Well, it is almost time! At 1:15 today, I will host a roundtable At the National Council of Teachers of English annual conference with some great educators from across the country on the use of Twitter for professional collaboration. Those of you who visit regularly may remember that I talked about Hash Tag communities this past summer. This is an… Read more →
If you are not already using Edmodo in your classroom, you are missing out on some cool features. Edmodo is a social networking site for learning. Fashioned to look like Facebook, before Mark and the guys started tinkered around with everything, Edmodo has numerous capabilities. Use my search bar to search for Edmodo. All of my past posts will pull… Read more →
When you mention social media you may create several images in your mind. Perhaps it is that of Facebook or the infamous Twitter bird. Perhaps that is a bit too strong of an adjective for that little bird that stands for Tweets. Tweets–a trivial and undeniably silly sounding word. Don’t be so quick to dismiss social media. In fact, I argue… Read more →
Being the uber dork that I openly admit to being, I am already anxiously anticipating next school year. Our school will be teaching a new English course: Multicultural Literature. As I plan excerpts and short text that I want to use with my students, I am working hard to offer a variety of options and diverse literature. As any public… Read more →
“Google it!” “You need to visit The Google.” These phrases are a part of our lexicon. In fact, to google scomething became official in 2006 when Merriam-Webster added the verb to the deictionary. The fact of the matter is that Google is a search engline. Over 85 percent of online searches start with Google. There are 100s of search engines out there…. Read more →
At a recent conference, I had a ball. It was great to exchange ideas, swap Twitter names and find out who blogs or wikis where. When the conference ended I enjoyed making contact with my new friends via their blogs and peer into what they were doing with their students online. When a colleague asked about tools for teaching a… Read more →
The clips below include SEVEN video clips that I have compiled. **WARNING** One makes a reference to safe sex (clip 6 or 7). Not for the younger audience. I find the high school students are fine with it; make your own judgment calls. This is always a great way to help students understand how media persuades us. Watch each video… Read more →
The latest trending meme in pop culture is..wait for it…”S- – – White Girls Say…to Black Girls”. A series of video parodies, produced by differnet individuals, has gone viral, spreading like wildfire across Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The first video was the infamous, “S- – – Girls Say.” Followed by “S- – – Black Girls Say” and “S- – – White Girls Say.”… Read more →
