February 2018

Snapchat – An Educational Tool?

February 15, 2018 / Leela Welch / 1 Comment

I did something I never thought I would do. I tried Snapchat. (Insert shocked emoji here). I teach primarily 7th grade and a few sections of 12th grade. I have noticed this trend increasing over the last year or two. Students are seemingly addicted and I have stayed away… until now. I figured for the […]

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Is Technology Rewiring Our Brains?

February 11, 2018 / Leela Welch / Leave a Comment

Technology is altering (rewiring) our brains. The tools we use define and shape our thinking. – George Siemens From the Psychological perspective I would say that technology is creating, strengthening and altering our neural pathways which could be deemed as “rewiring”. In the short time I have been teaching (2010 – present) I have noticed a

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