Learning is Social
This week in my Principles of Learning Course, we talked about an article called Brain/Mind Natural Learning Principles (Caine & Caine, 2012) which outlines 12 principles of learning. I focused […]
QR Codes are making a comeback
You either love them or hate them. Some educators feel like using QR codes are unnecessary; why not just give kids a shortened URL? Last year, I asked my high
Breakout EDU for the Win!
I often blog about my bad days or my short-comings or my learning reflections (often about social media). Today I am writing to share my awesome day! I decided to
New DigCit Resource: Be Internet Awesome is almost Awesome #SocialLEADia
Google’s Be Internet Awesome is a newly released resource that combines internet safety with gaming. It looks like it would work well for upper primary/junior students. It uses a Quest
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Innovation Reality Check
I love this image created by David Carruthers during #IMMOOC because I truly subscribe to Global Teacher mindedness. Using technology and social media to reach beyond our classroom walls is
Opportunities for Innovation in Traditional Classes
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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Do students think we should be using social media in school?
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;
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A focus on what is POSSIBLE
Update: I have had to change my goal from 10 blogs in 10 days to 10 blogs over the next two weeks. I just couldn’t do it and need to be
Leading & Building a Positive Culture as a Teacher-Librarian
I was at a family function last weekend when my sister said it. No one had talked about the fact that I was changing roles in September. Now I know
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Social media and education: my research and wonderings
Yesterday, my friend, Jennifer Williams shared a tweet about how to create Facebook with classes. I replied to her that Facebook was blocked in my District, but that it looked
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