Sharing with others is good, and with digital technology, sharing is easy.
-Richard Stallman
Some of you may be like me, not really a digital native, but definitely not a digital immigrant either.
When I was in high school, I had a cell phone. Most people did. They looked like this:
No color screens. 500 texts a month. Indestructible. No data.
No one used their phones in class, because… well, 500 texts a month weren’t going to be wasted during the school day. If you had any type of social life, you were saving those bad-boys for the evenings before free calls started at 9 p.m.
Flash forward 15 years of my first cell phone, and I’m the proud owner of my um-teenth iPhone, 3rd gen iPad mini, and drive a car with Bluetooth connectivity so that I can text while driving without physically picking up my phone.
And yes, to my 15 year-old heart’s fancy, I *finally* have unlimited texting, calling, and even data! GASP!
I’m also an eighth year high school English teacher in the greater Cincinnati area. I love to read and write pretty much about anything. And I love my job. I love high schoolers. They’re always bringing me these hilarious perspectives about life. They certainly keep my on my toes and while I may teach them rhetorical device terminology, they also teach me all the hip lingo so I can stay current on my slang.
I’m pursuing a master’s degree in Educational Technology because what better time to learn about technology than as it is really booming in the educational field? It seems like there are new applications and software programs released every day that a teacher can use to tech-ify her classroom. And while I’m not a huge proponent of using technology (or anything, really) just for the sake of using it, I do think when used well, it can really help engage students into meaningful learning.
Anyway, here goes nothing! Look for my posts and get techy with teach.
(Come on, I’m an English teacher, I can’t resist a good pun.)
Gettin' Techy with IT 