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R-O-W Your Site
In our discussion of Digital Content, students are introduced to the definition of plagiarism. To prevent plagiarism, students are taught to R-O-W the site. The R stands for read, the O stands for o... Read More
It’s Not All Good, It’s Not All True, It’s Not All Free
This week in the computer lab we have been discussing the Digital Content area of Digital Citizenship. Digital Content refers to all the information that is available on the internet. Google announced... Read More
Substitute Bliss
I don’t know about you, but I DO NOT like being away from my classroom. I love my job, and I miss not being there to guide the students to mastery of a certain topic. But another reason for no... Read More
The Reason for my Absence
I do not normally post personal things on this blog. I have been away for the last week for a very significant event in my life – the birth of my first grandchild. I thought my students and co-w... Read More
Better Browser?
According to this blog post, over 90% of the people surveyed do not know what a web browser is. The Wikipedia definition is: “A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting... Read More
Digital Contact
For the past two weeks, students in the lab have been introduced to the unit on Digital Citizenship. The unit consists of three parts: Digital Contact, Digital Content, and Digital Conduct. Last week ... Read More
High Expectations
It has taken me several years to come to the realization that most of my frustration as a teacher is self-induced. I get frustrated when students do not do things the way I want them to; like push in ... Read More
Back To School
Monday will be the first day for students to come back from summer vacation. The White Oak Intermediate teachers have been hard at work the past few weeks getting everything ready, me included. Th... Read More