Colette M Bennett's Blog – February 2013 Archive (3)

Once You Go YouTube, You Can Never Go Back!

The teachers at the professional development session were visibly frustrated; I could hear the irritation in their comments. The presentation on the use of digital technology was to help them improve digital literacy across the content areas, but many of the sites in the demonstration were blocked by the school's Internet filter. I sympathized with their frustration because just three years ago, I was like them. Three years ago, our school's Internet filter blocked everything.…

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Added by Colette M Bennett on February 17, 2013 at 4:32am — No Comments

Every Day is Digital Literacy Day for Us!

Today is Digital Learning Day! To mark the occasion, let me take you through a quick walkthrough of the halls of Wamogo Regional Middle/High School and give you a snapshot on how digital learning…

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Added by Colette M Bennett on February 6, 2013 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Attending the Florida Educational Technology Conference and Measuring One Rural District's Growth in Using Technology

Three years ago, I was a part of a team of teachers and several administrators, including our current superintendent of schools, who attended the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) as professional development to meet the coming…