Turkle Versus Wesch (Human Interaction Versus Technology Connection)

Curriculum 550 Digital Media Literacy
June 29, 2018

What is the relationship between Turkle and Wesch? Do you see them as allies, or opponents in this discussion of new media and technology?

Tonight’s homework assignment consisted on reading two articles, The Flight from Conversation written by Sherry Turkle and Crisis of Significance written by Michael Wesch. After reading both articles I would say they both writer have or share the same view in regards to the role that technology plays in society in our time. I think that Turkle and Wesch are not completely allies in the sense that they both are strong supporters of how technology pretty much controls humans in the present. I was also able to read about their opposing points of view regarding this issue. 

Both Turkle and Wesch believe that technology is important for students to develop their critical thinking skills as they become problem solvers in school and in life. However, I think that it is important to keep in mind that, even thought technology has become an important tool in society, we should not let it consume us. 

Sherry Turkle's article send an important message to all of us. The message argues that humans are desperate to connect through our devices. Sherry Turkle describes the distraction that are visible everywhere when people use their phones, computers, tablet as well as other technological devices. 

As I read these articles as immediately felt connected to Sherry’s Turkle’s comments. Her descriptions of technology and its use by humans made me realized how much time we devote to technology on a daily basis. Sadly technology is taking over. This is not good! People are isolating themselves when they are on their phones. Small children (children as young as 8 months old) are given a phone so they can play with it. I have seen it my self. I have been in houses where the family members are sharing the same physical space, but they are not talking to each other. They are all on their phones and or tablets. People are socially isolated from each other. Technology took over conversations!

Regarding Texting versus a Personal conversation. In this short clip Sherry Turkle talks about her believes regarding technology as being s an important part of modern life, but also that people need time away from their phones to cultivate the best relationships with other people. She argues that “there should be spaces in everyone’s home and life where there are no phones at al”. Turkle also asserted that “my position is not anti-technology, it’s pro-conversation” Turkle states that in today’s society people are sacrificing physical conversations for technological connections.

Turkle underlines that face to face communication is a great and healthy habit because we learn how to be patience wit people with whom we interact daily. Just like Sherry Turkle I also believe that we need to have conversations with a real person, we also need to listen and to communicate using our mouth, not via keypad, or number pad. Sadly, we see more and more how people are substituting physical conversations text, postings, using emoticons, emojis to communicate. People rather wait for others to comments on something they texted earlier or to something they posted on any of their social media platforms instead of making a phone call to speak to the person. Turkle states:

We are tempted to think that our little “sips” of online connection add up to a big gulp of real conversation. But they don’t. E-mail, Twitter, Facebook, all of these have their places in politics, commerce, romance and friendship. But no matter how valuable, they do not substitute for conversation.

In the article Sherry Turkle mentioned a person who sated that no one listen to them, therefore they rather text, or send messages on Facebook, Instagram, Tweeter. “No one is listening to me,” therefore I turn to Twitter, Facebook, or other social media sites. As I previously stated, technology is inundating our lives and sadly, person to person interaction is going to continue to diminish. 

Turkle’s article presents a problem that would not probably be a direct result of technology. The problem, I believe is the value that humans are placing on connecting digitally as supposed to having a person to person conversation. The cool thing about technology is that it gives us access to information from all over the World and we get it when we want to get it and fast. Technology allows us to connect with anyone anywhere regardless of who is on the other side. This lack of person to person interaction definitely is a social problem. I believe technology is not to be completely blamed for the lack of personal interaction. I truly believe that humans are to be blamed simply because people are the ones who make the decisions whether to  have personal interaction(s) with other people or to just have a digital connection with someone that is probably miles away (someone they may not even know). The following quote states that:

“We expect more from technology and less from one another and seem increasingly drawn to technologies that provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of relationship. Always-on/always-on-you devices provide three powerful fantasies: that we will always be heard; that we can put our attention wherever we want it to be; and that we never have to be alone. Indeed our new devices have turned being alone into a problem that can be solved”.

In his article Michael Wesch welcomes society’s technology phenomenon. He truly believes in the impact that technology is having in education and on students. Michael Wesch points out that the use of technology allows people to connect to the entire world without having to leave the comfort of their homes. As an educator he also believes that technology usage allows students to tranform themselves transforms from being a consumer to being a producer of knowledge. 

