Letting go the Fear Narrative #socialLEADia
The other day I was honoured to be on set of Family in Focus, a local television program hosted by my friend, Gillian Barker on Rogers television (Georgina). The topic: […]
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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Making Learning Real and Relevant: Student Voice in Action
In my upcoming book, Social LEADia, I share the following story: A History teacher at my school, Sheri Burke, asked me if I could help her create a website for
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Blue Whale App: What is it and what should I do?
Yesterday evening I was at a Newmarket Parent Network event featuring Jennifer Kolar, Child and Family Therapist and founder of Connected Parenting . The evening was an excellent reminder to
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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
Do we need a rubric for everything? School vs Learning
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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Banning Cell phones: Ongoing Tensions
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
Parents and Media: Perception, Reality, & Research
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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#BookSnaps, Snapchat, and Literacy
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
Positive or Negative: There is always a choice
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