The Changing Spaces of Reading and Writing
Innovations in technology have changed the way in which society acts. As classical scholar and university librarian James O’…
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Information Processing Theory and Impact on Learning
The Information Processing Theory is an approach to cognitive development that suggests a way in which humans process the in…
Copyright: The War against Piracy is Stifling Creativity
As an educator who utilizes technology in her teaching, I had so many questions about copyright that no one seemed to be abl…
21st Century Tools: The Role of the Teacher
Once again, I refer to Dr. Matthew J. Koehler's model of TPACK to conceptualize the interconnected and overlapping real…
The Ontario College of Teachers Standards
The Ontario College of Teachers has professional guidelines and standards for educators to follow. See below for my visuali…
21st Century Teaching Means Collaboration
The information age has broadened our accessibility to information and people. As technology and consequently approaches to …
Social Media in the Classroom - Twitter Pilot
Social media is a great tool to integrate into the classroom and I have experienced with various platforms such as Edmodo, B…
A Breakdown of TPACK: My Understanding of the Theory and What It Means for Education
Just because a teacher uses technology, doesn't mean they know how to teach with technology. Good teaching practices ar…
When Kids Can’t Read: What Teachers Can Do
What do good readers do? This is a difficult question for any person to answer, as reading comprehension is an invisible pr…
The Horizon Report: Emerging Technologies Initiative
The Horizon Report is a decade-long comprehensive research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies…
Pedagogical Reflection
I am a strong believer that students should play an active role in their education. I also agree with the pragmatic understa…
Working Together: Moving Away from Teacher Autonomy
Collaborating with other educators is becoming increasingly simple thanks to new Web 2.0 tools aimed to facilitate informati…
My 21st Century Classroom is Merely 21st Century Learning
When envisioning what a 21st century classroom would look like, I seem to get less caught up in the physicality of a room li…