s the best part --  we LISTENED back to what we read! I could walk around and listen to kids reading as the video played back, and we could talk about how we all sounded when we read. They thought it was the coolest thing EVER!

(That’s not me – this is a picture from Learning Resources Winking smile)

The Luna can also take pictures, so, if we are working through an art project or directed drawing together, I could take pictures of each step.  Later, I could import them into a flipchart or a document for my later reference or for a child that may have missed the activity.

The only thing I disliked about the Luna?  You had to have the projector plugged into your computer.  With my other document camera, I could just plug my projector cable into the document camera and I’m good to go.  I don’t always have my laptop plugged into my whiteboard.

Here’s a video showing more of what Luna can do.

The Luna is priced at an affordable amount for schools at $199.00.  But, wait…..you can WIN ONE!

Learning Resources is giving away a Luna Interactive Projection Camera to one of my very lucky readers!

If you haven’t already checked out Learning Resources and all of their great products you can do so at one of these places:

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114 comments:

  1. I would love to have one of these for my classroom. I would love that it is able to take video!

    kimberlycollatos@comcast.net

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  2. I would love to have one in my classroom! I would use it to model everything under the sun, and use it for math! :)
    tgue@hse.k12.in.us
    Traci

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  3. I would use this in my classroom in place of videos and a smart board. Our county hasn't provided smart boards to any grades below 2nd. This would be such a great resource for my kinders and help us project images on to the white board! :)
    Erin
    Eberhart’s Explorers

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  4. Wow, what an awesome classroom tool! Thanks for the chance to win! My kindergarteners would love it!
    Michelle
    mcoop1125@gmail.com

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  5. oops...posted my comment before entering...I would use the camera when we watch our chrysalises form and butterflies emerge!
    Michelle
    mcoop1125@gmail.com

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  6. I would use it to allow students to share their work with the class! And of course model lots of activities... the list goes on forever!
    kristenkennedy5@gmail.com

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  7. I would love to have one of these in my classroom

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    1. PS I would use it to model activities and project images.

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  8. I would love this to make movies of my students quickly and on the spot. They love to see themselves and it would reinforce the skill or activity they were doing by watching it again!
    ~Fern
    Fern Smith’s Classroom Ideas!
    Fern Smith’s Pinterest Boards!

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  9. I would love to use it for read a louds, modeling, and for students to share work on!

    Kate
    dancinqueenks23@aol.com

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  10. I love your Penguins and It's Fall Y'All Units!

    Kate
    dancinqueenks23@aol.com

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  11. My favorite Learning Resources product is the Luna!

    Kate
    dancinqueenks23@aol.com

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  12. Always looking for a good doc camera- we have several at school that we have to check out and I am always worried that someone in the upper grades will need mine back... and it seems reasonably priced.
    karlaheleotes@cox.net

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  13. I love the idea of using this to record my expert readers! What a get find!!! And best of all no sharing with the whole school!

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  14. I have entered every possible giveaway for a Luna! Maybe I'll be lucky this time. I would be so jazzed to start thinking up activities to use this for next school year.

    Donna
    darryl40w@att.net

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  15. I would love to have a document camera in my classroom. All I have is the old projector that you have to have transparencies on.

    Kelbi
    ksarfsten@gmail.com

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  16. I would love to have one of these in my classroom! It would be great for modeling with manipulatives!

    ❀Bethany❀
    Learning is a Journey
    Polka Dot Parlor

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  17. I visited LR! I have had the hear-all assessment recorder on my wish list for a while!

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  18. I would love to use this to project a smaller book so that everyone can see it and read along with me on repetitive text.

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  19. This would make an excellent center. The students would be thrilled to use it!

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  20. I think I love this thing!! I have seen it all over blogland but can't seem to catch it!!! So many ways it could be used! Math modeling would be a whole lot easier!! Great giveaway!


    Laura
    llmartin305@gmail.com
    Peace, Love, and First Grade

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  21. I would use the Luna as I read books to the students. I would be able to track the words as they watch and they can still see the pics. It would be great for literacy!

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  22. I would love to finally win a giveaway. This is the prize that i keep hoping for. Hopefully this will be my lucky giveaway. 1 ways i would use it would be to project pages in a book or their own writing to revise.
    thanks
    Beth
    abeth750@comcast.net

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  23. I would use the Luna to model centers and math workshops!

