I find myself confronted with the demons of secondary education. I have been grading papers lately. That is always an arduous experience, not only because I get the on set of carpal tunnel, or burn 2 to 3 red ink pens, but because it brings to light the age old debate: who’s to blame-Schools or parents.

I am learning so much in all three of my classes this semester, but specifically, for this blog entry, I will discuss integrating technology. Blogs, Wikis, and social network sites are great but seriously, how can I use them appropriately when I have to teach my students some basic English and writing skills, not to mention APA format? This is one area we have not discussed in class and I am open to suggestions. There are so many exercises I would like to incorporate into my classes as a method of accomplishing the learning objectives but I have to deal with some basics first. Building a constructivist pedagogical model of learning is an excellent idea in theory but perhaps would be better suited upper level undergraduate courses.