…no, no you haven’t. No one is asking. No one is sending DMs, no one is commenting, no one is posting regarding any questions that need to be answered by prefacing with the title of this blog entry! If you see that tag line, move along! It is all a lie! Lie #1, actually.  This […]

  As we all know, there has been a big push for technology integration within schools today. There are those districts that can afford the best, and those that are struggling for the basics. There is the phrase, “Get on board or get left behind.” Who said it first? Don’t know, but it is repeated […]

I’m trying something new. I love writing and I find it to be therapeutic, especially if it is a brain dump. I decided to try Edublogs’ “Personal Blogging – Create a Professional Educator Blog in 10 Steps” bootcamp. Well, it is a self-paced course, but I’m in speed mode and I’m a fast learner. If […]

Today Unit 5 was internetless, if that’s even a word (take note, Merriam Webster!). Without access to the web, we had no internet (obviously), no phones, no copy machines, no apps, and it was a domino effect to mess up everything from the obvious classroom activities to lunch count, attendance, administrative tasks, and the ability […]

Tech Timeline In reflecting over my history with tech in Unit 5, it is not surprising, because I’ve always known it, but to put it out there makes it real and sad…real sad. The district gives each elementary classroom a standard tech package: 2 desktop PCs, a Smartboard with a projector, and your staff laptop. […]