So over the holidays during our annual "spring cleaning" I found this ... Who today still knows how to use a good old fashioned type-writer? I don't. Using a type-writer, like anything else, requires a certain level of skill that... Continue Reading →
It all started with one question ... What if we had a chance to build a school from scratch? On Mars. And so with a great idea from fellow educator @ajjuliani the #MarsChallenge was born. By chance, ten days before... Continue Reading →
Hour of Code week is officially over but that doesn’t mean that coding in the classroom should be over too. So in my constant quest to integrate technology authentically in the classroom I came up with this solution for how... Continue Reading →
Click the image below to access the slides for the October, 2017 #KLsummit2017 presentation. I love Google Classroom. Why? Because in this case integrating tech allows me to redefine what is possible within a readers and writers workshop framework so... Continue Reading →
And so it finally happened. It was obvious really. Just two students giggling in the corner of the room staring at their iPads. So I walk over, slowly ... with the worst possible thoughts going through my head ... thinking... Continue Reading →
According to Scratch Junior "coding is the new literacy" and I couldn't agree more. Many of us (children and adults alike) are mere consumers of content - constantly linked to our devices to absorb information. This is why one of... Continue Reading →
So if ... critical thinking is "the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action (criticalthinking.org),... Continue Reading →
By itself Chrome is a powerful browser, but the beauty of it lies in the add-ons and extensions. For those that aren't familiar with the difference add-ons can be thought of as stand-alone programs that live in the cloud. Extensions... Continue Reading →
Google Forms are a great way to collect data - but what do you do with all the data once you have it? This conundrum was especially poignant given the redefinition of the electronic portfolio in grade 2 this year,... Continue Reading →
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