This blog explains the seven steps to producing a Photostory about leadership. A Photostory shares a message using only images. The individual images are sequenced together to produce a video. A Photostory can be time consuming to complete. You should allocate roughly eight classes. Why a Leadership Photostory? This year the school launched a leadership […]
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Staff at Dr Frank J. Hayden Secondary School in Burlington, ON, Canada are opposed to a proposal to install Internet filters at HDSB schools. They sent a copy of their letter to school trustees to a local newspaper for parents to understand their viewpoint. Their letter highlights the ongoing issue that educators face – should
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TechnoKids is at ISTE 2014. We are at the Software MacKiev booth #1628 and Learning Services booth #2228. Come and see our projects for the award-winning software KidPix 3D or talk to us about our Office 2013 projects. Discover resources for technology integration. Request a personal tour to learn more about TechnoKids. Find out about
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This article is a continuation of my previous post. In that post, I offered insight into what students think about blogging. To gain feedback, I had provided seventy five Grade 7 and 8 students with a survey after the blogging unit. In the previous post, I outlined some of their responses. Here are their remaining responses
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A few months ago I taught a blogging unit to several Grade 7 and 8 classes. After the unit was complete I designed a survey to gain student feedback. Some of the questions had a list of choices, while others were open ended. The results were interesting – so I thought I would share them
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A few months ago several teachers approached me and asked it I would assist in teaching a leadership unit. The school was incorporating a leadership model inspired by the book The Leader in Me by Stephen R. Covey. I developed several technology-based activities that would help students recognize their leadership strengths, as well as apply
Many web apps allow students to manage their profile. A profile is a short descriptor about a person and typically includes a photo. To protect students’ privacy, it is a good idea to use an avatar instead of a picture of their face. Avatar Sites Your Students Will Enjoy There are many fun sites for
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I love to make word clouds with my students. A word cloud is a picture formed from a list of words. Typically, the more often a word appears in the list, the larger or more frequent it will be in the word cloud. The word cloud is not necessarily shaped like a cloud. Instead, depending
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Before launching a BYOD initiative there are many issues that require consideration. Review the list of questions. Use them to frame a discussion about BYOD at your school. Electronic Device Hardware Can a student bring any device? (smartphone, tablet, netbook, e-readers, laptop, gaming console) Will there be minimal standards such as screen size, processing speed?
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PLANNING! Nothing is worse than launching a BYOD initiative that fails. Don’t let that happen to you! Take the time and do things right. To have a successful BYOD program you should:
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