Be the Change: Safer Internet Day and Beyond
6/10 Created for the Global Blog-A-Thon On February 7th, it will be “Safer Internet Day“, an event that began as a European initiative, which is now celebrated by over 100 […]
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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Instagram in EDU
4/10 Last night I moderated a panel discussion about Instagram in the classroom. It was my first time doing anything that cognitively demanding in 3 months. There were a few
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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Instagram Live!
When you have a teenage daughter and she knows you are interested in what she is doing with social media, she will likely keep you very up to date. So
‘Tis the season to tap into Imagination
I have been home since October 31 as I sustained a concussion. I have limited screen time. I have been fortunate to know about lots of accessibility apps, so I
My epic fail and other learning
I just spent an entire weekend geeking out with some absolutely inspirational speakers and presenters, friends, and an amazing group of attendees at the Toronto EdTech Team Summit at Cresent
Is it time to innovate your staff meeting?
I have time to write a blog post tonight. Want to know why? Our administration team is taking to heart the idea of innovation and “Flipping our Staff Meetings”. Year
Rethinking the traditional High School Book Club #HSGBC
Ever since I started teaching, moderating the Book Club at my school was what I loved doing most of all. One of the problems has always been that our numbers
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A Narrative Reel
I just happened to have a conversation with a student yesterday who went to Centro Scuola (an overseas summer school program with the York Catholic District School Board) which reminded