Tag: Follow Friday

Follow Friday – Jake Miller

Every Friday I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages (linked at the top of the blog) to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. This week I’d like to highlight one of my favourite educational podcasters, Jake Miller! Jake records the Educational Duct Tape podcast that I was introduced to in 2019 via Chris Nesi (another great edu-podcaster). Jake describes his work as, “The #EduDuctTape Podcast focuses on viewing #edtech as a tool used to meet goals, address learning standards, and solve problems in the classroom, much… Read More

Follow Friday – Blended Learning Practice MOOC

Every Friday I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages (linked at the top of the blog) to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. This week I want to highlight the collaboration between Athabasca University and the Commonwealth of Learning as they relaunch one of their popular MOOCs. As Manitoba transitions into ANOTHER round of remote learning, it couldn’t be more timely. In the summer of 2020 one of colleagues from Manitoba Ed recommended I participate in the Blended Learning Practice MOOC. This massive open online course is, “an… Read More

Follow Friday – Alan Levine

Every Friday I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages (linked at the top of the blog) to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. Alan is new to my PLN as I was only recently introduced to his work after being announced as the Keynote Speaker for the upcoming May 2022 Riding the Wave Conference. His website bio includes: “Alan Levine is an independent educational technologist, sometimes calling myself an “itinerant web geek”, providing anything from development of custom web sites, most often but not limited to WordPress,… Read More

Follow Friday – Kids Code Jeunesse

Every Friday I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages (linked at the top of the blog) to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. Even though Computer Science Education Week is coming to a close, that doesn’t mean the learning needs to stop! Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ) has worked with over 475,000 students and 14,000 teachers in the area of coding and computational thinking. Their website and social media platforms include: Teacher training workshops “Code in the Classroom” student workshops Coding events Supporting resources coding tutorials research… Read More

Follow Friday – Code.org

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. Monday kicks off Computer Science Education Week which runs from December 6-10th, 2021. 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 is through an Hour of Code event! “The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+… Read More

Follow Friday – Internet Society of Manitoba

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. The Manitoba chapter of the Internet Society is relatively fresh and came into being through the work of Joel Templeman. In their own words, the Manitoba chapter is described as: “Transforming Manitoba into an inclusive, equitable, interconnected and connected digital society.“ “Since its founding in 2021 as the Manitoba Chapter of the Internet Society, ISOC Manitoba has taken on the task of maintaining an open and transparent Internet and is… Read More

Follow Friday – Mackenzie Middle School

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. For the past two weeks the admin team at Mackenzie Middle School (MMS) have been working on their communication strategy; including the use of social media as a tool for transparency, communication, and community building. After careful consideration, it was concluded that the majority of their adult stakeholders utilized Facebook, and the launch of the Mackenzie Middle School Facebook page was live! Give them a follow to stay up-to-date on… Read More

Follow Friday – MAETL

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. MAETL is a provincial organization that I have been involved with since I started my role as Coordinator of ICT in 2019. The past two years I participated in their monthly professional development and business meetings and am honoured to now be serving in the capacity of vice-president. Their website, which is going to be getting a facelift soon (stay tuned!) describes MAETL as: “MAETL (formerly CECM – Computer Education… Read More

Follow Friday – ManACE

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. ManACE is a provincial organization that I have been involved with since 2013 when I was invited to join as a board member. Over the past 8 years I have been involved with a variety of ManACE initiatives and am honoured to now be serving in the capacity of president. To learn more about who ManACE is as a group, check out the infographic below: To keep up-to-date with ManACE… Read More

Follow Friday – Michele Eaton

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 Friday I would like to reintroduce you to Michele Eaton. Michele shares about Blended Learning and her resources are fantastic for those working with remote students, split-classrooms, or any type of hybrid scenario. You may find Michele’s name familiar as I summarized her blended learning discussions in July 2020 when she spoke at the ISTE Summer Learning Academy as well as at ISTE LIVE. You can check out an excerpt of… Read More