Just like Sherry Turkle Michael Wesch also thinks that even though people can easily connect and obtain information in an instant, There is also a need for critical thinking skills. Today’s students population need to realize that too much technology is a real problem and need to search for meaning within their learning. I would add that people need to communicate and know each other. We cannot be silent. As consumers of technology we must talk about these real needs and how it affecting society and our lives. 

I would agree that both believe technology is playing a crucial role in society. I believe that both points of view highlight the importance of conversation because it is through conversations that deeper connections and learning take place. I also think that both Michael Wesch and Sherry Turkle believe in the power of incorporating conversations into our classrooms. That is our job as caring educators. 

Dinosaurs Space Project!

Curriculum 550 Digital Media Literacy
June 29, 2018

Dinosaurs can do anything they set their minds to! Yes they can!

For this assignment, Maria, Vanessa & I took two plain old dinosaurs and turned then into a voice. Our group decided to push back against the idea that a dinosaur were made for boys only. Girls also can play with dinosaurs. Our dinosaurs shows that boys and girls are strong. We took the materials provided to us and create a gender neutral dinosaur.

Both dinosaurs represent strength, power, possibilities in accomplishing our desires, opportunities to show pride in who you are! did not matter matter if you are a male or female! You have the same rights to dream and to fulfill your dreams/goals. 

Making or creating and investing time something you can share in the world. You can analyze what type of learning can provide to your students. We used stereotypical gender norm props, fabrics, physical features and colors. So, our dinosaurs have colorful feathers, a pink cape a blue cape made out of blue flowers. Having a dinosaur that flies shows that anyone can accomplish their dreams. The sky is the limit!

Collaborating with Vanessa and Maria gave me an opportunity to share ideas and knowledge and our final project clearly demonstrated that reaching out to each other to become problem solvers enhanced our learning. We felt proud of what we were able to create and share. This is exactly what we have to keep in mind when asking our students to be creators and to proudly share their knowledge.

More Than Just a Dance Mad Hot Ballroom

Curriculum 550 Digital Media Literacy

June 28, 2018

More Than Just a Dance Mad Hot Ballroom

Mad Hot Ballroom is a Documentary that premiered in 2005. The Documentary chronicles the lives of several New York City schoolchildren as they get ready for a dancing competition sponsored by the nonprofit group American Ballroom Theater. As the finals of the competition near, the students -- ranging in age from 10 to 11 and coming from both poor and affluent neighborhoods -- make their transformation from reticent novices to confident contestants versed in the Latin styles of foxtrot, merengue and rumba. 

The contributors to Rethinking Popular Culture and Media demonstrate, that we can promote alternative representations of teachers that frame educational issues in different and more complex ways. In her chapter, “More Than Just Dance Lessons,” Terry Burant analyzes how the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom raises a number of important questions about teaching that challenges the familiar teacher-as-savior story line, such as “How can we change the face of teaching to reflect a more diverse nation?” Too often educators focus on critiquing children’s popular cultural texts as somehow separate from that of adults when in reality, television and film cross over between audiences and share familiar images and story lines. Educators can and should use Media Literacy as an invitation to improve our own digital citizenship, to use technologies to resist and rewrite representations of teachers as saviors and burnouts, as well as any other number of stereotypes, in popular culture and in mainstream media.

The film also raises questions about gender, sexuality, and the complexities and tyranny of competition, although not necessarily in explicit ways. The traditional gender roles inherent in ballroom dance (for example: boys lead, girls follow) aren't disrupted or challenged. In between dances, the film weaves precious glimpses of the children's lives and opinions into the mix, and many of these vignettes illustrate the pervasive heterosexual orientation in dance lessons, school, and life in general. Although the heartbreak of competition is vividly expressed in the children's tears and in their heartfelt debriefings afterwards, there is an unquestioning acceptance of competition as a cultural form throughout the film. But the structure of the competition itself, with a grand parade of all the dancers and prizes for everyone, the supportive refrains of all of the instructors, and even the names of the levels in which all the teams are either bronze-, silver-, or gold-level winners, help to mitigate the potentially nastier effects of competition.

The film raises serious and important questions about the demographics of teaching and the persistent need for more teachers of color in our schools in the United States. Ms. Burant believes that this film will be a useful tool for stimulating discussions about questions such as: “Can white teachers teach all children? If so, what do they need to know, or be able to do, to do this well? How can we change the face of teaching to reflect a more diverse nation? Sadly many non-minority teachers do not understand that for many of these Latino students and their family keeping their culture alive is a very important aspect of their lives. Many parents have to leave their countries in many cases in search of a better life. They have to leave everything and start from ZERO in order for them to have better live for them and for their children. 

