"You can see a lot just by looking" This quote, attributed to Yogi Berra is one that I think that I've used in virtually every interview that I've had. I firmly believe that there is so much to see in any situation if you take the chance to look. I had yet another chance to … Continue reading A Well Connected Classroom
Yesterday, the Ontario College of Teachers, the professional body that oversees the teaching profession in Ontario issued a news release announcing a “Professional Advisory on the Use of Electronic Communication and Social Media” for its members. As could be expected, conversations were immediately abuzz with with thoughts and comments about the content. It was interesting … Continue reading I Repeat–Don’t Do Stupid Things
If there was a big world event happening, what would you do to bring that resource into your classroom? probably search for that term on Google or some other search engine? Check. read a blog or two on the topic? Check. check out Twitter to see what's happening in real time? Check. check out Facebook … Continue reading Having it All
Do you remember the old saying about saving things for rainy days? I had the opportunity to reap the benefits of my own personal rainy day savings yesterday. It was the Minds on Media event in Toronto. The event was a full day of professional development for over 200 teachers. There were no traditional sit … Continue reading Rainy Days
Isn't that great advice? I received it from my parents, I've given it to my own children, and I was reminded about this on Thursday night. On Thursday night, as part of the Ontario Teachers' Federation Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Professional Development event, I was asked to chair a panel after supper. … Continue reading Don’t Do Stupid Things
I was going to title this entry “You Never Know” and maybe I should but as I reflected on yesterday, I decided to go with what I did. The message though is that you just never know who’s going to drop by and interact with your social media attempts. I had three moments yesterday that … Continue reading Three things social media did for me yesterday
One of the trending topics yesterday was a video release from the folks at Commoncraft. This video, from the folks that have given us a lot of good instructional content in "plain English" is entitled "Zombies in Plain English". As with all of the products from this company, it is simply genius. When I think … Continue reading Just because you can to mainstream
