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When thinking of defining cyberbullying, I reflect on the recent conversations I have with my 3rd Grade students and listen to how we collectively define cyberbullying, especially after experiencing remote learning this past year. My students are around the ages of eight and nine but seem to have a deeper understanding of the meaning than I...

In my third week of Digital Citizenship, one of my Digital Leading and Learning courses through the Ed Tech Program through Lamar, we learn how to be a good and conscientious digital citizen. This week we focused on the importance of "Copyrights and Copywrongs". We focused on the do's and don'ts of what to do regarding copyright laws and using...

By continuing my learning through my graduate school course, Digital Citizenship, I reflected on how the internet and technology impact my day-to-day life. In doing so, I was able to track my online presence or use of technology. In other words, I was able to find my digital footprint. Through completing engine searches of myself, I was made pretty...

With continuing my master's degree program, my next course, Digital Citizenship, through Lamar University, started this week. After participating in Monday night's webinar, some insights that I gained were the importance of the digital footprint that a person who holds a presence in the digital world leaves behind. More importantly, this week's...

To me, the meaning of being comfortable with being uncomfortable is letting yourself grow and not being afraid to experience new things, pushing yourself to get out of your comfort zone in order to see what you are truly capable of! Mistakes are proof that you are trying to improve yourself! I have had to learn to accept the fact...

When it comes to Professional Development opportunities, it often comes with a negative connotation. Many teachers and educators can often approach the situation with a fixed mindset (like myself) because they do not understand why they have to attend the presentation when it does not adequately meet their needs. Learning often occurs when the...

Teachers and other educators often participate in Professional Learning or Professional Development opportunities to inspire their thinking and ensure that their instructional strategies are updated with the most recent trends. Professional learning opportunities have recently become more ineffective because they do not adequately improve teachers'...

After some ample time of reflection, I have been able to recognize all of the valuable lessons I have gained through Lamar's Educational Technology Leadership master's program thus far. Perhaps the most valuable lesson that I have learned throughout this program that has impacted me the most is the importance of a Growth Mindset and The Power of...

Professional learning networks are something that I have always been aware of, but no one has explained the purpose and benefits of joining and becoming a member of one. This class has opened my eyes to many learning networking opportunities. Some of the learning networks mentioned in class the other night I have heard of before. I am eager...

In research from Harapnuik (2018), "COVA - is a learner-centered active learning approach that gives the learner choice (C), ownership (O), and voice (V) through authentic (A) learning opportunities". The COVA learning approach has impacted my learning primarily through the DLL program. It was quite a transition from my previous Ed Tech courses to...

I want to think that I consider myself as someone who primarily uses a growth mindset. Now, don't get me wrong, there are very many instances and situations where I find myself stuck in a fixed mindset, but I have tried to learn and recognize those thoughts and alter my thinking to become more open-minded. I don't think that I...

I have previously done some research on the Fixed vs. Growth mindset, but the Power of Yet is new terminology that I recently learned about! After watching Eduardo Briceno'sand Dr. Dweck's TED talks and reading some of Dr. Dweck's book this week, the "power of yet" is a term I wish I would have learned about years ago and been...