While I was working at my desk this morning a teacher friend of mine came in concerned that Wordle would not work on her computer. She also was worried that Tagxedo wouldn't work either. So I started investigating. First, we had a problem with the Java Plug-in, then one said they wanted Silverlight... (What is Silverlight btw?) Firefox wouldn't work, my trusty Chrome wouldn't work, I cringed as I opened Edge and it wouldn't work either. What to do? She really wanted a way to

It's 8:45 on a Thursday night and once again I'm sitting at the ball field wrapped in a sleeping bag splitting my attention between my Chromebook and the game. This is a regular occurrence for me, Monday a week ago I was in this same sleeping bag at another game with my earbuds in attending my online class and watching the game. Saturday the weather was warmer so I earned a sunburn as I worked on my discussion post responses at an all-day baseball tournament (we came in secon

To me, e-portfolio was a buzzword that I heard at summer conferences as ways for students to showcase their work. I knew the general concept behind them, but I never thought that I would use one as an adult. Now that I am a student, I think of them in a new light. What are they? E-portfolios are a form of a digital scrapbook that tells the learner's story. It is a way for students to have a voice in the demonstration of their learning beyond a report card. I use the e-portfol