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  24. I love your fix it up packet and your zero the hero packet!

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  25. I will use it when teaching my sweet kiddos! I just know they would love the Luna to use during our lessons on the SmartBoard! I hope I am the lucky one!

    kellybrown28021@gmail.com

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  26. Oh, oh, oh, pick me pretty, pretty PLEASE! I would use this in my class to model writing and reading strategies to my French students. A doc camera is really the ONLY way I can do this (because they are middle schoolers, and I just can't turn my back on them while I talk out loud to myself and write on the board!!!) It would complement the LCD projector I bought with my own money this year sooooo nicely! Heading over to your TpT store now!

    What an AWESOME giveaway... you're going to make some teacher very, very happy!

    Tammy

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  27. WOW! There are so many ways to use the Luna in the classroom. It would be great to show the kids journal pages, activity sheets, etc. and other projects that are made! I would love to have this in my classroom!
    Thanks for showing us- you are a "lucky duck" to get one of these!
    Happy Friday!
    Maryann

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  28. I would love to have a document camera!

    Samantha
    ms.smartypants@rocketmail.com
    Ms.Smarty Pants

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  29. I would love to win the Luna. It would be great to use in the classroom.

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  31. This would be a great addition to my classroom! I would love to be able to use it for reading stories to students and to use in place of our overhead projector as a station during The Daily 5.

    Blessings,
    Marlana
    marlanajill@yahoo.com
    Lil' Country Kindergarten

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  32. I really want a document camera for my kindergarten classroom! It would be awesome for shared reading & interactive writing!

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  33. I have seen this before and I think it's so cool! I would LOVE one of these. Learning resources has a lot of other great stuff too -- oh the choices

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  34. We have to share document cameras too! This would be an aweome resource to have!!

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  35. I would soooooooo love to win the Luna document camera! It would come in soooooooo handy at school, and I could finally get rid of that bulky old overhead projector!

    Sally from ElementaryMatters

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  36. The Luna document camera is a very cool tool for the classroom at any grade level! The best part is there is no need to replace the costly light bulb.

    Suzzanne Horton

    Suzzzanne_horton@yahoo.com

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    1. I would use it for shared reading, math and science demonstrations.

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      Suzzanne_horton@yahoo.com

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  37. I would love to win a Luna camera. I've been trying for soooo long!!! It would be so beneficial for all content area lessons with my special education kids!!!
    bl3982@yahoo.com

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  38. I would love to have a document camera in my classroom. All I have is an overhead projector.
    lopezanamarie9@gmail.com

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  39. I would love to have a document camera in my classroom. All I have is an overhead projector.
    lopezanamarie9@gmail.com

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  40. I would love to have a document camera in my classroom. All I have is an overhead projector.
    lopezanamarie9@gmail.com

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  41. I would love to have a document camera in my classroom. All I have is an overhead projector.
    lopezanamarie9@gmail.com

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  42. I would love to have a document camera in my classroom. All I have is an overhead projector.
    lopezanamarie9@gmail.com

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  43. I would love to have a document camera in my classroom. All I have is an overhead projector.
    lopezanamarie9@gmail.com

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  44. I would love to have this doc camera to model... well, everything!
    Kristen
    kclardy82@gmail.com

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  45. I love your zero the hero packet on TPT!
    Kristen
    kclardy82@gmail.con

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  46. My school doesn't have document cameras for the primary grades, so this would be great! I would use it to read books to my kinders and guide their instruction on worksheets!

    Miss A's Kindergarten

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  47. I love learning resources! How do you choose a favorite?! Lol- I do want their letter construction kit for next year!
    Kristen
    kclardy82@gmail.com

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  48. My favorite Learning Resources product is the Time Tracker! So cool!

    Miss A's Kindergarten

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  49. I have had your Fun with Numbers 1-10 and 11-20 packs on my wishlist for a while now! I can't wait to save enough money to get them on your TPT store.

    Miss A's Kindergarten

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  50. I would love a document camera in my first grde room! It would make math so easy, Iwould also use it with reading. I could put any book uner the camera, and the whole classcould see the pictures.

