Author Archives: Janeen Clark

Time for Twitter!

I’ve been using Twitter for awhile now and as I mentioned in one of my earlier posts I use it as a primary news source. I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that I may need to rethink this since the Elon Musk takeover. However I haven’t noticed a huge difference in my feed … Continue reading "Time for Twitter!"

If social justice doesn’t happen on social media, did it happen at all?

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?"

Digital Citizenship… to teach or not to teach?

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?"