Retirement Parties & Retrospection
Last night, I honoured my former English teacher, colleague, and mentor upon his retirement. I created a video tribute and spent hours writing and re-writing a speech for the occasion. His […]
Do you know about Periscope?
A couple of days ago, I received a query from an Administrator about the new Periscope App recently launched by Twitter. Given our negative experience with Yik Yak, he was
Reflections on using tech in lesson planning
I recently shared this image on Twitter. It was presented by Eric Sheninger in his keynote at Connect 2015. It’s not a new image by any means, but lately
Our Student EDTech Day
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On Being a Connected Educator
One of the most exciting things that has happened this month is the many number of YCDSB educators who have joined Twitter. This is partly due to the fact that
Cross-grade Collaboration
I had the privilege this week to work with two awesome teachers: Eric Fabroa (Communications Technology teacher) and his RAMS Media Film Club, and Rob Cannone, a grade 6 teacher. We had
Literacy Redefined
“Literacy continues to evolve as the world changes and its demands shift and become more complex. Literacy is not only used for reading and writing, but also to increase one’s
Learning with George Couros
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Yik Yak: What you should know, what you can do if you need to, and why it’s complicated.
A few days ago, a friend talked to me about YikYak. I had heard of this before but had never really checked it out. I knew that it was a
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Shall we rethink Speeches?
Recently, I organized a successful EDTech day for teachers at my Board and instead of a Keynote, I took a chance and facilitated IGNITE presentations by our own teachers. I