Cellphones in the Classroom (AGAIN)
I have written extensively on the topic of cellphones in the classroom (including the so-called ban in Ontario in 2019) both in this blog and in my books, Social LEADia: […]
Picture Books, Digital Wellness and our new book!
I was fortunate enough to work with the Central Okanagan District in Kelowna British Columbia on Digital Wellness professional learning for teachers. Their philosophy matched mine: digital wellness is more
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Social Media in the Science Classroom
I an age of misinformation and social media dependence, Dr. Samantha Yammine, aka Science Sam (@Science.sam) is a Science communicator with a PhD in Neuroscience and Cell Biology who focuses
What’s Happening in Canada: META refuses to show Canadian News
If you follow any Canadian News outlets on Instagram, you may have noticed the following: This is a direct result of Meta’s pushback against The Online News Act. The Online
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New Ontario Curriculum: Digital Skills our Students need
The Ontario Government released the new grade 9 destreamed curriculum for this school year and I have never been so excited to see a curriculum in my life. You see,
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Media Literacy and the Media Triangle
October marks the beginning of Media Literacy week in Canada, but if you know anything about me or my work, you’ll know that I believe every day provides an opportunity
A new beginning? Educator Connections: Threads and BlueSky social
It has been happening for months. Teachers have left Twitter en-masse when Elon Musk took over. I am in an Edumatch group (led by Sarah Thomas) and there were several
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What I learned from 30 kids in Europe over Spring Break
For almost a year, I had been planning a Europe trip for our students from grade 10-12 at our school. The paperwork was complete, parent night questions answered, and we
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3 Big Ideas to amplify student voice in your Library Learning Commons
I recently contributed to a School Library Planner published by DEMCO which highlights a variety of ideas shared by Librarians and Media Specialists across the world. I focused on amplifying
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Learning more about Chat GPT in Education
Last week, I had the honour of keynoting a talk for The Manitoba Association of Computing Educators called Technology as the Ultimate Equalizer in which I shared accessibility tools students