I love it when I learn something new and I did this past week. One of the blog posts that was featured on voicEd Radio's This Week in Ontario Edublogs came from Lynn Thomas. What I learned, in addition to her fabulous writing, was a new utility for creating engaging graphics. Usually, I'll use Photoshop … Continue reading An interesting graphic utility
Just in time for back to school with studies about the environment, science, or mathematics, you need to check out this new resource from Canadian Centre for Climate Services (and others). It's like everything you ever wanted to know about Canadian Climate but didn't know where to turn or who to ask. ClimateData.ca is a … Continue reading Climate data
After a short hiatus, the voicEd Radio version of TWIOE was back on the air again this past Wednesday. I feared that I might need to be retrained but it was all good. It was great to have guest host Terry Greene on to share his thoughts. What’s With All The Sharing? Terry had recently … Continue reading This Week in Ontario Edublogs
It's still summer time and reading blogs is a nice break from the heat. Check out some of the things that I've been reading from Ontario Edubloggers lately Why Summer is a Perfect Time for Reflection Summer is an interesting beast. Even when you go into your favourite stores, there's no guarantee that it's business … Continue reading This Week in Ontario Edublogs
Of course, the first Monday in August is important. It's the Civic Holiday here in Ontario. I was surprised to learn yesterday that a family member actually has to work. It's a holiday in many places, with many names, and many reasons! From the Holiday Calendar website... Who knew? No matter where you are, enjoy … Continue reading Happy Civic Holiday
and sometimes the day after too. I find it so strange to think that there was a time when I didn't have a laptop next to me while watching television - even if it is to check the facts on whatever show I happen to be watching. It happened at least twice that I can … Continue reading Real time fact checking
Can you believe that it's August already? I could swear that I saw my breath while walking the dog this morning. That's not right either. I'm also trying out a new resolution that I used to expouse all the time but don't do it enough myself until I fell into the trap last week - … Continue reading This Week in Ontario Edublogs
