Teaching Online

Teaching online is such a flexible way of connecting with your students. To do it right, as with anything else, takes time and effort to stay in touch. Is it worth it? Absolutely!

What an honor

Teaching at a high school and being the technology integrationist for the district allows me to help a lot of students and teachers with technology. But what a surprise when the yearbook advisor took my picture because I had been voted by the students as the "most tech savvy teacher in the high school." Wow, I was impressed to be a senior citizen and still thought to be techie by teenagers!

So much to do and say

Wow, there is so much going on in technology today. I feel like I am in a hurricane and the new trends are moving past me at that speed. How can anyone possibly keep up with what is current and going on in the educational world today?

The Florida Virtual Conference last week was totally awesome! Great speakers and I got to stay home to attend. Technology is just great.

Mobile Technology

Where is it all going with mobile technology? How long before our schools will have no personal devices connected to anything permanently? The mobility is a wonderful convenience but when does it become a nuisance to have technology with you at all times? Do we really WANT to be connected anywhere, any time?

SEMVA

SEMVA is finally off the ground--so to speak. Plans are in the works for classes this fall. Excitement is building among the students and teachers are being trained and getting excited about the world of the cyberclassroom. Wow--what a change in education is ahead of us. Do we change just to be changing? I think not. We change to make the education for our students better, deeper, richer, and more personal. Online learning can do all this but needs the right teachers in the classroom. Are you one of those teachers?

Online Learning

Getting people excited about online learning is great. It is so convenient for so many students and fits the learning styles of students when sometimes the face to face does not. Being on the teacher end is exciting as well to see students work come in and be happy for them.

Connected or not--that is the question

Why does our society feel the need for constant connection with peers and "friends." Do we have to be connected 24/7? What happened to getting away from it ALL? Connection is a convenience but when does it become an intrusion?