Mad Hot Ballroom perfectly brings to life the action and color of New York City streets—from flower vendors to overflowing buckets of mussels and shrimp. And the children themselves take center stage, delivering insights on life as only fifth graders can. The film also demonstrate that having high expectations and having a growth mindset presented how despite these children educational, social and health issues, the dance program changed their lives. The dance program gave the students something to look forward to whether they’re any good or not. Being able to accomplish something in life certainly gives them and their family great joy!!. Culturally speaking the joy of knowing that after accomplishing a task/goal successfully, they will not only get a huge trophy, but will get a praise from adults. “Mad Hot Ballroom,” perfectly present how the music and the rhythm could change someone’s life for the better. The film also highlights caring teachers inspiring students not to give up on their dreams. All cultures create forms of visual arts, turn sounds into music as well as movements into dance. All of the arts are a part of our culture yet our educational systems include drawing, instrumental music and singing – but dance is often left out. I wish we schools would bring back dance class, not just at the high school level, they should start teaching them since elementary school. Students get to express their emotions thru music. Music is culture, is represents who we are. Music is our identity. I love to see how this documentary, gives aspiring young dancers an engaging intro to ballroom dance.

Digital Tool Review (Duolingo)

Curriculum 550 Digital Media Literacy

June 28, 2018

Digital Tool Review

What is Duolingo?

Duolinguo is an online platform and mobile app that offers users a free and innovative way to learn new languages while at the same time unlocking online linguistic content through translation. Duolingo launched in 2012. Doulingo is designed to feel like a game and it is scientifically proven to be an effective learning platform. There are approximately 23 different languages offered on the platform. Duolingo created language specific programs beginning with basic vocabulary words and building upon that information through each lesson.

How does doulingo work?

All lessons and activities on the site consist of speaking, listening, multiple choice, as well as translation activities. After finishing each activity, students can find out their correct answers and scores instantly. The learning platform keeps records of individuals progress. There are multiple levels within each section. Individuals need to complete one level before moving on to the next level. Students can see their scores instantly. Students are rewarded by receiving points every time a task, activity, lesson or assessment is completed successfully.

Another cool feature about this platform is that it can be used individually or it can be set up as a classroom teaching/learning tool. Another great benefit of the website is that besides its core platform the language learning site created an app that can be downloaded into any Apple and Android devices. The best feature about this platform is that it is completely FREE! An account must be created to use the learning site.

Is there more? Yes, Duolingo has exciting news!! The Learning platform just released its Plus version. Duolingo Plus and Tinycards!

What is Duolingo Plus? 

Duolingo Plus is a premium addition to the Duolingo experience. With Duolingo Plus, users have access to features including an ad-free experience and the ability to download lessons for offline use. Duolingo Plus is an in-app subscription. 

To subscribe to Duolingo Plus? tap the “Shop” tab icon on the lower right-hand corner of the main screen and select ‘Learn More' on the Duolingo Plus banner at the top, and follow the instructions.

What are Tinycards?

Tinycards is a brand new app created by the team behind Duolingo the most downloaded education app in the world. Tinycards are a fun, way to prepare for tests and memorize vocabulary! Tinycards are Colorful Flashcards and are use to Teach a variety of Subjects.

How to sign up and login the platform

This guide will help you get started. 

You can sign up by creating a new Duolingo account using your email address or by using your existing Google or Facebook account.

*On the Web:

To create a new account, click on the green "Get Started" button on www.duolingo.com and follow the instructions to create your Duolingo profile and start learning.

If you already have a Duolingo account, you can click the "Login" button on www.duolingo.com to enter your email/username and password. In case you don't remember your password, simply click on "Forgot password" and provide your email address. 

*On Android:

Download the app

To create a new account, click "Get Started" and follow the instructions to create your Duolingo Profile.

If you already have a Duolingo account, please click "I already have an Account" and enter your email/username and password to log in.

*On IOS:

Download the app

To create a new account, click "Get Started" and follow the instructions to create your Duolingo Profile.

If you already have a Duolingo account, please click "I Already Have an Account" and log in.

1) go to 'Clubs'.

2) Click 'Profile'.  (Do not select 'Create a profile' if you already have a Duolingo account.)

3) Click 'Sign in' and enter your email/username and password.

