This week I have a range of thoughts on my own media use, all spurred by the Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature conference I am currently attending. This week we’ve discussed a range of topics - Should Bob Dylan have won the Nobel? How can computer programs help children? What is gained by handwriting vs. typing? - and based on these topics, this post will take on a diverse nature in an attempt to capture my thoughts. First, I am so thankful for the Internet. When I first started teaching, I was under the delusion that each of my lessons needed to be 100% written and created by me. While this practice fostered my own creativity as a teacher, I was rather lonely in my classroom, and often felt unsure about the handouts or short
