Coursera vs. Connected Courses – Week 2
On the plus side, I think that I have decided to create my Coursera story to share why I think those ICT strands are important so that I can share…
Are We Passionate About What is Challenging?
Connected Courses: Hanging Out with Randy Bass and Cathy Davidson Wow! I only had time to watch one of the two videos posted last week but thoroughly enjoyed it. The…
How (or Should) We Find Time for In-School PD?
Based on photo by Daniel Oines. Alternatives. 2013. (CC licensed - BY) Accessed August 19, 2014. What I Know (or Think I Know) About Tech PD: We are so lucky…
Reading and Writing – part 2
A few weeks ago I attended Reading for the Love of It in Toronto. Years ago, when I worked in International Schools in Europe all the big teacher conferences had…
Reading and Writing – part 1
I've been a busy thinking about reading and writing this past week. It started with running a workshop in Clark County, Nevada and wrapped up with a visit to reading…
How We Became a 1:1 Computing School
CC licensed (BY-NC) via Arne Kuilman's flickr photostream We did it! We are now 1:1 from Kindergarten to grade 12. Grade 8-12 has been 1:1 laptops for the past few…
A Day in the Life of an ICT integrator
Light at the end of the tunnelLight at the End of the Tunnel by Lara Jensen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Unported License. Back in mid-September at the…
Creativity in Math Class
based on CC licensed photo (BY-NC-SA) from infilmity's flickr photostream I have recently been thinking a lot about developing an ICT curriculum at school. I am of two minds about…
New School Year
It never ceases to amaze me how much there is to do to get set up at the beginning of every school year. Here's a glimpse into what goes on…
Grade 4 Student Scratch Expert
For a long while I have felt that students should play a greater role in determining the classroom culture and environment as well as determining the next steps in their…