If you accidentally created a new account, you can log out of it by following below instruction.

1) Go to 'Clubs'.

2) Select 'Profile'

3) Go to "Settings"

4) Click 'Sign Out'.  This will bring you to the login page where you can click 'I Already Have an Account', and enter your email/username and password to log in. 

You are now ready to Duolingo!

Disney Princess!

Curriculum 550 Digital Media Literacy

June 27, 2018

Disney Princess!

What is your relationship to Disney and animated children’s culture? What role did these texts play in your life as a child, if any? In that of any children you share time with? How do your memories challenge or reflect Christensen’s claims? How does Frozen meat or challenge your memories of princess culture?





My relationship with Disney World began couple of years ago. Growing up in The Dominican Republic, my brother’s and I watched Chinese/Japanese cartoons. I do not remember watching animated films made in the USA. As a young child, as the only girl, I watched animated film where the girl lives in a happy place, surrounded by her dog or cat, her friends, a beautiful garden. She falls in love with a handsome young man. They live forever happy. I develop a strong desire to grow up and be just like one of the female protagonist. I had a strong desire to someday meet a Charming Prince, marry him and live happy forever. I do not recall dressing up in Princess gowns or watching certain movies over and over, because I was too busy being a student and a helper to my mother. I learned about Disney World, Disney movies, books after I arrived to the United States. My little cousins watched Disney movies all the time.

Their father bought them the dolls they fell in love with in that specific moment. Since I had no knowledge of Disney, I truly did not understand the obsession they had with some of these films and with the female characters. When I had the chance to watch a film with my cousins, I did not know that what I was looking at was a "damsel in distress". I learned in this class that Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, and Belle are all searching for their true love and waiting to be saved by a prince charming. Each of these Disney princesses are white, tall and thin, and of course have a small waist. Each princess is beautiful and unrealistically close to perfection. They are also well known for their beautiful singing voices. In fact, cleaning and singing are the only two skills we see in each of these princesses. Each of these princess movies portray an unrealistic sense of beauty and love to young girls.

Of course they all had to get marry because that is what society expects from them, to get marry and serve their husbands. I never realized the problem of gender stereotypes of women as I never really had to analyze a film through a critical lens. I have 5 nieces; therefore I had 5 Disney princesses in my immediate family. Luckily two of them exited the Princess hood. My oldest Princes Jasmine (that is her real name) is a College student. My second Princes Deeanys left Princess hood to become a busy preteen. She is now into fake long painted nails, friends, cellphones, etc… I still have 3 princess under the age of 12 (Marley, Abril and Melisis). 

As you can imagine the Disney princes fever is still pretty much alive. My poor brothers and sister-in-law fell into the trap of buying any product that had their favorite Disney character in (cups, notebooks, pencils, clothes, caps, key chains, etc… My cousins are now mothers themselves and they take their daughters to Disney World every year. I visited Disney World once when I used to live in Florida about 12 years ago with my brother, sister-in-law and nephew. We had fun, and honestly it is truly a magical place. I can understand why people would go there more than once a year or every few years, but I do not think I would spend money to keep on going back there. It is a very expensive trip and If you have a big family it gets even more expensive.

My nephews were obsessed with, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toy Story, Cars, Power Rangers, but their Disney love affairs did not last as long as it has with their sisters. I actually watched peter pan as a young adult and I have to say I liked it. I liked the fact that Peter Pan promised to never grow up (succeeds practically). He also promised to protect Neverland. I also liked that he was the Leader/Guardian of the lost boys. I wanted to be like Peter Pan and stay young forever! Because he was a boy forever! They even have a bus company named after Peter Pan, how cool is that!

Sadly, I did not know that women’s independence was being suppressed in each movie. Disney did a great job as it continues its narrative to present an unrealistic expectations in relationships an unrealistic portrayal of life events. Sadly, Disney’s characterizations of females and femininity are undervalued. In all movies, Disney princess plots are driven by love and interests. Sadly many of the Princesses do not valued themselves as they see themselves as being lucky because they are the chosen to marry the Prince. I do not have time to watch a lot of movies and certainly Disney movies, but now after watching Frozen, I see how Disney movies often guide young women away from power by changing the treatment of magical powers that exist between male and female. I think Disney sends young girls a clear message that females should only earn power by the way of beauty. Social Injustice is clearly highlighted in these movies. Now that we were asked to analyze one of them it is clearly visible. 

in Unlearning the Myths That Blind Us, Linda Christensen criticized how women, the poor, overweight people, and people of color were treated on each movie/film. Linda encourages her students to imagine the world a better world, characterized by relationships of respect and equality.

