As I continue to be pulled into conversations about banning Cell Phones (a very hot topic in Ontario this week), I am considering the extent to which it applies to the dichotomy […]
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Recently, there was a news item about a school in Toronto which chose to ban cell phones. My first thought was, “How can this still be happening in 2017?” My
9/10 George Couros shared a post, “Not as much as you Pretend” in which he talks about perceived barriers vs actual barriers. He says, “Too often we create something in our
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8/10 I have loved the idea of #Booksnaps a concept created by Tara Martin which she shared with me and the world in August (2016) Since then, the idea has taken
7/10 This morning I stumbled upon the #DressLikeAWoman hashtag on Twitter. It was in response to an alleged statement made by Donald Trump that his female staff should “dress like
6/10 Created for the Global Blog-A-Thon On February 7th, it will be “Safer Internet Day“, an event that began as a European initiative, which is now celebrated by over 100
5/10 Last week on Twitter, there was a conversation about whether innovation was necessary in some traditional subject areas based on this criteria identified by George Couros in The Innovator’s Mindset. I
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4/10 Last night I moderated a panel discussion about Instagram in the classroom. It was my first time doing anything that cognitively demanding in 3 months. There were a few
I noticed that I had a blog post in draft form from the summer. Do you do this as a blogger? I’m not sure why I didn’t post it then;
Do students think we should be using social media in school? Read More →
When you have a teenage daughter and she knows you are interested in what she is doing with social media, she will likely keep you very up to date. So
