Haylee Cannon's Educational Technology Blog

Digital literacy is such an important skill for students since they have the world at their fingertips…or rather, in their pockets. To improve my peer’s ability to increase digital literacy in her 10th grade ELAR students, I provided her with the following SMART goal: Specific During a semester-long research project, the teacher will have students analyze and evaluate ten online sources related to their chosen topic. Students will focus on the reliability of each online source by completing a credibility tracker.  Measurable For each source, students will complete a credibility tracker that will be teacher monitored. Students will accurately evaluate 90% of sources. For each source, students will answer the following questions: What are the author’s credentials? Is the source supported by current cited research?  What biases and omissions are noticed?  Achievable The teacher will check student progress on their credibility trackers bi-weekly to ensure appropriate and accu...

  Hi, I’m so glad you’re here.     Those words start every class I teach, so I thought I’d carry it over to my online presence as well. I say this every day simply because it’s true. Being intentionally joyful towards my students creates better relationships and better learning environments. As a middle school English teacher, I am passionate about helping students understand the power of reading, writing, and thinking. After students leave my classroom, I want them to know how to think critically and empathetically. This ability will allow them to engage with people who hold opinions different from their own without seeing those people as less than. Malcolm Forbes says it best, “The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.”   Another educational concept I am passionate about is technology integration. Liz Kolb’s Triple E Framework (chart for reference below) is a great resource that clearly explains the benefits of integrated technolog...