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Month: October 2008

Communicating and Collaborating: Being a Digital Citizen

Communicating and Collaborating: Being a Digital Citizen

The following is just a brain dump as I try to develop some workshop material on Digital Citizenship and communicating. Just thought I would share. Back in the day when I started teaching I used a ditto machine, occasionally a copy machine, phone and the US Postal service. There were no mobile phones, texting, email, discussion boards, internet, among others. Somehow we managed. Now there is a large number of ways we can communicate and connect, to some this is…

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Taking Stock

Taking Stock

Sometimes I just get overwhelmed. I have been feeling this way for a while.  Looming, serious budget cuts at schools and across the state, too many committees to belong to, too many teachers not willing to step out of their comfort zone, a very busy family. I just feel tired. How to get out of the funk? Take stock of the good things going on. I just began teaching a new grad class – seems like a great group a…

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