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Every person learns in different ways, what works for one person may not work for another. Studies have shown that if a person is interested in the topic, they are learning about they are more likely to remember the information later on. On the flip side, if the person is not interested and the learning is not engaging, they are more likely to forget the information or zone out completely and not retain anything. This is where active learning or teaching comes into play. For more information on how a person learns follow this link  Learning .  What is active learning? In my opinion the best way to describe what active learning is, is to say what it is not first. Some great examples would be having students use their technology to watch a video about a certain topic or give a lecture and require the students to write the notes down in order for them to have the information. Basically, it is a one-dimensional way of learning that may or may not work for everyone and does not acc...

  How does one spend their time on the internet? Is it for personal or professional use? I had to map my internet and app usage. I was surprised by some of the results, but there were some results that I was not at all surprised about. While looking through my phone for the information I was shocked at how much time I just spent on my phone in general throughout the day. According to my phone I spend around five to six hours a day on it. Is that time being spent productivly or is it mindless scrolling through the virus apps that I have?  By the numbers I was able to find some interesting numbers on cell phone usage by millennials, which is what I would fall into. Millennials spend an average of 5.7 hours a day on their phones. It turns out, that I am a typical millennial in that regard with my five to six hours a day. Millennials use their phones more than any other generation. For more numbers and statistics about phone usage for millennials follow this link  Phones . Pe...

  Photo Credit: Game Rant A game that united the world for at least a year, PokemonGo, or what is now mostly referred to as PoGo for short, by those who still play. When it was first released on July 6th, 2016, it took over the globe. If interested in some more the history about the game and learn some behind the screen knowledge, check out this  history of PoGo . Anyone and everyone could be seen playing and walking around trying to catch all the Pokémon. I can remember seeing more people out and about playing the game. When it first came out, there were so many people playing there would often be glitches and I would have to delete the game and redownload it to keep playing. Thankfully none of my information or Pokémon were lost since I had to sign in with a Google account. I can remember having conversations with random people on the street or in the mall if I saw them playing the game. One such person said because of the game he walked significantly more than he had in yea...

Given the choice between five different models of technology integration: SAMR, TPack, Technology Integration Matrix, Triple E Framework, and Teaching Innovation Progression chart, I decided to do a deeper dive into Technology Integration Matrix or TIM for short. The main reason I chose TIM over the others was because in its simplest form it is designed to evaluate a lesson, as opposed to rating a teacher or judging a task. Whereas the other models, just looked at tasks and not the overall lesson plan. There is so much that can be done and changed at the lesson plan level instead of based on a task. This model of TIM is in its third version and the program is based out of Florida. For more information about the history of TIM follow this link  History .  The Goods of TIM This model sets the stage for how to use technology at the start of a lesson and throughout as opposed to the after affects like some of the other models. TIM also gives massive amounts of lesson plans, for al...

I was asked the question, "What is your current role?" Well, there is a lot I could answer that question with. I am a mom , wife, friend, sister, aunt, daughter, retail store manager, student, library board member , and a gestational surrogate just to name a few.   My amazing tiny human, who will be six at the end of June, has special needs. He has a genetic condition, that causes occasional seizures, which has caused his developmental delay. He is semi-verbal, but that does not stop him from letting his needs and wants to be known. I can say with absolute certainty, being his mom has been the greatest thing in my life and he has taught me so very much. For more information about being a special needs parent I encourage you to read Forever Boy by Kate Swenson or watch some of her vlogs on YouTube,  Finding Cooper's Voice . Following Kate's journey has helped me so much with my own. In December of 2022, I was appointed to my local library's trustee board. 2023 wa...