Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role. With February 22-26th playing host to Fair Dealing Week, all of the posts this week will align with that theme. The MVSD ICT Resources Notebook is linked for public access at the top of this blog, but here are some of my favourite resources that I’ve pulled for review: Fair Dealing Decision Tool As described by Manitoba Teachers’ Society: “The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) have begun a campaign… Read More
Fair Dealing Week 2021
Every Monday I share a different ed tech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider. February 22nd kicks off Fair Dealing Week 2021 which runs today through to February 26th. The Fair Dealing Canada website describes this legislation as follows: “Fair dealing recognizes that certain uses of copyright protected works are beneficial for society. By placing limits on instances where copyright owners can require payment, fair dealing leads innovation, to the creation of new works and new scholarship. The Supreme Court of Canada increasingly refers to copyright as providing a balance between the rights of users… Read More
Leadership
*This post has been written as part of my professional growth plan through my #ISTE20 scholarship. Edtech Coaches Panel: effective strategies to improve teaching & learning Presenters: Kris Amijo, Jason Gay, Stephanie Howell, Amy Hudson Estepp, Brian Seymour, Jeremy Shorr Overview: “A technology integration specialist and coaches panel from a variety of educational settings will share challenges and strategies that contribute to a district’s technology vision, implementing high-quality, job-embedded professional learning opportunities and integrating digital literacy and citizenship.” Main Takeaways: All support roles in a division exist to support teachers in their role with students How can we get teachers to… Read More
Follow Friday – BYTE Conference
Every Friday I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. Being that it is the 3rd Friday in February it can only mean one thing…. it is time for the BYTE Conference! This conference holds a special place in my heart as it was not only the first large ed conference that I attended as a B.Ed student but it was also the start of my presentation experience. Since that time I have been able to attend 6 of the conferences (5 years… Read More
WOW Wednesday – DRCSS Staff
Every Wednesday I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Everyday our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. As we’ve adapted to the ever-changing teaching environments available to us during the Covid-19 pandemic, an emphasis on physical distance has been essential. In order to make this happen our largest high school, Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School, has operated on a blended schedule this year. This sees students attend two days a week on a Monday/Wednesday… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Digital Book Reviews
Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role. February plays host to I Love To Read month in our schools which serve as an opportunity to celebrate all things book-related! With February now being half done I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to mesh ed tech with this celebration. When it comes to providing digital library options, MVSD offers divisional subscriptions to OverDrive for ebooks and audio-books and many schools also utilize platforms such as Epic Books and RAZ Kids. One… Read More
Digital Citizenship
*This post has been written as part of my professional growth plan through my #ISTE20 scholarship. The most important skill of the digital age Presenter: Alan November Overview: “There is overwhelming research that the majority of our students do not have strategies to to validate if online content is true or false.. Come and learn how to design highly creative assignments that cover the curriculum and teach students to be web literate!“ Main Takeaways: URL formats can tell users what type of author is associated with that content .org , .edu , .co , .com punctuation such as ~ , –… Read More
Back To School?
The following is my personal statement I am preparing as part of my application to the University of Regina. I welcome all reviews, critiques, and well wishes! Area of Interest In 2012, on the recommendation from a university professor, I started a blog to document my learning journey and connect with other educators. That initial blog post started with, “I will admit that I am not the most tech-savvy person, but it’s a start!” (Thompson, 2012). If there was ever an example of foreshadowing, this introductory sentence would be it. Little did I know that that start would swell to an 800+ post documentation of my journey from, “… not… Read More
Follow Friday – John Spencer
Every Friday I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. This week I’d like highlight Dr. John Spencer. I first had an opportunity to see Dr. Spencer in action at the 2019 BYTE Conference in which he delivered the keynote address. Dr. Spencer focuses on student empowerment, innovation, creativity, project-based learning, and much more. His online presence, and general personality, is overwhelmingly positive and I always feel inspired from the information he shares out. Check out his work on: Twitter Facebook YouTube… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Ecole Macneill
Every Wednesday I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Everyday our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. The staff at Ecole Macneill are no strangers to tech integration. From their smart bulb enabled classrooms that provide visual schedules and weather insights to their resident Microsoft Expert, they are willing and eager to showcase tech innovation in their classrooms. The newest addition to their toolbox is a class set of Micro:bits donated by MB Ed… Read More