Keeping up with the Kids…and the Internet

Redefining “Bullying” According to Donegan (2012), the term “bully” is traceable back to the 16th century, but according to Wikipedia it didn’t always have a negative conotation, and in fact once meant “sweetheart”. Fast...

Original Thought: A Buddhist Perspective on Copyright and Ownership

My ego is very possessive and fiercely private. When I come up with an idea, create something or introduce an innovative element into a system, I want to be recognized for it. When I take photos while I am traveling, I don’t want those photos to be lost amongst the...

It’s About Respect

Every Friday all the Kindergarten classes at our school gather together for sing-along. The kids love it, but it very often leads me to wake up on Saturday morning with a bad case of LSS (Last Song Syndrome)! It just so happens that we also had our most recent...

Stop Motion Remix Examples

My kindergarten students made a stop motion movie that they shared with the world (which you can read about here). They asked people to take the video that they had made and to create their own version, or remix, and share it back with them. We had a very good...

Hey That’s Mine!

I’ve found myself saying “Hey that’s mine!” a couple time over the years. Most people who know me know that I take a lot of photographs. Most of the time I take pictures for fun but a couple times I have been asked by people to take pictures...