2 Year Blogiversary Celebration!

     I did it! Two full years of blogging under my belt and still going strong :)

     What started out as my New Years Resolution in 2012 has now become a part of my regular routine and has opened up numerous doors and opportunities that I didn't even know were possible. Through this blog I've developed personally, professionally, and have been able to connect with many amazing educators that I never would have meet if it wasn't for this platform! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read my posts, comment, and support me along the way; I couldn't do it all without you!!

     Last year I posted some year stats as part of my 1 Year Blogiversary Celebration and I thought it might be interesting to update those stats and take a look at how my blog has changed since January 2013.

Blog Page-Views

- As of January 2014: 331, 437

- As of January 2013: 102, 274

Blog Posts
- 2013: 202 posts

- 2012: 195 posts

Google Followers

- As of January 2014: 330

- As of January 2013: 246

Highest Traffic Month (by page-views)

- August 2013 with 34, 023 page-views

- August 2012 with 16,992 page-views

 

Top 3 Most Read Posts Overall (by page-views)

1 ) Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! WBT Blogs

     - May 30, 2012

     - 11,999 page-views 

     * Most read in 2012 as well :)

2 ) 10 Finger Woo & Culture of Respect

     - January 9, 2012

     - 6850 page-views

3 ) Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! The Scoreboard

     - February 8, 2012

     - 4882 page-views

 

Top 3 Most Read Posts of 2013 (by page-views)

1 ) Resources to Start Off Your Week 66

     - June 3, 2013

     - 3,641 page-views

2 ) Particle Theory of Matter Resources

     - July 23, 2013

     - 1,552 page-views

3 ) mRLC Backwards-By-Design Planning

     - June 14, 2013

     - 1,504 page-views 

 

Top 3 Most Commented Posts of 2013

1 ) 1 Year Blogiversary Celebration!

     - January 4, 2013

     - 45 comments

2 ) 300 Follower Giveaway!

     - July 11, 2013    

     - 23 comments

3 ) March Currently

     - March 2, 2013  

     - 16 comments

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To celebrate, I have decided to repeat the giveaway that I featured last year,

a Mystery Prize Package Giveaway!! 

    

 

     The winner will receive a hand-made prize package tailored specifically for them (valued at $50)! 

Upon winning I will get in contact with the lucky person, visit your blog (if applicable) and find out what you would like in a prize package! Maybe that includes:

- Gift cards to Starbucks/Tim Hortons/Target/Wal Mart

- New calendar organizer for the classroom

- Stickers for student's work

- Souvenir from Canada (if you are an American follower)

- Nail polish and/or hand lotion to pamper yourself

- Anything!
The fun thing about this prize is that you actually get something in the mail that you can unwrap and enjoy! I think that is way more fun that downloading an electronic file... I love getting snail mail!

     Sounds intriguing? Here is what Maria from First Grade Carousel won last year! You can also check out the wonderful post that she wrote on her blog when she received the package :)

     There are lots of ways to enter and for each entry make sure you leave a comment below stating how you entered and your email address so I can contact you when you win!

1 ) Follow this blog (if you already do make sure you still comment)
2 ) Tweet about the giveaway on your Twitter account 

     (leave the link in the comment)
3 ) Post about the giveaway on your Facebook page 

     (leave the link in the comment)
4 ) Post about the giveaway on your blog, please include the image above

     (leave the link in the comment)

 

A BIG, gigantic, thank-you to everyone who made my second year of blogging so awesome!

Contest closes Friday, January 10th at 9pm (central time) and the winner will be announced on Saturday.

Good luck!