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  51. I would love to use it with math manipulatives!

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  52. I am teaching transitional kindergarten this year and it would be so helpful to show art projects!

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  53. I will use this a TON in science, but I can see how amazing this would be in Daily 5 -- both reading AND math!

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  54. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win. As a writing teacher, I know this will come in handy.

    Lori (luvyorkies@gmail.com)
    Teaching With Love and Laughter

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  55. I think I would use it for all subjects!!

    lindaandrews@bellsouth.net

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  56. I would love to use this in my classroom. It would be great for shared reading and allowing students to share their solutions in math.

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  57. You can use a document camera in all subject areas. This is a great giveaway!!

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  58. I would love it to take a video of a demonstration or performance and have the option to play it back.

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  59. I would love to use this my 4Ker's, it is so cool. Thanks for the opportunity to win this.

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  60. I would LOVE to win.

    sn.nguyen19@gmail.com

    missnguyensclass.blogspot.com

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  61. GREAT giveaway! Thank you. I would LOVE to win this for my classroom!!!!

    stephaniejnisbet(@)gmail(.)com

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  62. I would love to use this in my classroom. Just found out I have 28 first graders so this would help keep them engaged and able to see!
    Melissa

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  63. I love your TPT store, especially the Problem Solving pack for morning work.
    Melissa
    Mandmyoung@chartermi.net

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  64. I will us this as an alternative for read-alouds. I can also use this for word work and making words. Stephanie

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  65. I have just discovered I am moving from 1st to K next year and so I was so excited to discover your blog! I have a feeling I will be hanging around here a lot this summer! My 1st grade room had a doc cam and projector but unfortunately our K classrooms do not. I'm sure going to struggle without the technology and so I am scrounging around and fundraising for a projector. This doc cam would be fab! I would use it for sharing student work, modeling use of manipulatives, and center games, detailed handwriting practice, shared reading of student work..... The additional features of this camera sound amazing and it appears the possibilities are endless!

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  66. I am getting an activboard this year, so I can think of one million ways to put this to use in my classroom!! :)

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  67. I would love to use the Luna in my classroom for shared reading, modeling of various activities, using manipulatives...I would especially love it for projecting materials and text larger for my visually impaired students!

    Kara
    Spedventures
    spedventures @ gmail . com

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  68. This would be amazing to use in my Kindergarten classroom. We could use it for so many writing, math, and center activities. What an amazing way to use as a way to model things for the kids.

    Kristen

    Glitterandglueprincess.blogspot.com

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  69. I have an old overhead projector. This is awesome and would be an excellent tool to use in my kindergarten classroom.

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  70. I have been wishing for a document camera! It would be so wonderful to use to model writing, show read alouds, model how to use manipulatives, and so much more! It would be so helpful in a kinder classroom so everyone can see what's going on and have a chance to project their work for all to see as well!

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  71. I would love to use this for shared/interactive reading!

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  72. I would love to win this! There are so many possibilities of ways to use this!
    buggyinkindergarten@gmail.com

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  73. I really like the time tracker from learning resources!

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  74. I would love to use the video feature of the Luna in my classroom. I think my kids would love seeing themselves in action. I really love the nowboard from Learning resources. I actually talked my principal into buying one for our school...I can't wait for it to come in. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
    Stacy

    Simpson Superstars

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  75. I would definitely use this in my K classroom for showing the whole class math concepts with manipulatives. I would also use it for students to share their writing with the whole class. I don't have a projector yet (supposed to get one in a year or two), but maybe this could convince my administration to move up that date.
    Nicole

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  76. I would use this to share student work.

    Jennifer
    The First Grade Dream

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  77. Oh man! You could use this for everything!!! And take videos too? That would be so cool. They could do readers theater. Mostly, I see myself using it for math. Sooo fun!!!

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  78. I could use it for so many things...but first I would use it to let the students share their work. Then I could use it to demo how to use the manipulatives. I would love to use the video to show my students what their puppet shows look like. I never thought of a document camera as a video camera. I would love to play with that feature. I hope I win! No one in my building has a document camera.

