Will, Catrina, Mike, and I thought we would love to work together to demonstrate our learnings this semester. Please enjoy our Guardians of the Galaxy inspired project. We had a ton of fun making it; many laughs were had!

Ok, so as Will, Mike, Catrina and I were filming our superhero summary of learning this past week, I asked one of my students to pretend she was cheating via ChatGPT, and then I, ala ChatWoman, would obviously swoop in and deter her from this choice. When I asked her to do this, one of … Continue reading "“It feels like … cheating”"

Exploring the world of social justice and social media… In the article Amanda & Jacquie shared, Scherman and Rivera suggest that “citizens’ political participation stands at the “heart of democracy” (Verba et al., 1995, p. 1).” And, in one of the articles Alec shared, Benjamin Doxtdator argues that “our schools are not neutral contexts and … Continue reading "If social justice doesn’t happen on social media, did it happen at all?"

This week’s debate: “Educators and schools have a responsibility to help their students develop a digital footprint.” Ultimately I understand the arguments that the “disagree” side was making: teachers are not fully equipped to teach about digital citizenship, and the responsibility should ultimately lie with parents. As well, the responsibility of teaching this adds more … Continue reading "Digital Citizenship… to teach or not to teach?"

Of all the debates so far, this one has inherently been the most difficult to take a stand on. The arguments are so complex, and so nuanced, and so NOT black and white. They are also very much based on location and circumstances. In some areas technology has lead to a more equitable society. It … Continue reading "The Digital Divide"

Honestly, as we were listening to the debate and the ensuing discussion, I just kept thinking about how I am so thankful I did not have a phone when I was a child or a teen. I got my first phone in university (yay T9!) and it was pretty exciting. As a person who is … Continue reading "Is technology ruining childhood?"

This week Catrina and I debated Mike and Will. I enjoyed this experience, and I especially  enjoyed the mutual trash talking between Catrina and I, and Mike and Will in the weeks leading up to the debate haha. Initially I didn’t really agree with the side I was debating for, and I still would be … Continue reading "The Debate: Bring it on!"

Ok, I think being a responsible digital citizen might legitimately be more difficult than being a real, human citizen. And, I’m only being a little bit facetious when I say that. Why? The anonymity of the internet brings out the worst in humanity. Those things that we don’t say out loud, the videos that we … Continue reading "Digital Humanity… harder than Human-ing Humanity?"