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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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
Student Digital Leadership, Wakelet, & Digital Portfolios
If you know anything about me, you know that I am passionate about showing students how they might use technology to lead in online spaces. In my Masters course I
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What do your alumni have to offer? Mine showed me how to rock a LinkedIn Profile
Near the end of the school year, we offered our grade 11 students an opportunity to have a LinkedIn Workshop as part of our Individual Pathways Program and get career
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Overwhelm
I write this post in the middle of grading assignments for my summer school class and so I don’t have much time to write a full post, nor do I
Cancel Culture and our students
There has been quite a bit of conversation around our dinner table around people getting, “canceled”. Both my teenage daughters have used the word frequently as of late to characterize
Celebrating Awesome–On and Offline
The tagline for my Social LEADia podcast is Celebrating Awesome On and Offline. I began the podcast as a way to continue the conversations I began in my book, Social