Speaking of equality, diversity was not even considered in many of the Disney's films. All Princesses are white, tall, skinny, beautiful with a great singing voice. Surprisingly, today was the first time I watched Frozen, ever! I really enjoyed it the film. I even sang the song Let it go!, let it go!! My nieces watched the Movie at the Cinema. They went to see the Frozen the Musical and of course moms had to buy them memorabilia they all wanted to take home. Again, regarding social injustice, Frozen is bombarded with it. Every aspect of the film like songs, the radio, commercials/merchandise etc... 

After watching Frozen I connected with Elsa. Elsa is not your typical Disney Princess/character. The fact that Elsa was born with magical powers; which she was not quite able to control. Elsa was a good Princess who meant to do no harm to the people she loved. Unfortunately she ended up doing just that. She harmed her entire kingdom along with her sister as a result of a mistake she made. Elsa was not a perfect girl and because of her sudden weakness her mistakes brought negative consequences to her kingdom. 

Watching Frozen with a critical lens helped me figure out social injustice played a role in this film. For example, in the film I did not see people of color. There were simply no character of a minority. I was stoked by the beginning sound on the movie. It seemed like it was a native american song. The story does engage the audience because it undermines expected stereotypes throughout the movie. It fades away from your typical princess film/movie.

 

What about the male Prince? How is he presented in the film? Well, he is handsome, but evil. In the film the character that possess the magical powers is good person. One aspect of the film I liked is the fact that both female characters (the sisters) were both leads female characters. It was visible that both girls cared about other things, not just of men. I

n this film at the end of the day, the hero who saves the day and the kingdom was not your typical handsome man riding a horse, this time the lead role fell on Elsa and her sister Ana. This was a true act of love and sacrifice from the girls part. No kiss to wake the Princess up was involved in the film. The love for a loved one and for their home was the winner at the end of the day. Elsa and Anna were the true heroes in this film!

Danah Boyd Chapter 7 (It's Complicated)

Curriculum 550 Digital Media Literacy 

June 26, 2018

Danah Boyd Chapter 7 (It's Complicated)

                                                          Are Today's Youths Digital Natives? 

Danah Boyd in chapter 7 talks about how media literacy have been in use since 1920’s and 1930’s. During the 1900's, media was use for more than just entertainment. For example the radio was focused on entertainment then news, until World War II where newscasts on the radio became more prominent. Mass media was intended for a large audience during this era. During the 1920's-1930's media was usually used for entertainment purposes simply because people were subject to propaganda just before WWII. I believe that the audience still needs to have a clear understanding of what the intentions of the speaker is/are as they try to read the information. 

Many students may be able to cruise the web to find information they are searching for or information they may not be searching for. Sadly in many cases the students do not even know or understand who is posting this information on the web. They may not even know what the intention(s) behind the information is/are. Danah Boyd argues that “ technical skills are increasingly important” Even though many students are considered to digitally speaking, there are still students whose technological skills are that of an immigrant. Many of these students have a basic understanding of how the computer they use every day work. 

Students may be able to navigate the internet and find information, sometimes too much information, but that doesn't mean they understand who is putting that information out there or the motivation behind the information. For teachers it would easy to assume that their students know more about computers than they do. (at least that is what I thought). Some students do but it does not mean they understand what is biased or untrue information. We should not assume that all students are fluent or native digitally speaking. Many of them, still do not understand the basic use of technology. 

As an educator I believe it is important to teach them how to navigate the internet safely. Textbooks are now becoming a thing of the past. We are now seeing more and more people navigating the internet searching for all types of information. Students will certainly be searching on the web for years to come and we have to make sure that they do it in a safe and secure way.

I currently work at West Broadway Middle School and at my school. Hispanics, African American, and Asians make up 84.9 of the total school population. Currently there are about 17 languages being spoken in my building. Many of these students come from poor African Countries, from South, Central, North America (Mexico), the middle east. Some of them left their countries because their parents feared for their lives. Some of these students are illiterate as they had to leave school to work in different farms in order to support their families back in their countries of origin. 

Having access to a computer for these young children was simply non-existing. They had zero access to computers at home. This would make them digitally immigrant. I would actually say that even students who are born in the US do not have access to a computer at home. Not all school-age children in the US today are digital natives. 

