Technology and Media Literacy

You've seen the videos imploring people to "look up" and abandon their devices. It's easy to look into a crowd and say, "They're not interacting with each other." But I've always had a hard time with these complaints. The problem isn't the device. It's the…

Note: While this post points to a problem I have noticed with tech adoption and teachers, I want to point out that there is a free resource I developed with coaching questions for teachers on the technology journey. These correspond with a post I wrote…

We use terms like “I’m on YouTube or “I’m going online” and it implies a sense of space.  I might say "I spent an hour on Facebook," but I would never say, "I spent an hour on a book." And yet, when you are online,…

A few years ago, I was a technology coach and I noticed a trend. Teachers tended to go through certain stages as they adopted and integrated technology. I have found these trends to be true of my own experience when it comes to certain platforms…

I use the following set of questions sporadically through our lessons as a way of thinking critically about technology and our world. Multimedia You now have instant access to video, audio and photography. What does that mean in terms of telling your story? What does…