My Teaching Manifesto
Lately, I have had to venture out of my Shangri-la. It is easy to stay in my classroom and only interact with those whom I trust. It is harder to […]
Wikipedia-Wicked or Wonderful?
Professional Development can be the most maddening hours you spend as a teacher or it can lift you to new heights, make your head explode, and completely change the way […]
Is it ever OK to be on Twitter or Facebook at work?
“Mrs. Ralf, I found you on Twitter this weekend and noticed you posted during school hours last week.” Hmm. How should I respond to this? At first, I felt a […]
What’s all the fuss about ClassDojo?
Recently the New York Times published an article bashing an app for education called ClassDojo. I was quite shocked at the negative tone in the article. Teachers were being accused […]
Augmenting My Reality
For weeks a colleague of mine had been bugging me to sign up for this augmented reality workshop. DAQRI was coming to my school to share with us the tools […]
The Day They Asked You to Open Your Grade Book
Lately there has been a good deal of discussion at my school about publishing our grade books online. There are some, like myself, who publish their grades online for students […]
A Day Without the Internet
I was prepared for the day. I had my handouts copied. I had my lesson book up on my screen to ensure I knew what classes I was teaching and […]
The Evolution of Online Learning
This summer I enrolled in a series of classes on Teaching in Online Learning Environments through the Global Online Academy. As with anything digital, change happens at lightning speed in […]
Spam- The Humor and the Horror
Today is a departure from my normal style of blog post. I will not be sharing a story from my classroom. I will not tell tales of travels far and […]
I Tweet My Barbaric Yawp!
I’m beginning to see the beauty of the Tweet. I know I’m a latecomer on this one. As much as I try to look like I belong in this digital […]
Lehrer Werkstatt 