Many students have been affected by bullying, maybe even ourselves when we were in school as well. Bullying has been an issue for decades, and it makes you wonder why we can't find a solution or ways to curb this behavior. Personally, I never really realized that I was bullied when I was in school … Continue reading Cyberbullying…it is always personal
Copyright or wrong?
Copyright in education has become a hot topic since computers and the internet began the era of the copy and paste. This phenomenon continues to be an issue even though teachers check students work with plagiarism checkers constantly. Students seem to be okay with taking someone else's work and saying it is their own. The … Continue reading Copyright or wrong?
Do you know the details of your digital footprint?
Learning is so different now compared to when I was in school. The teacher is no longer the base of knowledge, but just a conduit and facilitator along the route. The teacher no longer must be in a classroom or in a school. Students can learn without the teacher as well by using the internet, … Continue reading Do you know the details of your digital footprint?
What is Digital Citizenship?
I used to think that I knew what digital citizenship was, and I did have a partial understanding of it; but there is so much more. First of all, digital citizenship is not just a teacher-student interaction; it should be a student-parent-teacher-administrator learning collaboration. Without this collaboration, we will continue to have the same issues … Continue reading What is Digital Citizenship?
A Course for Teacher Professional Learning
As I finish creating my personalized course for teachers; I am very excited to see all of the learning that that takes place. On the other hand, I wonder how many teachers will truly venture out into the universe of taking an online course during the school year. As I start my new position as … Continue reading A Course for Teacher Professional Learning
Continuing to Build…
Over the last week, I have continued to look for ways to vary my course activities and provide different opportunities for the teachers that will be taking this course. As teachers we like to provide differentiated instruction to our students; so I am looking to build my course with the same idea in mind. I … Continue reading Continuing to Build…
An Update on my Online Course
While building my online course on Google Classroom; I find myself in a continual reflection mode of what is needed and what is not. Learning in the same online environment through Lamar University for the last fourteen months has been helpful to focus on the detailed aspects of my course. Another quality tool that has … Continue reading An Update on my Online Course
