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…
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Finding Free-to-Use Content for Multimedia Projects
I once tried what I thought was a fantastic idea as an English teacher: have students create a movie trailer for a book they…
Digital Literacy is Crucial for Reading and Writing Instruction
Literacy is known as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about a language. The emergen…
Using the Power of the Internet to Connect People
Online performance artist Ze Frank's discusses his "web playroom" in the video below. Traditionally, art ende…
Utilizing the Tech You Have: Mobile Devices in the Classroom
If 1:1 laptops have not yet reached your classroom, there is most likely other tools which can be utilized for learning. M a…
Alternatives to PowerPoint: Web-Based Presentation Slide Programs
I used to teach Grade 8 English for 90 students. That meant whenever there were class presentations....I watched 90 of them.…
Flipping the Classroom: Don't Re-Invent the Wheel, Find Pre-Made Video Resources Online
There has been a lot of talk lately around the theory of ‘flipping the classroom’. Essentially, students preview lesson mate…
Reaching the Visual Learner: Software to Create Digital Posters or Infographics
Ever find yourself drawing incomprehensible doodles as you attempt to explain an idea to a student? I do all the time. There…
Reaching the Auditory Learner: Text-to-Speech Software and Voice Comments
It's undeniable that students learn best in different ways. So much time is spent classifying learners as auditory, visu…
Learning Skills and Work Habits: Tech Tools for Tracking Student Behaviours
The first statement of the Learning Skills section of the Ontario Ministry of Education’s publication Growing Success: Asses…
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…
Blended Learning: Learning Management Systems
This hybrid method of learning combines traditional classroom and online education. Blended learning has emerged with the ad…
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It is my school’s policy that students and teachers use only copyright-free material. This makes sense hypothetically, but w…
Online Privacy for Students in a Digital Age
When I taught Grade 8 English, I always had my students write an autobiography at the beginning of the year to learn more ab…
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…
The Horizon Report: Emerging Technologies Initiative
The Horizon Report is a decade-long comprehensive research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies…