Reflection: Keep it! Tweak it! Ditch it!
After a unit, I will often give students the opportunity to provide the following feedback: Keep it: what I really enjoyed. Tweak it: what I would change. Ditch it: what […]
Ideas for the First Week of School
Happy New School Year! Here in Ontario, we still have a few weeks of summer left, but I know that many friends have already begun a new school year or
Google Earth Projects & Learning More About Each Other
This past week, our Student Council leaders wanted to create Heritage Week activities to celebrate the diversity of our school community. They created a Google form asking students to identify
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A different take on gaming
Every educator and parent I talk to right now is super concerned about screen time and in particular, their children gaming-like all the time! As a result, we often spend
Courageous Conversations about Filters and Body Image
An interesting article in Forbes magazine, From ‘Instagram Face” to “Snapchat Dysmorphia”: How Beauty filters are Changing the Way we See Ourselves, has brought to the forefront an issue that
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Empowering Kids to Be Leaders of Today By Amplifying their Voices
Raising Digital Leaders has been a book in process for almost two years; life has changed so dramatically in that time. We are more dependent on our devices than ever
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Empowered Digital Leaders Spring Cohort & Teacher Appreciation Week
I had a conversation with a friend of mine whose child was the victim of some serious cyberbullying earlier this year. She shared how poorly it was handled. She said
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Addressing Screen Time Concerns
I have had the honour of presenting to several parent communities this week. One of the most prevalent questions and concerns by parents and teachers in the audience is one
Clubhouse App and a Family Media Plan
As you may know, I have tried to stay off screens for several weeks now as I recover from a concussion and so I missed the flurry of invitations and
Behind the Mask
You may have not noticed, but I haven’t been around online much lately. About a month ago I got on a Snowmobile with my husband for a lovely almost normal