Recently, on the connected student series, I discussed the ‘why’ of digital portfolios. It is imperative that in this day and age, students be able to Continue Reading
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The Myth of Average – A TED Talk For Everyone!
For Alice... Every once in a while you meet someone who gets it. Someone who understands how education has to be redefined in order to be successful. Continue Reading
The Student’s Guide To Using Fonts In Education
This was first published in Edudemic on Jan. 19th, 2014 As students begin producing a plethora of digital work – and connecting and sharing that work Continue Reading
4 Tips To Help Students Start Blogging
“Ms. Clark, I can’t believe it! Someone from Argentina and New Zealand just read my blog!” This kind of wide-eyed excitement is why I have been Continue Reading
How to Redefine Your Classroom by Connecting Students
Do you remember the days when you had to pay to get online access at places like Starbucks? Well those days are over, and we all connect very easily Continue Reading
Questioning ADD
This year has been an eye-opening experience for me. I have been able to watch kids in classes from a very different lens, that of an administrator. I Continue Reading
Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Word Art
The good news is...the moment I have been waiting a decade for has finally arrived. No, I am not getting married...but in my world this is a close Continue Reading
Just Say No to Cursive and Yes to Digital Literacy Skills
The fact that we are still teaching cursvie says so much about what is wrong with education today. Why are we are still teaching cursive to 2nd Continue Reading
Four Ted Talks to Help You Innovate Your Instruction
Four TED talks you should watch before heading back to the classroom this Fall. (With one non-TED bonus video) 1. Heidi Hayes Jacobs - What are we Continue Reading
Google Certified Students?
Google Certified Students: Using the Three G’s of Digital Literacy to Learn and Share Google Apps Within a School My Idea: Why not teach students to Continue Reading