Is social media as safe option for our students? Is it even safe for adults? Let’s jump into the age-old debate of social media – cannot live with it or cannot live without it. Yes, the addiction is legit! As Mike and Kaela indicated, social media is robbing children of their childhood. It is forcing them to grow up too quickly and, I would argue, it is creating a distorted sense of belonging. Instead of growing that comfort and support…
Is technology going to be the downfall of education as we know it as the ultimate distraction or will it save us precious time and prepare students for real world experiences? This is currently a topic of much heated debate in the institution of education and this was no exception within our EC&I 830 class. We were saved from the evil technology monster or is it swallowing us whole? Dustin valiantly argued that technology was having a negative impact on…
Hello all you digital wanderers and welcome to my blog! Who am I you ask? Let me paint a mental picture to satiate your obvious curiosity; however, be forewarned, we all know what curiosity did to the poor innocent fuzzball kitty in the end. So curious adventurers beware! My life has been a veritable roller coaster of experiences. From being born at home and growing up on a commune to having a private audience with his holiness the Dalai Lama…
My workday begins as any other day, my iPhone sleep app gently wakes me up with soft and yet surprisingly annoying meditative music. Said ‘music’, if you can call it that, becomes progressively louder until I can no longer handle the overtly aggressive undertones of my simple phone. Then I do my usual routine of showering, feeding my dog, and then creating the ambrosia of the gods – my morning espresso because we all know and understand strong espresso is…