One of my favourite ‘tech’ strategies is not that exciting. Or, ‘techy’, really. Pretty simple, actually. But I find it is one of the most powerful. Creating a slide deck, putting it in your Google Classroom, and assigning it as “students can edit”. This leads to students sharing resources, giving feedback, and, selfishly, me being […]
Creation Time: When you want to learn something new in technology, the best way is to try it. Just try it. Give yourself permission to play for 10 minutes. Click lots of buttons. See what happens. This is how you begin to learn the cause and effect of the program you are learning. Sure, the […]
At the beginning of the year as an Educational Technology Coach, I found I spent a lot of my time organizing my schedule and staying above water (well, I am still doing that…but…). This meant rotating through 19 schools, all with unique systems and work foci in place. I would arrive at a school for […]
This was originally posted in my Medium Blog as I start thinking and learning in my new role. I am looking forward to connecting to Teachers who are thinking about pushing their learning and teaching. My new role as Educational Technology Coach within my Board’s Innovative Education Department is an awesome place to be. I […]
One of the amazing parts about being a teacher is that you are learning, too. There are so many options to explore. With a general never-ending to-do list, it can be hard to find yourself time to play with new pieces or parts of technology. It can be daunting! However, there are some small features […]
Giving students feedback is extremely powerful. We know that as educators. We also know that it can be time consuming. Providing timely and well-crafted feedback requires vast amounts of mental energy and thought. Google Slides is a great tool that can be used to not only give feedback, but start a conversation with students. Eventually, […]