    Terri Izatt
    Tizatt@ecsdnv.net

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  79. I would love to use this in my kindergarten classroom. The opportunities to use the Luna would be endless. The kiddos would love to use it or would I love to use it more...that would be a toss up. Shared reading, writing projects, and math activities would be amazing using the Luna.

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  80. I would be so excited to have this document camera in my kindergarten classroom! I would use it for science experiments, whole group reading, math, writing and everything else. I think I would use a document camera constantly :)

    Angela Pfeifer
    chadro@yahoo.com

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  81. I would love this for my classroom! I would use it to project my lit programs decodable books for my kiddos. It would be great to have the kids do math demos on also... oh the possibilities :)

    Melissa
    todayinfirstgrade.blogspot.com

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  82. We have one document camera that we are supposed to share for 5 K classes. I would love to have my own!

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  83. I would love to have your writing journals.
    yvonneeyrg@gmail.com

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  84. I would love to use the Luna for my meetings with families and also for model lessons in various classrooms.
    Thanks for the opportunity.

    yvonneeyrg@gmail.com

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  85. I hope I win this one!

    arcrow@sbcglobal.net

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  86. The luna is fabulous! What a great addition this would be in my middle school math classroom - still getting to be interactive...with 35 students! :-)

    teachertalkamy [at] gmail [dot] come

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  87. I would love to use it to project pages of books to my Promethean Board, so I don't have to scan everything.

    Faithful in First

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  88. I could use the Luna in a million ways! I don't have ANY kind of projector so this would be AMAZING to have in my class! I could use it to project books, activities, etc. on my white screen!

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  89. I would use the Luna for shared reading!

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  90. I would love to use this for shared reading and writing with my reading intervention students! This would be so exciting! We do not have a document camera!

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  91. My document camera doesn't take videos. That would be awesome. I don't understand the whole share thing either with technology.

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  92. I would love to has this tool to use with my kiddos in the classroom!

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  93. I have to change schools and won't have access to a document camera. How do you teach without one when you've used one for 4 years? Please let me win!
    sherrymatheson@gmail.com

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  94. I would love to have a document camera in my classroom. I also love the idea that it is portable so I can move it with me when/if we have to move rooms. I also love how it can be shared with others in the school, so more kids can benefit from this awesome technology!

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  95. I would love to use the Luna for shared reading since you can turn any book into a big book! I also love the video feature!!
    -Brooke Hilderbrand
    Once Upon A First Grade Adventure

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  96. I need this Luna for Big Books, small and large group instruction, and many more ways. I am crossing my fingers!

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  97. I really need the Luna as my current projector is horrible. i follow your tpt store and love the primary portfolios for documenting their growth in writing throughout the year.

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  98. I love all the products at Learning Resources. My favorites are the Luna & Easi Speak!
    kravenegas@yahoo.com

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  99. i would love one of these in my classroom i would use for centers time.
    soad6274@gmail.com

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  100. my fav product from learning resources is the now board. I wish I had one!!

    soad6274@gmail.com

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  101. I love your fix it up sentences. I use them in my classroom. My students love them too.

    soad6274@gmail.com

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  102. Me and my Kindergarten kiddos would go crazy with this kind of technology in the classroom. I can only imagine how amazing shared reading, math lessons, etc... could be! :)

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  103. Great for anything but mostly, MATH.
    Love it.
    bharmor@hotmail.com

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  104. I feel like I would use it for writing and math the most, but I do not have an ELMO so I might find more uses as I learn!
    Melissa
    mandmyoung@chartermi.net

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  105. I love your Grammar Fix-Up sentence pack-I am lacking a system in that area and put it on my wish-list!
    Melissa
    mandmyoung@chartermi.net

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  106. I would love a LUNA, but my other dream product from Learning Resources would be a NOW board.
    Melissa
    mandmyoung@chartermi.net

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  107. Thank you for sharing about these Learning Resources. I had to order the Hear All Recorder for this next year.

    lyons.cori@gmail.com

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  108. I love using the Fix It Up Sentences and your Problem Solving Fun packets.

    lyons.cori@gmail.com

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  109. I would love to use the Luna for shared reading.

    lyons.cori@gmail.com

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  110. I think this would work well as students are singing a song and following along with the music on the board. It often helps if I am able to point to the words or the notes as they sing or play so that all students are able to stay together. It could be a really great help!

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