November 22, 2014
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Imagine going to a conference on your own. Imagine trying to figure out who is key to listen to and who you should seek out. A daunting task at best. Then try going to a conference as someone who participates … Continue reading
October 5, 2014
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Many teachers are making the foray into using social media with their students. I am at the point of ‘dipping’ my toe in. There’s a number of things I’ve learned, and found out, as I have started tweeting to students … Continue reading
September 15, 2014
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We use a lot of tools, apps and other on-line resources in our teaching. I had to work on a browser the other day – which required me to re-enable the add-ons and extensions for it. It got me to … Continue reading
September 8, 2014
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There are lots of schools that are rich with technological resources. My school – due to priorities and budgets – is not rich in that area. Add onto that strict Canadian privacy laws and the difficulty of using online resources … Continue reading
August 18, 2014
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It started with my Evernote daybook – I was editing and reviewing my classes and I thought “Why do I have units by ‘chapter’ and not theme?” Indeed – why? If you’re already here, and this is long gone … Continue reading
May 13, 2014
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Right off the top – this idea was inspired by a post from Bryan Kandel. If focussed on using a fake text message, sent to him, from a celebrity. Great idea I thought – and it would be great for … Continue reading
May 5, 2014
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I’ll admit that when I first started I thought it was taking way more time to mark online than it was on paper. So, as more of my students opt to hand things in electronically, I’ve been working on streamlining … Continue reading
March 28, 2014
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Dear “Nervous To Try Something New (Edtech-wise)”: You know when you spoke with me the other day and told me that that introducing more tech into my class was fine for me because I was ‘into it’ and ‘understood’ it? … Continue reading
March 17, 2014
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Some of us in our school are looking to try going ‘paperless’. There are many reasons, and programs/apps to support this. (Did I mention the huge deficit in our district that means slashed budgets for supplies?) However, my high school, in … Continue reading
February 24, 2014
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As smartphone use/ownership among students rises – so has the use of the QR codes. I add them to unit packages for links for Quizlet sites or my YouTube channel – hoping that the ubiquitous phone in the teenagers hand … Continue reading