Mary Bucy's Likes

There comes a time in every teacher's life when you have to look at what you are doing and realize it is the best you can do.  I have been dealing with anxiety and stress to no end while…

Social media has been an invaluable tool for my Yearbook staff over the past year and a half. In 2012 we began using an online design/page layout tool provided by our publisher Herff Jones. This…

We know students in online courses can feel isolated, right? They don’t have the easy access to campus-based support services, faculty, or even other students if they just want to vent! While…

Wired.com recently published a report that glorified the work of Sugata Mitra, a computer scientist who…

A must read for all teachers and students who seek an evolved view of technology and education.

According to Marc Prensky (2001b),…

Check out this short video on social media. 

Three of the Master degree classes I am currently taking at Western Oregon University for my Masters of Science in Education: Information Technology include:

- Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching…

The past 21 years, I have taught about half of the subjects covered in most public schools:  French, humanities, English, mythology, creative writing, math, physics--you get the picture.  Maybe…

This post serves the purpose of providing a post for Web 2.0 at WOU ning assignment 5a.  It also highlights that in a real world of education, fun is a necessary and often forgotten component. …