I was contacted by a television news program, Global TV for an interview about how parents can help prepare their kids for return to school after a very difficult two […]
Getting Ready for School: A Television Interview Read More →
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
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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I was just walking my dog, Dax. It was dark and frigid. I walked briskly with him pulling me (Dax is not the well-behaved kind of dog that heels). When
Lately, I have been tagged by some of my Twitter PLN friends in a circle with the faces of people with whom they interact on Twitter. If you are like
An Interaction Circle on Twitter: What? How? Why or Why not? Read More →
In the past week a video of a 9-year old boy with Quaden Bayles is circulating around the world. This is a good thing in many ways. Quaden is a
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I was tagged in an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner by my pal, Dean Vendramin called, Changing the Screen-time debate by Sarah M. Coyne. Great article reminds me of
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This week, I had an interesting conversation with one of the students in my coding club. He was having difficulty with a string of code and I wasn’t able to
Tomorrow, in the province of Ontario, a new cellphone “ban” takes effect. Devices are not allowed in classrooms and schools except for learning purposes. More specifically, the mandate states: Personal
Cellphone Ban in Ontario takes effect. What does this mean? Read More →
My parents restricted my every move when I was young. It wasn’t just about a curfew; they timed how long it would take me to get home from school and
