Creating the Responsible User Agreement for the final project in Course 2 was really enlightening. The projects I have been involved in thus far have all been organized by a larger group, and I was simply a participant (or an additional node) that stretched the project further. However, this project felt different in that it… Continue reading Responsible User Agreement for Elementary Grades
Category: Course 2
History of Communication
Reading over different articles about the power of the web, my mind went back to a class that I took in Graduate School titled “The History of Communication.” In this course, we talked about a lot of the technology that people have invented to increase the efficiency of communication. The first major technology that we talked… Continue reading History of Communication
Crowd Sourcing Support
Often times, when we talk about bullying, we focus on the bully him/herself and the victim of the bullying. I got this picture from one of the students in @tabletj‘s class. They were making anti-bullying posters. I saw this one, I laughed, loved it, photographed it, and enjoyed it more after I cropped it. Only… Continue reading Crowd Sourcing Support
Sidenote: Do What’s Right! (with Copyright)
I quickly wanted to share a few SUPER helpful resources that I got from “Everything is a Remix: Learning 2.0 Edition” presented by Rebekah Madrid (@ndbekah). 1. Flickr CC Attribution Helper If you’re using Google Chrome and you use Flickr to find Creative Commons licensed images, you should get this. It’s developed by Alan Levine (@cogdog) and it basically gives… Continue reading Sidenote: Do What’s Right! (with Copyright)
Do What’s Right! (with Copyright)
I recently did a writing unit in my class about blog posts. I’ve taught my students in my class in the past to blog before, but this was the first time I had a very specific focus in mind. At Learning 2.013 in Singapore, I attended a session titled, “Everything is a Remix: Learning 2.0 Edition”… Continue reading Do What’s Right! (with Copyright)
Sidenote: Letting Go
While (and after) writing the post, Letting go, I thought more and more about privacy. My privacy, my students’ privacy, everyone’s privacy… How much of what we do everyday is private, really? In the middle of November 2013 (November 16th to be exact), the hashtag, #rooftopbreakup was trending on Twitter. Kyle Ayers (@kyleayers), a comedian… Continue reading Sidenote: Letting Go
Letting Go
Everything is connected. I remember when a friend of mine was telling me when I switched to an Android phone that Google is now going to record all my keystrokes, all my searches, and everything I do on my phone. My response to that was, “What company doesn’t?” All the personal information that we choose… Continue reading Letting Go
Looking Forward with Footprints
After walking along a beach, or through the snow, we see our footprints by looking back. We see how we have left an impression or imprint on the surfaces. With digital footprints though, we can decide and control the impression or the imprint we will leave. Unlike in the sand or snow, we have control… Continue reading Looking Forward with Footprints
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