I am so saddened by the tragic shooting that happened only hours ago in Connecticut. I cannot even begin to comprehend what the families of the victims are going through. My thoughts are prayers are with them. My husband is a deputy sheriff and for quite a few years now he has been a firearms [...]

I’ve had enough. I used to love my job, but  I just can’t do it anymore. Forty percent of my students are failing because they can’t/don’t/won’t do their work. Something is wrong. REALLY wrong. Before you think I have totally lost my mind please let me explain. For the last eight years I have worked [...]

I have agonized about whether I would share what has been going on in my life for the past month. I like to keep my personal life separate from my professional life, but sometimes the two worlds collide. I have dedicated the last four years of my life promoting the benefits of social media and [...]

June 14 marked my 4th Twitter birthday. The first two years I was on Twitter I took great pride in having a very small personal learning network. Since I was only following a couple of hundred people,  I was able to recognize the names of everyone I followed. For the most part I knew where [...]

It is hard to believe, but in less than two months ISTE will begin accepting proposals for ISTE13 which will be held in San Antonio from June 23-26. From September 5 to October 3,  educators from around the world will have the opportunity to submit their proposals. This last year I was asked to review [...]