“This website is about a The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. It looks like it’s been updated recently. Let’s see of we can find out who the author is,” I said to my screen of empty Brady Bunch Squares.
Suddenly, I hear a student shout, “That’s cap!”
“What?!” I ask. No only is it unusual for anyone to speak during this period, but I didn’t know what he said.
He repeated for me, “I said, That’s cap!”
“Huhhh?!” I still didn’t know what he was saying. This was about a supposed tree octopus. The earlier period called it “sus” and “not legit,” but I didn’t know what he was saying…
“Cap. C – A – P,” Student 1 spelled out.
And then just as I was about to say, “I have no idea what you’re saying!” Student 2 jumped in.
“She doesn’t know what that means, man,” Student 2 explained to the first student. Then speaking to me, Student 2 explains, “It means fake. He says it’s fake.”
“Oh!” I reply. “Thank you! Yes, it’s a fake website. How do we know that?” I continue, one more word added to my ever expanding vocabulary courtesy of my students.”
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