Looking back now, I think I saw the beginning. Yes, I saw it coming but wasn't sure what form it would take. Now that the hue and cry about the dangers of social media is heard internationally and that the call to limit the use and handling of "devices" in our lives is widespread, I feel sure I saw it coming. In what was supposed to be an added dimension of learning and positive support, I saw what we were in for. I'm sure of it...now. It was simple enough at the beginning. I tried a little experiment in my Honors English classes. Not a social engineering project, but rather an activity designed for students to extend class discussions, engage one another in a non-threatening, supportive way, and extend their writing skills. Here's what happened. Originally, I learned of an activity beginning to be used in literature and writing classes called "Anonymous Team Journals." Frustrated by the lack of oral participation by some stude...
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