Philadelphia Freedom
Philadelphia, The City of Brotherly Love. Home to Benjamin Franklin, Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and many underachieving sports teams. This summer, Philly was also home to the largest and the...
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Change is inevitable, whether we like it or not. Like world markets that fluctuate over time, teaching as a profession and the model it employs, will to change. A recent article I read, written by...
View ArticleThe Cable Guys
As the 21st Century presents an increasingly complex and interconnected world, human progress demands intensive global knowledge and skills, particularly of our young leaders and innovators. Teachers...
View ArticleCourse 1 Final Project: The Wax Museum, Take 2
PROJECT BACKGROUND I currently work at ICHK-HLY as the Digital & Information Literacy Leader. I’m a non-class based teacher who works across the school, from Nursery to Year 6. When not in a...
View ArticleWhat we leave behind…
Whether it’s a potential employer, current employer, budding romantic partner, long-time significant other, or someone else in your life, there’s a good chance they have or will run a Google search...
View ArticlePrivacy is an Illusion
Photo Credit: gervais_group via Compfight cc The Internet is simply one of the greatest tools ever known to man. It has literally changed the world we live in. It not only has the ability to put an...
View ArticleCheck your Passport
Students today have access to global information at the tip of their fingertips 24/7. With the limitless power of digital media they are able to learn, create, and share in ways never before possible....
View ArticleCopyright, an Outdated Burden
Do we as a global society need to rethink copyright laws? Yes, of course we do. I think the system as it is now, where copyright relies on controlling the uncontrollable – copying and communication –...
View ArticleInspired Teachers, Empowered Learners
Technology is such a big part of the world in which we live. That is no secret. Virtually every job, company, and industry today, tech goes way beyond programming and equipment maintenance. Many of...
View ArticleCourse 2 Final Project – Global Collaboration
Addressing the 21st century skills of Digital Citizenship are important; to help students to learn, communicate and collaborate safely and responsibly. To say the learning in Course 2 is extremely...
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