Holiday and Seasonal, Life After School, Teachers and Teaching

Ready to Smile?

Posted by Diane Badden on July 17, 2017 | Leave a comment

Today, July 17, is World Emoji Day. In celebration I want to share a tickle-your-funny-bone emoji tale. If you remember, about a year ago I posted a blog describing my hesitancy to use certain emojis because I wasn’t exactly sure what they represented. Well, consider this misuse of an emoji: A certain someone I know…

Relationships and Team Building, teacher correspondence, Teachers and Teaching

An Emoji Investigation

Posted by Diane Badden on October 12, 2016 | 7 comments

I confess. I began my teaching career using hand-drawn smiley faces. When email prohibited me from including a smiley face in my communications, I keyed in my own :+). Since emojis rolled onto the scene, I can express a wide range of emotions in my messaging—yet what if I choose an emoji that I think…