Category: EC&I831

It has been a very informative 3 months of EC&I 831. From my initial post about my Major Digital Project to this one, a lot has happened and there have been some twists and turns during this journey. What I wanted to accomplish initially had to be tweaked and...

Throughout this EC&I 831 journey I have learned so many things.  If I could compare though, social media and open education to, say preparing for Christmas, you would see that I have a love hate relationship with both.  Both are very valuable, but can involve stress, busy days, hours...

But not really…I just thought it was a catchy title. I decided to check out this Open Education Resource, and give it a once over. This repository was not particularly appealing to me upon first glance. The main graphic design includes a merlot colour but it is clearly laid...

Over the past couple of weeks, my life at work has changed dramatically, but in a positive way. Becoming a new administrator definitely has many challenges, most of which include sorting out my new teaching assignments, learning the flow of the school, and building relationships with staff and students....

You did not read that wrong.  As I was researching and formulating my thoughts around open education and a culture of sharing, I stumbled upon this pop culture tidbit:  “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon or Bacon’s Law is a parlor game where players challenge each other to arbitrarily choose an actor and then connect...

Can online social media activism be meaningful and worthwhile? Is it possible to have productive conversations about social justice online? What is our responsibility as educators to model active citizenship online? The questions posed to us this week can spark opinionated debate, passive conversation, or intellectual exchange. Every person...

Well, this is going to be an interesting and insanely busy last month of EC&I 831! I was recently appointed to a Vice-Principal position and I begin November 1… So with all the anticipated work and challenges aside, I have been thinking about how to carry on with my...

This week brought more success with Flipgrid in my classroom.  We all completed introductory videos so our partner class could view them and learn a little bit more about us.   Many students did not completely understand how another class would be interacting with us, but once we watched the...

Time, time, time. If anyone has ever taught students how to use a new program, let alone how to use a laptop in Grade 4, you will know exactly how much valuable class time is spent, doing this. During the past 2 weeks I have tried to work with...

A chicken walked into a public library, marched up to the desk and said, “Book, book, book, book.” So, the librarian handed the bird a book, the chicken accepted it and then left. Ten minutes later, the chicken returned, threw the book on the desk and said, “Book, book,...