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What is the Right Question?
Many educators understand the impact of asking questions. However, many educators may not be asking higher-order questions soon enough! As soon as…
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Edtech: Capitol Hill's Buzz Word?
No More Textbooks Is educational technology Capitol Hill’s latest buzz word? Three current events appear to suggest that politicians are aiming to…
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Twitter Trials Pt. 2
Last week I began my journey of teaching Twitter online on Edufire. In my last post of this series, I wrote about…
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Summer Training Happened so Fast…
Photo adapted from Flickr by kevindooley licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic. Lately, I have been reading about some exciting summer plans…
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Online Teaching: Twitter Trials Pt. 1
This past week I was inspired like many of you by the Twitter experiment performed at UT Dallas. As an online teacher,…
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Wait! Don't Tell Me!
When you ask your students a question, do they have enough time to respond? Studies suggest that many teachers do not allow…
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Silly Teacher, Blogs are for Techies?
In my Master’s classes, I am the go-to girl for using technology in the classroom. In reality, I know a lot less…
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Thought-provoking Discussion: Cooperation vs. Competition
Recently, I received a pleasant surprise in my mail box in the form of a very informative and thought-provoking comment from Anne…
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What Works: Cooperation vs. Competition
Many of you may be acquainted with Alfie Kohn’s radical views on creating a noncompetitive classroom environment. When I first read his…
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Using Teaching Models for Tech Lessons
Photo adapted from Flickr by Katiebate licensed under Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.0. Is integrating technology into your curriculum on your to-do list?…