The other day my 13-year old daughter took a picture of a sunset and told me that she uploaded it to VSCO. Are you thinking what i’m thinking? What is
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“Just as schools have played a role in preparing students to be citizens in the traditional sense, educators must now ensure that our children are ready to be active and
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I remember George Couros when he came to our District, asking the question, “If you don’t know what a hashtag is are you considered illiterate today?” I thought about that
As a former English teacher, I am acutely aware of media messages and the fact that they are a construct of reality. When I first started teaching (just a
Summer is awesome, isn’t it? A time to step back from the frenetic pace of teaching to enjoy time with family, to catch up on everything you’ve put off during
I don’t travel very frequently, especially by myself. So when I do, I combat the anxiety by talking to people. Literally anyone who has the fortune (or misfortune) of sitting
In the Twitterverse (just like in some other social media platforms), a hashtag unites people, for better or for worse. So regardless of whether or not you follow a person,
This article, “13 right now” by Jessica Contrera came across my twitter feed via Fran Siracusa with the message, “This topic deserves a chat discussion.” It’s one of a few posts I’ve
I recently did a talk for parents in Mississauga and in my research came upon this article in Forbes by Jordan Shapiro which speaks to the American Pediatric Society guideline
Yesterday, my friend, Jennifer Williams shared a tweet about how to create Facebook with classes. I replied to her that Facebook was blocked in my District, but that it looked
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