Righting a wrong ...

I'm from Western New York... smack dab in the middle of nowhere.  When I have to give people an idea where I grew up, I'll mention Alfred University.  It is very close to my hometown and gets people thinking about the correct part of state.

Recently Alfred made a great gesture to correct errors of the past.

Alfred University Awards Honorary Degree

Alfred University to confer two honorary degrees this spring - See more at: http://alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=15134#sthash.5Q5YXMH4.dpufA

Alfred University to confer two honorary degrees this spring - See more at: http://alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=15134#sthash.5Q5YXMH4.dpuf

The university admited that they were wrong years ago and awarded an Honorary Degree to Warren Sutton.  He was forced to leave the University in 1959 for dating a white woman.  It is a story that ... although a long time coming... make me happy to see.

In the 1970s when I was attending St. Bonaventure, the few African American students were on the basketball team as well.  I felt then that they must have been lonely at such a caucasian school.   When I go visit my daughter at Binghamton University, it makes me happy to see how diversified our colleges have become.  What a wonderful learning environment to be exposed to so many cultures and ideas.

Thank you Alfred.

Warren Sutton, rights an institutional wrong that occurred over a half century ago. - See more at: http://alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=15134#sthash.5Q5YXMH4.dpuf

Warren Sutton, rights an institutional wrong that occurred over a half century ago. - See more at: http://alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=15134#sthash.5Q5YXMH4.dpuf

Warren Sutton, rights an institutional wrong that occurred over a half century ago. - See more at: http://alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=15134#sthash.5Q5YXMH4.dpuf

Real Vs. Fake news

Just had to share this cartoon from the Post Bulletin.  I studied journalism in the late 70s.... who could have guessed where news reporting was headed?

How do we manage information technology in school and keep it "real"?

Class Four

Filtering the Internet In High Schools... are students learning what is news and what isn't?

Years ago, I started working for a school district on the same day their internet hookup was first turned on.  I watched the staff there move to accept the internet, then embrace it and now it is an integral part of the education process.

I have always advocated for less Internet filtering.  For example, I argued that students should be able to use facebook in school so they can properly learn how to use it.  I've argued that how can we teach kids about the Internet if we don't let them see it all.   Along the way this opinion has cost me a job, but I firmly believe that students need to see the Internet for what it is so they can learn.  Of course some filtering is needed (pornography is one good example).

So now the main stream media is reporting that students are having a hard time determining what online new is fake and what is real.  Here is on story on it:

Students Have 'Dismaying' Inability To Tell Fake News From Real, Study Finds

I would love to see curriculum written that teaches students what to look for when reading online content.  Instead of shying away from some Internet content, we should use it as an example.  Stop filtering out fake news.

But things change slowly.  We will see.

Kim Cronin

Class Three

Class Three

Introduction to Blogging - Class two

Notes from Class Two

Introduction to Blogging - Class One -

The Semester's Blogging class has started.

Class Schedule

Class 1 - The Basics - Planning and Getting the blog Started

Class 2- Creating Posts, Blog rules - Content, tags, images

Class 3 - Generating traffic - Getting advertisements, making money

Class 4 - Taking it to the next level, Hosting your own blog, customizing

Your Homework for the first class is to go to Amazon and read a book on How to blog... the link is below in the lecture notes.

 Here are the lecture notes from the first class: