How Virtual Worlds Can Transform Learning
My journey began in Vancouver 30 years ago, as an aid with Trainable Mentally Handicapped students. Designated as ‘uneducable,’ these students were relegated to gaining work ...
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Digital Literacy: A Revolution Begins
Digital literacy is one of those phrases that we use without truly knowing its meaning. But before extending this concept into the future, I went to the past: what is the ...
Where the Wild Things Are—Outside Your Classroom
The mid-winter sun is peeking from behind the clouds and a cold breeze is blowing across the open soccer field. A line of grade two students, dressed in puffy coats, colourful ...
Don’t Forget to Wonder: Has The Internet Made Knowledge Too Easy?
It's nice to think of the Internet as a wonderful invention that has made our lives both richer and more efficient. It's a nice notion and it's an accurate one—the Internet ...
Network Ninja: Teaching Digital Citizenship
Under the umbrella of Digital Citizenship (DC) are some complex concepts. Netiquette, Internet safety, information usage and cyber bullying are just a few of the topics that ...
Sparking Communication in Autistic Students
As the assistant head of special education at Vaughan Secondary School in the Toronto area, Tim Wesson describes his professional learning journey as one driven by the desire ...
Digital Literacy: What does it mean to you?
For me digital literacy involves reading widely, keeping informed, knowing when and how to be critical and when to embrace new information, new ideas. I
Should you ‘friend’ your students on Facebook?
What if you used an account separate from your personal one? Is any online communication with students appropriate?
Managing Technology Use in Your Classroom
Don’t let classroom management concerns prevent you from making effective use of technology in your classroom! Check out these tips and please add some of your own