In the brave new Web 2.0 world of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and a million other social networks, blogs can feel downright old-fashioned at times; so much so that I wonder how many people actually read them (or this one). My fellow blogging school psychologist Mo evidently does, as she tagged…
Category: Social Network
Nodes in the Network
So a funny thing happened on the way to my inbox… I received an email early last month through the “Contact” page on my website with the subject line, “Do you know a child named Kiera who would use a winter hat?” This caught my attention because, as luck would…
I’m Damian Bariexca, and This Is How I Internet
I can’t pinpoint exactly why, but five years after joining Facebook, I’m starting to sour on the service. In my experience, it’s good for a few things like keeping up with people from my past or sharing jokes and kid pictures with friends and colleagues, but beyond that, it just…
Considering Comments
One thing I love about the Internet is the potential for falling down several rabbit holes as you poke around in the hypertext – maybe not so great when you have a finite task to accomplish, but as a leisure activity it beats channel surfing for me any day of…
Seeking Special Educators
Last summer, I had the opportunity to teach my first graduate course at Delaware Valley College, Developmental Disabilities. Aside from professional development workshops, this was the first teaching I’d done since leaving my high school English position to become a school psychologist. I had a fantastic time guiding future teachers…