From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Are You a Nosy Neighbor?

August 17, 2009

Are you a nosy person? I wouldn’t typically describe myself this way.  On any given day, I go about my work, mind my own business and basically try to respect people’s right to privacy. Except that doesn’t seem to apply to my social media use.   At what point did I turn into Mrs. Kravitz? (You [...]

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Are Your Learners Twitterpated?

August 7, 2009

We were at the dinner table the other night and my husband tossed out a word that was new to me: twitterpated.  He assured me it was a real word and made reference to the Disney movie “Bambi“.  I thought he was mocking my Twitter use, so I looked it up.  Sure enough, the online [...]

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The 3 P’s of Trying New Things

August 2, 2009

This weekend marked yet another milestone in what has unwittingly turned out to be the “Year of Trying New Things” for me.  The tough economy (and we’ve had it pretty rough here in Michigan) has had an interesting effect—it’s pushed me to try new things.  Rather than hunker down and try “business as usual”, I’ve [...]

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