Aha Moments! | Beyond the Tools

22 Nov

Transforming Classroom Spaces

For decades the classroom as we know it has been virtually untouched. Chances are that your classroom as a child was very similar to the one your parents attended. Only recently have there been concerted efforts to make learning spaces...
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4 Dec

Let’s Work Together to Change the Culture of PD

The Unconference Model: Last weekend, I attended a Montreal area “unconference” named RemixEd Montreal. RemixEd was a mix of predetermined PD sessions and participant-driven PD edcamp style sessions that were determined by the attendees on the day of the event....
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26 Nov

Edcamp: A truly game changing approach to PD

So, it’s been a while since I last posted. It’s been a busy Fall so far, and I have been working with lots of great teachers across Quebec. One of the most popular activities I’ve participated in lately was an Edcamp, a new concept in...
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26 Mar

The Periscope app: Why I watched a stranger brush his teeth today

Before work this morning, I watched a complete stranger brush his teeth. If that sounds weird, there were actually nine other people watching too. The twist is that this particular person was located somewhere in the US and all nine of us...
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19 Mar

Bringing the Maker Movement Into the Classroom (FETC 2015 Highlights – Part 2)

Last week, I shared a few promising tools and apps that I learned about at the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC 2015). This week I’d like to shift my focus to the Maker Movement, one of the more popular themes presented...
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9 Oct

Workshop: Detecting on-line student plagiarism with Google

Quick overview: A very simple ICT tip for detecting (and confirming) on-line student plagiarism. Workshop tip: Do you ever suspect student work of being plagiarized from on-line sources but have no way to prove it? In the video below, I...
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