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Author: George O'Toole

I have been a secondary teacher with the DDSB for the past 27 years. I am currently an Educational Technology Coach with the Innovative Education team. This year I am working with staff and students at Brooklin High School, G.L. Roberts Collegiate, and Henry Street High School.
January 25, 2019George O'Toole

My Perpetual State of “Not Quite There Yet”

I think that, when it comes to the overwhelming amount of “newness” that is happening in education, particularly with technology, it is imperative that we accept that we are perpetually in a state of not quite there yet – and that this is an okay place to be.

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November 6, 2018November 2, 2018George O'Toole

Technology: The Elixir of Life?

If you are a perhaps only a few years off retirement or even just feeling a bit stagnant as an educator ask yourself the questions “Am I still learning and growing” and “Am I still passionate about what I do?” If not, then try and find an area of education that challenges you and perhaps even pushes you out of your comfort zone.

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September 25, 2018September 28, 2018George O'Toole

Welcome Back. Time to SAMR!

I really felt that I had to start my first blog of the year off by gushing about the enthusiasm that I have seen so far from staff and students for the use of Chromebooks in the classroom! I have been an Educational Technology Coach now since we launched the pilot in April of 2017. […]

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June 13, 2018September 28, 2018George O'Toole

5++ Amazing Summer Twitter Feeds and Podcasts (Plus a Bonus)

Some great Twitter Feeds and Podcasts to inspire you in the summer and prepare you for September 4!

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May 7, 2018May 16, 2018George O'Toole

Chromebooks are (very) expensive paperweights!

Apologies for the click-bait title, but I wanted to drive home the idea that, without buy-in, Chromebooks are no more than (very) expensive paperweights! And who needs a new paperweight? Then again, does anyone these days still use a paperweight? Or know what a paperweight is?! I am dating myself and digressing at the same […]

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April 4, 2018April 6, 2018George O'Toole

Coaching Communication

“It has become fashionable to say that our present epoch is an information age, but that’s not quite right. In truth, we live in a communication age and it’s time we start taking it seriously (Forbes).

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March 9, 2018March 22, 2018George O'Toole

Leveraging Technology at Ajax High School

One of the great things about being a teacher is seeing one’s students grow in confidence and develop their learning over the course of a semester. Usually this is accompanied by the ever-sought-after “light-bulb moment” where a student really “gets” an idea or concept. This can usually be seen by a broad smile or an […]

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