Taking the Right Steps #DigitalFootprint
When I first read about the Ohio teen Alyssa Douglas who tweeted about assassinating Obama, I laughed in disbelief and thought to myself, “Who does that?” I also laughed at the ignorance of an...
View ArticleTrue Story: I Steal.
I love Creative Commons, because it helps me with my kleptomania. I always thought if I used images or videos online, that meant it was fair game. I mean, if you posted it on the internet, wasn’t that...
View ArticleiTunesU, I’m in love with you.
I had the privilege of presenting for the ACAMIS EAL Conference that was held at our school last weekend, organized by my amazing friend and colleague Ceci Gomez and her EAL team. When she asked me to...
View ArticleReal Time Teaching
One of my students asked me if I knew of any good advertisement sites. I told him I didn’t. When I asked him why, he said, “I want to look for sexist advertisements and use those for my WT1, but I’m...
View ArticleDigital Patriotism
I appreciate Valerie Strauss’s reposting of John Merrow’s article which argues this: While our kids may be digital natives, we must teach them how to be responsible digital citizens. I couldn’t agree...
View ArticleTo THINK is just common sense.
When asked, “What do you remember about the AUP, the document that you all signed at the beginning of the year?” my students responded with one of two options: “What is AUP?” or “Are you sure we signed...
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