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These questions are hard for me because unlike all of you, I have yet to be a teacher. I’ve been a paraprofessional and I’ve been a teachers assistant in college, but I don’t have the same qualifications. I’m on my own road trip beginnings. It’s hard because even though I have this degree, many jobs […]
MoreInterview with Kat Geuea
Kat’s story really impacted me as I thought it was so realistic. It definitely had me thinking that Alaska because of its isolation is pretty safe from epidemics, such as the current Measles breakout in the lower 48. So I thought about how interesting Kat’s plot and was glad I got to interview her. I […]
MoreOutdoor Education. In Alaska? An Interview with Erika Horn
When I read Erika’s about outdoor education–in Alaska?!–I was intrigued. I can see the value of more self-directed learning/unstructured play for elementary aged children, and the “apprenticeship’ aspect of learning a trade or career for high school students. Holding classes outdoors can also teach skills, such as caring for or helping others, teamwork […]
MoreDigital storytelling is not History
After completing this course, I am incredibly excited to use some of the tools and skills that I have learned in my classroom. One of the biggest challenges I have with implementing a new online tool in my class is that I often don’t have a lot of extra time to teach the students how […]
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“Moving Up The Three Tiers of Education” Interview by Erika Horn
My goal with interviewing Nina about her story was to figure out what influenced her to create her digital story. The best way to do this I thought was to focus on who Nina is as a person as well as what about her world inspired her to create it. This background information about Nina […]
MoreInterview with Deana Waters
Since, we do not meet regularly and we have busy schedules especially this time of year, I opted to do a google form for my interview with Deana. (Thanks for the suggestion Rebecca Williams.) . I have trimmed the interview down to the questions that elicited the most interesting responses.
MoreInterview for Chris Fliss author of “The Rise of Defensive Digital Literacy’
Chris and I both wrote stories about the future of education that depend upon digital learning. I was curious about his choices in writing and I wanted to be able to speak with him. Unfortunately, Chris and I have very different schedules so instead of a video chat, I created a Google Form. I did […]
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