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. Did you know that you can change your settings in Google Chrome so that your most-used webpages open automatically when you open the web browser? Check out a quick tutorial below by US teacher, Ayanna. @ayannam18 🚨WATCH🚨 ##teachertips ##teachertiptuesday ##teachertechtip ##googlechrome ##teachersoftiktok ##tiktokteacher ##altteacher ##teacher ##virtuallearning ♬ original sound – ayannam18 What do I have as my start-up pages? Email PowerSchool MVSD ICT Resources notebook Xello & Seesaw admin dashboards O365 admin dashboard
iPad Refresh Project
One BIG project that our ICT Team has been working on this year has been a refresh of our divisional iPads. We currently have almost 800 tablets across our 16 buildings with a further inventory devoted specifically to our Student Service program (although these devices are managed differently). These iPads had been introduced to the division over a variety of years and the models, and how they were managed in the schools, represent the different people who served in this position prior to me. This high level of variability was resulting in some management concerns and our ICT… Read More
#WOWWednesday
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. This week I would like to give a shout out to Lisa who is part of our School Clinicians team. She has been working diligently all month to clean up her digital files for security and efficiency! Clinician Computer Meeting. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/ If you require assistance… Read More
Graduate Portfolio!
   After 21 years of formal education I am reaching the end of my current learning journey: my Masters degree! While I truly believe that education is a lifelong experience; I am very excited to celebrate this accomplishment! I know that I will begin another degree in the future (distant future; when my babies are in high school maybe) but for the time being I am concluding my journey at B.U. I have officially started my LAST class of my M.Ed, Graduate Summative Seminar, and have begun compiling evidence of my learning through this experience. This has perhaps been… Read More
Flip Your Clothes Pin!
This summer I came across this pin while scrolling through Pinterest: See who handed in work. (Accessed 2014). Pinned to Teacher Life Hacks by Teacher Created Material. Available online at: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/377598749979684674/ I actually had my homeroom Grade 8s last year when they were in Grade 7 Science and even though it was only one class I feel like I got to know them quite well. Specifically…. their habit of misplacing their work and/or forgetting to hand-it in! While I realize it doesn’t take much time to flip through my hand-in box and see what is there, we… Read More