Exploring learning, learners, and libraries
Posted in Blogging, Education, Social Media on Oct 14th, 2009
I am so ashamed. Seriously, I just want to go all ostrich and bury my head in the sand. But let me start at the beginning: I met Deven Black, spedteacher, during #Edchat on Twitter this past Tuesday night. (Please see Teacher Reboot Camp for an excellent explanation of and invitation to #Edchat). I began [...]
Posted in 21st Century Skills, Education, Social Media, Teacher-Librarians, Teaching on Oct 12th, 2009
In my prior blog post, Help Wanted: From My Students, I asked my students for help with a social bookmarking lesson. A brief description of the lesson and my shout-out to these awesome sophomores is found in the prior post. This post, however, is dedicated to answering some of the concerns they voiced in their [...]
Posted in 21st Century Skills, Education, Social Media, Teacher-Librarians, Teaching on Oct 7th, 2009
“Wah! I don’t know what to write.” Yes, this is what I was saying to my husband the day after my first post (and sadly thinking after my second and third). He told me I sounded like a student. Why am I telling you this embarrassing story? Because we teachers are often bad students. We [...]
Posted in Education, Teacher-Librarians, Teaching on Oct 3rd, 2009
I have to admit that sometimes I just don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing. I understand that this may sound ridiculous, but since I became a librarian, I never have missed having my own classroom more than I do now. Why you might ask? Education has changed. Teachers are being encouraged to experiment [...]
