My husband calls my technology-assisted art “cheater art.” When I showed him my latest oil painting in process, he chuckled and teased, “So is this the real thing or your cheater art?” His comments rolled right off my back like water off a duck’s feathers because my method helps me to grow as an artist. …
Students of the Digital Age
Anyone else concerned for our youth and public education? Today's post on my ed-tech blog features the revolutionary changes occurring. Here is a snippet... Students of the Digital Age "The true mark of a leader is the ability to maintain high standards while making room for personal ownership...and I'm not speaking about adults here." Over …
Tips for the Digitally Challenged
“Keeping up with the Joneses” is not a problem in my life. Keeping up with emails is. I don’t have time to worry whether my neighbor’s purchases or lifestyle preferences trumps me. On evenings and weekends, this emerging writer has chair in one hand and whip in the other trying to tame the email beast. …
Day 58 The Eclectic Blogger
"In Search of my Blogging Identity Quest" will round month nine at the end of September with the first post dated January 1, 2010. This journey began from a desire to find out what kind of blog I would like to have. I knew this decision would result from my personal identity exploration. I find a definite identity emerging. …
“I Can Change my World” Project
One of my summer goals was to renovate my ed tech website, http://www.jodeelunainnovations.com. Although this project is still underway, one particular page holds special meaning for my students and myself. Check out the video I created to introduce the project and some of the resulting student projects. Just select the photo link below:
The Ironic Side of Destiny
I cannot stop thinking about the strange and mysterious nature of destiny. I often envision something years before its fulfillment. Then I push and strive to make it materialize. Unfortunately, my grasping seems to only go so far before it ends up in disappointment. I go for the cake and end up gnawing on the wax candle. Once …