Devices & Parenting: The Think Aloud Strategy
In danah boyd’s post, Panicked about Kids’ Addiction to Tech, she suggests that parents verbalize what they’re doing with your phone. She says, Whenever you pick up your phone (or […]
Banning Cell Phones in Ontario is NOT a good idea
I have written about the issue of banning cellphones before here (I encourage you to read it because it has links to the voices of other Ontario educators). I was
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A Love of Reading: Then and Now
Jeff Kubiak shared the following provocation on Twitter: Name the person that brought reading to life for you- GO! @PrincipalTrots @A_Klein09 @mrbgilson @_AndyJacks @michelelkelly @BethHouf @burgessdave @alienearbud @casas_jimmy @jcorippo @RickJetter
My journey to Google Certification
When I was facilitating professional learning for my District as a Literacy Consultant , I had written all of the exams except 1. It was different back then–you had to
The Twitter Thread
I have an ongoing love/hate relationship with the trend to use a long Twitter thread (a series of posts meant to continue one stream of thought) instead of a blog
Social LEADia Podcast: Episode 1 @TheLivBits
My first guest is 11 year old Olivia Van Ledtje. Listen here: In the episode, we talk about Class Accounts. Here is a resource that might help and this helpful
Introducing the Social LEADia Podcast
I can’t believe it has been a year since DBC Consulting (aka the amazing Dave and Shelley Burgess) published Social LEADia! I am most proud of how the book is
What makes a difference in learning (from students)
I sat with forty-three grade 12 students two days ago to ask them what really makes a difference in their learning. These four ideas repeated themselves in slightly different
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10 Reasons Why we should start showing Middle Schoolers how to use Social Media
I was recently tagged in a post called, “Ten Reasons Middle Schoolers Don’t Need Social Media” based on a post in Psychology Today and asked about my thoughts. The post was
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Having a Positive Impact
I had the honour of keynoting the #iEngageMidWest conference this past weekend in Chicago. It was a wonderful day co-organized by Berwyn South & West 40 ISC. AND it was