Presentations R Me
Cal Armstrong I mentioned it in yesterday's blog post and realized I hadn't discussed it before. I had done a presentation on line with Lync and although Lync does do recordings, the…
Improving the message
Our Guidance Department hold a series of information nights throughout the year and the most recent one was on our School's curriculum. We do follow the provincial (i.e. government) curriculum…
It’s not you, it’s me (iPad edition)
I always hesitate to discuss this issue publicly because I know I'm coming from a place of privilege. We had Apple in for a meeting last week and they were, of course,…
Documenting our Action Research
Our school has our teachers choose a working group that meets every third week of the school year; they choose a topic to look at and then work through a…
Moving forward with Sharepoint & Word
Well, I've nudged some middle managers forward. While OneNote is the major collaborative space that we use here at School, it's not the most comfortable working environment for folks groomed…
You can lead a horse to water…
So on Monday morning (Family Day holiday here in Ontario), I ran across the following tweet:@principalspage: Can you teach someone how to teach?And I replied with the cliche@sig225 You can lead…
Padlet née Wallwisher, Part II
Well I've spent a considerable amount of time responding to the feedback on Wallwisher; the students have definitely found it convenient to have a space to voice their concerns. While…
Wallwisher
I have, of course, been an avid user of technology since I left the crib (much to my mother's chagrin) so I've experimented with a lot of things for a…
Lync, redux
Well, there's been some great outcomes from the Lync PD last week.I had a social group that's planning dinner events ask how to use Lync so that they can meet…
It’s too far to walk
I heard this twice yesterday.From two different sides.Both were about venturing into a different space.I have my feet in two distinct camps, that of the IT Department and that of…