by Emma | May 15, 2018 | Administrators, Blog, Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Educational Technology, Media Literacy, Pedagogy, Social Media, Teachers, Teaching Topics
According to the Media Literacy Project, “media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media.” Educating our students to be experts in media literacy is the best way to prepare them to be critical, independent thinkers in the real world....
by Emma | May 8, 2018 | Blog, Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Educational Technology, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Study Skills, Teaching Topics
In the United States, 62 million people don’t have access to speedy Internet. Additionally, 16 million people live in rural areas with sparse Internet access. This adds up to almost a quarter of the US population. How can we bring connectivity and digital...
by Emma | May 3, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health, Teachers, Teaching Topics
Every job can get exhausting, but teachers have added pressures. Lesson plans, testing requirements, shifting state standards and calls from parents: teacher burn-out is a very real thing. Plus, students can be negatively affected by burn-out, which adds more...
by Emma | May 1, 2018 | Administrators, Digital Literacy, Educational Technology, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Teaching Topics, The Digital Divide
Technology has been around for ages. Even cavemen used sticks and rocks to make life easier. Now, the Internet sits in our pockets. With such vast changes in technology, there will always be those who fall behind the curve. Sometimes, it’s by choice. More often,...
by Emma | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Mental Health, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, School Safety, Social Media
Viral challenges are nothing new. Parents may remember games from years ago such as Chubby Bunny. In this game, one player places marshmallows in another player’s mouth. Then, the “Chubby Bunny” attempts to speak through the marshmallows. Although the challenge...
