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. Day 2 of Computer Science Education week is underway and I wanted to highlight Hour of Code as an accessible way to bring coding into your classroom, regardless of if you are a beginner or a pro. Code.Org (who hosts the Hour of Code activities) is no stranger to this blog and yesterday I shared out more of my favourite coding activities, including curriculums for K-12. There are currently over 500 one-hour coding activities, available in 45… Read More
Computer Science Education Week 2024
On Mondays, I share a different edtech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider. Computer Science Education Week is officially here! Even though today is technically a snow day…… Running from today through to December 13th, this event is an international movement designed to introduce students to the field of computer science, strengthen computational thinking, and encourage creativity in the digital space. I will be spending my week in a variety of MVSD schools doing coding events with students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. It is also my hope that our staff will be taking on… Read More
Follow Friday – Computer Science Education Week
On Fridays, 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. Next week is the annual Computer Science Education Week (CSEd Week(, which is one of my favourite times of the year. If this event is new to you, it is described as, “an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity in computer science education, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field.” Here in MVSD, our department has used this… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Emma Rathgeber
On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day 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. This week I would like to highlight Emma Rathgeber from Roblin Elementary School. In 2023 Emma, and the RES team, participated in our 5th annual Hour of Code event during Computer Science Education week. This event serves a variety of roles (see the previous link to learn more) but one of my goals in facilitation of the… Read More
Reflecting on the Hour of Code – Year 5
On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day 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. I, of course, have to celebrate all of our students, staff, and volunteers who participated in last week’s Hour of Code events! The first Hour of Code event that I had an opportunity to plan in MVSD was in December of 2019. Since that time, our events have been held a variety of different ways (thanks Covid)… Read More
Follow Friday – Code.org
On Fridays, 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. We are officially wrapping up Computer Science Education Week which ran from December 4-8, 2023. This event is an international movement designed to introduce students to the field of computer science, strengthen computational thinking and encourage creativity in the digital space. One way to introduce Computer Science Education Week, and keep the learning going all year long, is through an Hour of Code event! “The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Hour of Code
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. Day 2 of Computer Science Education week is underway and I wanted to highlight Hour of Code as an accessible way to bring coding into your classroom, regardless of if you are a beginner or a pro. Code.Org (who hosts the Hour of Code activities) is no stranger to this blog and yesterday I shared out more of my favourite coding activities, including curriculums for K-12. There are currently over 500 one-hour coding activities, available in 45… Read More
Computer Science Education Week 2023
On Mondays, I share a different ed tech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider. Computer Science Education week is officially here! Running from today through to December 8th, this event is an international movement designed to introduce students to the field of computer science, strengthen computational thinking and encourage creativity in the digital space. I will be spending my week in a variety of MVSD schools doing coding events with over 400 students between Kindergarten to Grade 12. The following include some of my go-to resources for coding with students: Computer Science Fundamentals(Elementary) “Computer science… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Hour of Code
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. Day 2 of Computer Science Education week is underway and I wanted to highlight Hour of Code again as an accessible way to bring coding into your classroom, regardless of if you are a beginner or a pro. On Friday I shared out about Code.Org (who hosts the Hour of Code activities) and yesterday I shared out more of my favourite coding activities, including curriculums for K-12. There are currently over 500 one hour coding activities, available in… Read More
Computer Science Education Week 2022
Every Monday I share a different ed tech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider. Computer Science Education week is officially here! Running from today through to December 9th, this event is an international movement designed to introduce students to the field of computer science, strengthen computational thinking and encourage creativity in the digital space. Last week I shared out one of my favourite coding resources Code.org which is being utilized across the division in a variety of ways. If the idea of coding is new to you, or you are trying to find ways to hook the… Read More