by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 14, 2017 | #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I have been on Facebook for as long as I can remember. It is where I connect with friends and family. It helps me keep track of birthdays and milestones. I know it tracks my posts because I get personalized ads & a memory pic every once and a while which usually...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 1, 2017 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
One of the reasons teachers are so reluctant to have students use their devices in school is that they fear students will be too distracted to learn and that students are way too dependent on their phones. I definitely see this behaviour demonstrated in school to some...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jul 25, 2017 | #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
In my book, Social LEADia I highlight a student Twitter chat (@AMDSBKidsChat) created by Leigh Cassell and Nicole Kaufmann. This idea has inspired a group of Ontario leaders (including myself) to organize a province-wide student-chat #ONedSsChat beginning in October....
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 24, 2017 | #socialLEADia
In the concluding thoughts in my book, Social LEADia, I call upon my favourite poem by Robert Frost to talk about the decision that stands before us in Education when it comes to using social media: So it seems to me that stand before two roads diverging in a wood....
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 11, 2017 | #socialLEADia, Aligning Resources with Practices, Aligning Resources with Priorities, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
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 motif and an imaginary land called, “Interland” and its purpose...