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 highlight is one of my “go to” sources for ed tech tools. In fact, the first time I highlighted him on this blog was almost exactly EIGHT years ago! Larry Ferlazzo is an extensive ed tech curator and his “best of” series on his blog is fantastic. Larry Ferlazzo. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/
Follow Friday – Class Dojo
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. Many of our MVSD staff used this platform prior to Covid-19 and continue to do so now. Check out their social media for tips, tutorials, and more. Class Dojo Follow Friday. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/ *For a flash-back Friday, HERE is a tutorial I created on how Class Dojo could be used for those using Whole Brain Teaching instructional strategies all the way back… Read More
Follow Friday – SeeSaw
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. Are you using SeeSaw to share with families during this time? Check out their social media for tips, tutorials & support. SeeSaw Social Media. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/
Follow Friday
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. As we enter the last quarter of the school year I wanted to send out some reminders of all of the ways that you can follow along and learn with the ICT Team: Social Media Links: Social Media Links. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/ – Twitter – Instagram – Facebook – YouTube – Blog – TikTok user name: ThompsonClassroom Our Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Blog… Read More
Follow Friday
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 would like to give a shout out to MB teachers and schools as a whole! I have had the amazing opportunity to attend the “Educating for Action” conference in Winnipeg with many members of our senior admin team, principals, teachers, and student voice members. MVSD Educating for Action Participants. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/ Connecting with so many colleagues and… 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 5… Read More
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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. Twice a year our division hosts PD that sees staff from all 16 buildings learning and sharing together. These events take place in September and February which means that we’re only 10 days away from the second, and last, full divisional PD session of the 2019/2020 school year. This year MVSD staff will be learning from the wonderful Shelley Moore. Shelley has a roboust social media… Read More
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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 MVSD is a Microsoft division I would like to highlight Matthew Nickerson. His twitter feed and blog is full of great info to help you with your Office 365 integration! I also have his book available for any staff who’d like to check it out. Matthew Nickerson. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/
Follow Friday
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. In preparation of the DisruptED Future conference next week I wanted to highlight the applicable social media information surrounding the event. If you cannot attend a conference in person then following their social media pages (and any conference hashtags) can be a great way to still be involved. Disrupted. (2020). Uploaded by Tech MB.
Follow Friday
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. Following my visit to BU earlier this week, I would like to highlight BU’s Faculty of Ed and the Internet for Ed conversation stream. The hastag #I4Ed can be followed on Twitter while the Faculty of Ed can be found on Instagram; I invite you to follow along and join in on the discussions! BU Faculty of Ed Screenshot. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/