There’s a lot we do to prepare our classrooms and schools for the end of the school year so that we can start the next one organized and ready for a fresh start. Naturally, there’s some obvious tasks we do to prepare our physical spaces leading into summer. We also offer some organization and clean-up […]
As teachers continue to shift their practice to include the use of digital technologies, they increasingly need a reliable place to store and organize their growing number of documents. Google Drive is one of the most versatile tools in the G-Suite group of programs and, with a few tweaks, can be the answer to teachers’ […]
We gave teachers great conundrum in our Board when we made G-Suite available to our teachers. Now that we have different platforms which should we be using? Teachers have been asking us this question all school year! The answer is – BOTH! Both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages when looking for tools to use […]
Many school leaders are looking for the ways they can support Leveraging Digital in their schools. As the school leader, you do not need to be the expert on all things digital, but you do need to continually learn and model an interest in how learning environments, digital tools and resources, and modern pedagogy can […]
the purpose of the assignment – to demonstrate learning, not website creation skills As a classroom teacher, I looked forward to reviewing the portfolios my students created; it was exciting (and rewarding) to see the growth my students made over the course of a semester. This year I had my students create websites using […]
YouTube Live is now available in the DDSB. Teachers can create a live stream and invite users to view the stream through a link. Viewers are able to participate in a live stream through an optional chat feature. Don’t want to broadcast live? Not a problem. YouTube Live automatically records your sessions so teachers can […]
A teacher emailed me and asked if I could show him around Google Classroom. He said he wanted to know what all the hype was about and asked me to give him a tour. He made sure to tell me that he is about to retire and he has never been very strong with technology. […]
