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A Christmas Wish
As we celebrate this Christmas, let us remember the important gift we have received: unconditional love from The Lord above. More importantly, let us share this love with others. Hold your family and friends close and treat strangers with kindness and charity. Merry Christmas!
A Light in the Darkness
The earth seems to have dimmed since Friday when 20 innocent souls were ripped from this life too soon. Many of us have cried tears of anguish. Many of us have tried to contain our anger. Many of us have thought about never letting our babies out of our sights again. Most of us are […]
GMUs Forum on the Future of Higher Ed
A couple of weeks ago I trekked down to Virginia to attend a forum on the future of higher education that was being held at George Mason University. I was nervous because I’ve never traveled to a conference alone, but I was determined to go despite my nervousness. I am so glad that I went. […]
Digital Story Books
Digital Story Books. See how I used StoryKit to create a very important message!
Digital Story Books
I am so excited about all of the things I have learned this semester in UDSNF12, but this is by far one of my favorite things that I have done! After making a meme using Flickr and a meme generator, I was inspired to create something from that meme. So, I used my iPad and the StoryKit […]
Exploring Web Tools: What? I can use twitter for research?
My tool exploration project involves the use of twitter for research. I have always dreaded teaching research to students, and then trying to get access to the library’s database was always tricky for students to do at home. Twitter is something they understand and use readily. I became interested in this topic when this post […]
Copyright
I have never been daunted by copyrights. I guess this is for a couple of reasons. First, nothing in the modern world is completely original. Ancient texts, for instance The Bible, have influenced writers, artists, musicians, etc. for centuries. Even Shakespeare is criticized for “borrowing” plots. So what’s the big deal? Ultimately, it revolves around […]
Are Teachers Necessary in the Future?
So what I’ve been struggling with is the role of an educator in our society. While the idea of bringing the classroom into the 21st century is exciting, there are a couple of things that worry me. First, the financial reality of school districts is bleak. Classrooms with broken windows, falling ceiling tiles, leaking roofs […]
Breaking Barriers
Discovering the learning possibilities as a student has excited and motivated me to promote the same type of learning in all institutions, both public and private, from K-12 to post-secondary. It seems that a big challenge in education revolves student perfomance and teaching effectiveness. I think that going edupunk helps to reduce some of those […]
DIY Learning
I’ve spent a considerable amount of time trying to determine what I want to learn about to make me a better teacher. And then it hit me – I have always struggled with making my classes more student-centered rather than teacher-directed. I think this is partly due to the fear of my classes getting “out […]
Tammi Canty 