Vicki Davis is the IT Director and technology teacher at Westwood Schools in Camilla, GA. Also know as the CoolCatTeacher, Vicki is a national spotlight speaker at several education technology conferences. Vicki was the 2010 TICAL Conference keynote speaker. TICAL’s Director Rowland Baker got a chance to speak with Vicki in Little Rock, AR. Vicki shares how several global collaborative projects she helped create (Flat Classroom Project, NetGen Project, Digiteen Project, and Eracism Project) have assisted students in developing cultural literacy and 21st century skills.
Resources to Follow-up:
- CoolCatTeacher Blog
- Flatclassroomproject.net
- TICAL’s Student Created Videos
- Web 2.0 Resources — VoiceThread and ReactionGrid
- Project-Based Learning Resources
- Cyber Safety/Ethics Resources
- Administrator 2.0
In the final interview, Steve addresses the public’s misconceptions regarding high bullying rates on social networks as well as sharing his views of ubiquitous use of social networks and social media for both teaching and learning and professional development. He explains the widespread use of this media by young people and how site monitoring is done by the users themselves.
