That Will Show Them

In my ongoing effort to convince myself that I am not a digital immigrant but a digital native, and that I was just born too soon, I decided to explore every single click option on our  blog page . I read all of your posts and commented on many, but not all. I followed, subscribed, and joined every social media on our blog page and linked pages, and found many jewels of resources for information. I clicked on so many links to so many incredibly informative, insightful, and relevant nuggets of information. Thank you! When finished, I felt a lot like I usually do when I begin a writing project. (WARNING: The following content may be inappropriate for certain audiences.) I spend several weeks/months digesting a lot of information, maybe too much,  and then end up throwing it up on a Word doc. I step away from the vomit for a couple of days; play catch up in other areas. Upon my return, with a fresh perspective, possibly the learner's perspective, I begin to wade thru the muck, organ

Although it's early on in the semester; it's compressed, and burnout will creep up more quickly and clandestinely. Last summer, I read (Audible) the book, The Body Keeps the Score , and learned a lot about how I carry my my past life into my future life. This TED Talk is an excellent, abbreviated version of an important aspect of the book, that if you think about it now, it may really come in handy when the semester REALLY gets intense.

This amazing teacher used TikTok to prepare her algebra students for the new school year by recording a series of refreshers on TikTok. She immediately got 100,000 followers @iteachalgebra. Now what teacher as that many students in one year? She grew up watching video courses and playing educational computer games, which she quickly adapted - as a teacher - to the short 1-minute format of focusing on a topic from a "granular" level, adding humor, and making it quick.   

Unlike a lot of you, I have experienced living in a world without the internet, the PC era, Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 2.5. and Web 3.0; looking forward to 4.0. Social networking occurred in person, a social networking site was the employee lounge, cafeteria, or the bar/restaurant around the corner, for some, the golf course. Your community was your neighborhood, your classmates, your workmates, your family. Opening a business in 1985, I knew that technology would save me time and money, provide better customer service, and allow me to expand. I embraced email to communicate with my clients, Lotus for accounting, WordPerfect for newsletters. If I remember correctly, I had a website within a couple of years. It had drop down menus that you could get information about the business, but you had to pick up a phone to have a conversation; Yelp did not exist. Networking before the internet involved phone calls, snail mail, and in person conversations. You had 3 choices. There are so many resource

I love learning new words . . . succor, produsage . . . so, I found this article  that discussed opportunities in media environments that have huge challenges. I found it interesting that Bird described me, the consumer, the "mundane, internalized, passive." For the first time ever, I made a comment on someone's facebook. I disputed the FACT that preschool owners are not among the 1%. Good news here, she has a dry sense of humor. She was pointing out that her mortgage payment was smaller than her preschool bill and the social implications of having children and remaining in the workforce. Taking into consideration the differences in how people receive information is helpful when crafting your message. Internet connectivity around the world is not equal and not all of us are digital produsers (had to add that to my dictionary). One example would be cable news reporting that there is a mask shortage and  the sewers of the world set up shop in their living rooms to make mask

Cultural Cartography I'm a huge TED fan and while searching for videos about diversity, equity, and inclusion in social media (as my first blog is a lazy blog), I found a lot of long videos. Not a fan of long videos. But I did find this video on Cultural Cartography! It speaks to our human desire to participate, find something helpful, laugh, identify, connect, learn, and feel. As I embark on a semester of blogging, I strive to hit as many of these qualities as possible in every blog. PS: This past Thursday and Friday was spent in Montgomery, AL. I had to get my first post vaccine trip in before the semester took over my life. I've been wanting to go there for a long time to visit the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. My experience included most of these qualities - but I did not laugh. Instead, I gained about 100 lbs of emotional weight that fortified my determination to do my best to create training programs that consider DEI. Also ate at a yummy