Nov 27, 2020
Hermann Ebbinghaus, a 19th Century German psychologist, conducted a series of memory experiments uncovered some alarming statistics about learning retention. On average, we forget up to 90% of what we’ve learned within the first month. Repetition and reinforcement...
Nov 18, 2020
What is a digital footprint? What is media balance? What is news, and media literacy? If you don’t know then your children most likely don’t either. It’s time to educate yourself and your children about the critical 21st-century skills needed as a...
Nov 17, 2020
Lindsey Graham calls Social Media the Wild Wild West of technology. The government is paying attention to this now because they see the impact technology/social media is having on politics and in reality all of our lives. The real point is we have a bill already...
Nov 13, 2020
I’ve always loved libraries, and if you haven’t used the digital services your local library offers then you’re missing out. Now you can enjoy your local library services from the comfort of your own home. The best thing about ebooks is you...
Nov 11, 2020
Being thrown into eLearning with limited or no preparation is a challenge but most learners and educators are getting through it. One thing I would like to discuss is the disparity between the requirements of online vs face-to-face instruction. There is potential for...
Nov 10, 2020
“Open textbooks” are textbooks that are funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. They have an open license that makes it FREE for anyone to use and CHANGE. It can be print or digital. Authors and publishers give you...
Nov 10, 2020
Digital Citizen: Network Literacy Part One(Howard Rheingold) Related Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed%27s_law...
Jan 20, 2017
Sometimes the things we can’t change, end up, changing us. It is time to wake up, show up, and speak up! Speak Truth to POWER! Be the one who tells the truth about the nature of something, speaking frankly and directly about it, including subjects, even if...
Oct 17, 2016
We would be disingenuous to say addiction is not a problem in every community in the United States. What disturbs me is we haven’t changed the way addicts are treated in our communities and our homes. We still advocate the unscientific 12 step programs and feel...
Oct 13, 2016
I’m planning my Christmas decorations — here’s an article I thought many of my friends might find useful. There are some cool and easy DIY things to do which will save you tons of money — so check them out and I’ll be following up with...