American born children will then required extra help with technology in order to start to complete their educational tasks on a daily basis and that will also make them digital immigrants. Currently social media is dominating our lives and that is I agree with Danah Boyd about the importance of teaching students to read content critically and to teach them to understand how to identify bias within reading article(s).

Our Teenagers and ‘digital natives’ are pretty much comfortable when navigating social platforms such as, Snapchat, Instagram, Tweeter, Facebook as well as other social media platforms and as an educator that understand they may not be able to differentiate between good or bad information (good or bad intentions). I believe that our jobs as caring educators is to show them how they can use technology intelligently to gain literacy and new knowledge.

According to Prensky, if you were born after 1980 you are a “digital native” I quite do not agree with Mr. Prenky’s assumptions simply because the fact that many people can easily navigate the web, can use graphics for projects and assignments instead of using standard text,there are many people who are not technology savvy! Once again, students may be fluent, but still do not understand how computer works (I certainly do not know how computer works). So, I an still not savvy digitally speaking. 

Regarding reliable source to obtain information from, in her chapter Danah Boyd mentions that the two most popular, but controversial source like Google and Wikipedia are not a reliable source. Information on Wikipedia can be edited by anyone at any time. This means that any information it contains at any particular time could be false. If students are allowed to use Wikipedia teachers should make sure that information obtained is evaluated before students use it for their assignments. 

Google, by itself, is just a search engine. Google is not a source, as all it does is search through hundreds of millions of websites; therefore cannot be a reliable source, as it does not have any of it's own information. Asking if google is reliable would be like asking if your local library is reliable. I heard many time that Wikipedia is not a reliable site. I hardly use it to obtain information anyways. If you ask me which one I prefer when thinking of searching information, I would use Google. I sincerely do not trust Wikipedia as a source to use in my classroom. When my students are working on projects where they have to search online, I advice them not to use Wikipedia. I allow them to use google Scholar to search for articles and other information instead. 

A Digital Naive or A Digital Immigrant!

Curriculum 550 Digital Media Literacy 
June 25, 2018

Digitally speaking, am I a Native or Immigrant?


I do not consider myself to be a digital immigrant since I already started to move from using just paper to submitting things digitally as part of work and College. I believe that technology has changed our world and our lives dramatically, but I still think we need to see things on paper. I am old school I guess. I know eventually we will go paperless am still a bit nervous just thinking about having more than a hundred digital homework assignment(s) and projects submitted to me to be read and graded.

Because I am still old school, I like to read their work and comment on their papers.I am also aware that because the world is transitioning from paper to digital, probably not many student's will be reading the comments I write on their assignments or papers. 

I also do like the fact that technology come to exist to make our lives better. While technology is great tool on different levels, I still think I have a lot of work to do in order to become a technology/digital media "expert"

Technology is here to stay and its' here to change our World! Starting from elementary school up until university graduation, social media has the role to empower parents, students and teachers to use new ways of sharing information and build a community. 

About Me!

June 25, 2018

Hello Dr. Bogad,

Hello My name is Alex Arias. I currently Currently Teach Spanish to students in grades 6-8 at West Broadway Middle School in Providence, RI. I am enrolled in the M. Ed. program for ELL Program. I have a Masters degree in Teaching Spanish Literature and a Masters degree in Mild/Moderate Special Education . After almost ten years,

I decided to go back to school to get a TESL teaching certificate, but then I decided to obtain the Masters instead and here I am. I taught Spanish at High School in the State of Georgia. I taught Spanish for one year. I substituted for 9 years in the City of Providence. I am certify to teach 6-12 and for that reason I have taught at the  middle school as well at the High School levels.

This Summer have been a busy one. Just finished FNED 502 last week. Friday was also my last day of school. One down a thousand more years to go!!. Just kidding! Here I am now taking this marvelous/fun class. I  am confident I will learn a lot by the time this course is over. 

Yesterday I was talking to a friend of mine about this course.  When I told my friend this class will be over in less than two weeks, she asked why? You told the class you just ended was 6 weeks. I told her because it is a very intensive course and she said, why? 8:30 to 4:00 that is a long day? 

I said, yest It will be, but it is a technology class and I am sure it will go fast because I will be working on fun activities. After this class is over, I start my Summer Job!. Yes I will be working during the Summer. 

Yes, I am looking forward to start working on all the fun activities required for this class.

Wish everybody a Fun Two-week Class Digital peeps!!!