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. In Manitoba, November is a whirlwind month for educators. We start off strong with the Halloween candy-hangover, jump right into a time change, and hit the ground running to complete report cards and book parent-teacher interviews! One of my favourite methods to assist with this is the implementation of student portfolios. Student portfolios can be a fantastic practice in the classroom as they: To assist staff with their understanding of how digital portfolios might fit… Read More
End-of-Year Checklist – Part 1 – LMS
On Tuesdays, 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. The end of the school year means a very standard routine for educators: time to clean out your classroom! For many of us this includes removal of any unnecessary clutter that has accumulated, archiving and filing, furniture movements, revamping bulletin boards, and perhaps the beginning of an update to certain decor elements. Guess what? This should be happening digitally as well; especially with the increased use of digital tools/files! When I taught at Ste Rose our secretary… Read More
Year End Tech Checklist – Part 1 – LMS
On Tuesdays 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. The end of the school year means a very standard routine for educators: time to clean out your classroom! For many of us this includes removal of any unnecessary clutter that has accumulated, archiving and filing, revamping bulletin boards, and perhaps the beginning of an update to certain decor elements. Guess what? This should be happening digitally as well; especially with increased use of digital tools/files! When I taught at Ste Rose our secretary would always provide… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Digital Tools for Student Portfolios
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. In Manitoba, March is a whirlwind month for educators. We start off strong with a mix of weather systems, jump right into a time-change, and hit the ground running to complete report cards and book parent-teacher interviews before spring break! One of my favourite methods to assist with this is the implementation of student portfolios. Student portfolios can be a fantastic practice in the classroom as they: develop student metacognition selecting exemplars reflecting on their… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Digital Tools for Student Portfolios
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. In Manitoba, November is a whirlwind month for educators. We start off strong with the Halloween candy-hangover, jump right into a time-change, and hit the ground running to complete report cards and book parent-teacher interviews! One of my favourite methods to assist with this is the implementation of student portfolios. Student portfolios can be a fantastic practice in the classroom as they: develop student metacognition selecting exemplars reflecting on their learning journey encourage transparent conversations… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Smith Jackson 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. In September of 2020, the staff of Smith-Jackson Ukrainian Bilingual School decided to move forward with a Seesaw for Schools subscription for their students. The use of Seesaw as an LMS was incorporated in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to allow for: consistent access to programming in the event students, cohorts, and/or staff could not be in… Read More
Seesaw Ambassador – Lindsay Kuzyk
Its back-to-school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As tech integration increases as a strategy to meet our programming needs the teaching staff across MVSD have prepred some of their tips on how to make technology work for you. From August 31 – September 4 our teaching staff are taking over the ICT Social Media accounts sharing their tips, tutorials, words of support and more! Seesaw Ambassador – Lindsay Kuzyk View this post on Instagram Wrapping up our #mvsd_mb social media takeover series is Lindsay Kuzyk. Lindsay is a Seesaw Ambassador & is invaluable when it comes to supporting students, families… 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/