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Digital Humanities in the Classroom
As I get my feet wet with this public-blogging thing (intentionally public, anyway–this isn’t the first time I’ve blogged publicly, but it’s the first time I’ve done so while trying to capture the attention of a specific audience and string … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Instructional Technology, On Being a Grad Student, Using Computers, Writing Process
Tagged assessment, blog, classroom, computer, CUNY DHI, digital, digital humanities, digital media in the classroom, K-12, NYCTF, policy-practice gap, rookie teacher, support, teacher
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Using Blogs as Data Collectors
When I started graduate school, web-based reference tools were only just being developed. At the time, I was using Endnote to keep track of my citations. That is, until I clumsily tripped over the cord attached to my iBook. This … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, On Being a Grad Student, Using Computers
Tagged citations, classroom, computer, data collection, digital media in the classroom, endnote, external hard drive, google, K-12, Mac, occupy wall street, phlogging, policy-practice gap, references, teacher, wordpress, zotero
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What Do I Mean by Policy?
I asked one of my professors during my first or second year of grad school, How are education policies made? I demanded an answer to a truly impossible question, and my professor’s answer was appropriate: It is a very complex … Continue reading
Night Before the First Day of School
I wonder if my bad sleep patterns lately are a subconscious act of solidarity with teachers throughout New York City who are preparing to start another academic year tomorrow. I remember all too well that charged mixture of excitement and … Continue reading
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Tagged bathroom, first day, funding, lunch, mayors library, NYC, prep, skill level, teacher, teachers choice
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“Hope and enthusiasm are soaring here. But not test scores.”
This past Sunday’s New York Times published the first of a series of articles about “the intersection of education, technology and business as schools embrace digital learning”(p. 16) with the title “In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores.” I have to say, … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Instructional Technology, Policy-Practice Gap, Using Computers
Tagged classroom, digital, NY Times, pd, policy-practice gap, support, teacher
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