What is Going On with My Brain?
Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21611336@N00/3723710203 I am concerned both about my brain and my student’s brains. My brain due to aging and devices since each year I seem to remember less...
View ArticleQuizlet and Students
Quizlet was started by Andrew Sutherland in 2005. It has been used by students and teachers since then with much success. Each year new features have been added which for older students may be...
View ArticleApple Academy Bound
Image from Openclipart.org I will be spending the next week in Cupertino, CA just across the road from Apple, Inc. headquarters in an intense workshop where I will learn about all things Apple. I will...
View ArticleBoth a GET and an AFT with NDAs
My summer is off to a great start already. Over the last 7 months I worked at becoming a Google Education Trainer and last week I attended Apple Academy in Cupertino, CA. I met some great...
View ArticleMapping Out An Apple Vanguard Group
An exciting part of the Apple Academy I attended in June is the chance to create and nurture an Apple Vanguard Group at our school. I have been working on how to organize, promote, and manage...
View ArticleExplain Everything and Creative Learning
I was so excited, and a bit nervous, after I found out that we would indeed be purchasing the incredible app called Explain Everything. I was nervous because the purchase represented a lot of money...
View ArticleThe Evilness of Devices for Learning
Image from Openclipart.org Yes, I wrote the title as part link bait and part reflection on what has become a common theme to many conversations I am having these days. As we enter our 3rd year of an...
View ArticleDigital Device Passport iBook
As we enter the fourth year of our school’s iPad Learning program I put together this iBook so our students and teachers will have access to the many resources that we use to start the year. In the...
View ArticleCreativity, Storytelling, and Graphic Novel Creation
This post has been a long time coming as something always seemed to get in the way. This past year, I had the pleasure to work with our grade 8 language arts teachers on a graphic novel project....
View ArticleWait I Know that Drawing
Emma, I saw this notice last night on Twitter from Bookcreator about the new features coming and thought wait I know that drawing. http://bookcreator.com/blog/2017/02/book-creator-coming-web/ The...
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