by Dawn | Apr 3, 2015 | technology, writing
“Sign up here to receive a handwritten letter…” I signed up right away. I’m an adult. I can no longer imagine getting an envelope in the mail that doesn’t demand money. What a delightful project by Australian artist Gert...
by Dawn | Mar 20, 2015 | parenting, technology
“Hey, Mom!” said Declan. “I can post to Facebook and I don’t even have one.” I wasn’t listening. There are two categories of things that come out of kid’s mouths–things to ignore, and things we should notice. This was...
by Dawn | Jan 29, 2015 | family, Teaching, technology
“Never, ever make a video of your butt.” This is the first rule of digital citizenship. “Why?” Declan asks. We’ve been home for some snow days. He’s using this time to make painfully long videos. He wants to be a YouTuber. He tells...
by Dawn | Oct 25, 2014 | technology
It’s nearly the end of the first quarter at school. “Miss! I gave you that paper!” “Yes, you did. Yesterday. Late. It’s in The Pile.” The Late Pile is the pile of papers asking for forgiveness because students don’t want bad...
by Dawn | Aug 21, 2014 | parenting, Teaching, technology
Declan got a letter in the mail. I didn’t think twice about it. I opened it right after I opened the monthly notice from the electric company telling me,”You used 4% more energy this year than last year.” Declan’s letter wasn’t a bulk...
by Dawn | Jul 29, 2014 | parenting, Teaching, technology
I’m an adult. I’m a teacher. I’m a parent. I’m both stupid and irrelevant, a relic of time gone by when adults were necessary to tell kids what to do. Kids don’t need us now. They’ve got YouTube. “Why do I have to learn...
