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. Determining an appropriate meeting time across multiple stakeholder groups is always an onerous task. In my experience, you are either stuck in a long email thread while participants discuss their schedules or you are tasked with creating/completing another survey (which sometimes leads to another survey if none of the included times worked). Enter the Find Time add-in. This add-in feature in Outlook allows users (both within organization and outside) to quickly see participant availability so… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Microsoft Tasks
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. One silver lining of the pandemic is that it has increased our technology use to allow for more detailed collaboration and flexibility when we cannot be together in person. However, for me, it has resulted in a virtual to-do list that includes: email requests Team tasks shared documents via OneDrive calendar invites for virtual meetings It can be difficult to keep all of this straight but there are programs that are working to help streamline… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Incognito Windows
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. Check out this tip in action via the TikTok video below:
#TechTipTuesday – Fair Dealing Week
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. With February 22-26th playing host to Fair Dealing Week, all of the posts this week will align with that theme. The MVSD ICT Resources Notebook is linked for public access at the top of this blog, but here are some of my favourite resources that I’ve pulled for review: Fair Dealing Decision Tool As described by Manitoba Teachers’ Society: “The Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) have begun a campaign… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Digital Book Reviews
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. February plays host to I Love To Read month in our schools which serve as an opportunity to celebrate all things book-related! With February now being half done I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to mesh ed tech with this celebration. When it comes to providing digital library options, MVSD offers divisional subscriptions to OverDrive for ebooks and audio-books and many schools also utilize platforms such as Epic Books and RAZ Kids. One… Read More
Safer Internet Day
February 9th serves as Safer Internet Day for 2021. Originating in the UK, Safer Internet Day is now celebrating it’s 18th year in countries around the world. The following description is provided direct from their website: “With a slogan of “Together for a better internet”, Safer Internet Day is a call to action for every stakeholder to contribute to a safer and better internet, especially for its youngest users. The past year has shown us first-hand the importance of ensuring that the largest possible number of children and young people are adequately prepared to handle digital technologies responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. Only… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Embedded Content in Hyperdocs
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. Online navigation, while ripe with possibility, does open up a unique set of challenges: incorrect links due to typos tabs opened/closed accidently uncertainty on if you opened the correct resource clicking on ads, third party links, etc within the resource Whether I am working with students or with staff as part of a PD session my goal is to make navigation as easy as possible. My personal belief is that, “the more steps you add… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Maintaining Your Digital Footprint
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. January is recognized as Clean Up Your Computer Month and, as such, the month’s posts have been focused on this theme. You can visit all of these posts below: Naming Files (how to organize your files for easy use) 7 Tips to Clean Up Your Computer Organizing & Archiving Digital Records While the posts that were shared earlier this month covered how to clean, organize, and maintain your physical computer and personal/professional network, your digital footprint extends… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Naming Files
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. January is recognized as Clean Up Your Computer Month and, as such, the month’s posts will be focused on this theme. Last week’s task covered 7 tips to start organizing your device. Following those steps, I now recommend we look at how your remaining files are named: When I was in the classroom I worked with Grade 7-12 in the areas of social studies, science, math, and sometimes areas such as art, health, or resource. As you… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Clean Up Your Computer Month
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. January is recognized as Clean Up Your Computer Month and, with so much more of our practice being digital during remote learning, this is especially important! As such, the month’s posts will be focused on this theme. To kick off the month, this week’s tips follow a series based on a graphic I shared last year at this time. I chose to film this series via TikTok (see videos embedded below)