Anyone who knows me won’t be surprised that I dove in and bought the latest Apple Watch, yet another gadget to add to my ever growing tech collection! Luckily I was able to score a deal on Kijiji, those who know me also know I hate paying full price for things if I don’t have to! […]
Author Archives: Larissa Aradj
GeoGuessr – An Addictive Geography Game to Try in Your Classroom
I recently heard about an awesome online game called GeoGuessr. It’s a game that drops you in random places around the world using Google Street View, then you have to guess where you are by thinking critically, finding clues, reading signs, looking at foliage, etc. It’s so addictive! The teacher in me immediately started thinking of […]
French Media Triangle – Triangle des médias
If you’re here I’m sure you already know what a Media Triangle is used for, but for those who don’t it’s basically an easy way to have students read and analyze media forms and texts. The triangle prompts the children with questions to help them look at media from different angles and perspectives to help […]
From Intolerance to Acceptance with Patience and a Whole Lot of In-Between – Guest Post by Tamara Bolotenko
My good friend Tamara Bolotenko (@TamaraBolotenko) has been doing some wonderful things at her new school this year and wanted to share some of it with all of you! She’s written this amazing post in honour of International Day to End Homophobia & Transphobia (May 17th, 2016) and has some great resources to share. Check […]
Children’s Mental Health Week Poster
I meant to post this last week for Children’s Mental Health Week, but I was a little bit preoccupied with my Google Certified Innovator application. 🙂 Good thing it’s still relevant and it’s always great to promote mental health awareness beyond the assigned “weeks”. Download a copy here: bit.ly/itoweMHW
Tech it Forward – Our Inspired Minds Learning Project Idea
If you’ve been anywhere near me in the past week I’m sure I’ve asked you once (or more!) the question, “Have you voted yet today??” My amazing teacher friend and colleague Jesselyn and I wrote up this proposal in an attempt to win $100,000 for our downtown Toronto school library. I wanted to share our […]
Storage Wars Customizable Cross-Curricular EdTech Game #GAFE #HyperSlides
I’ve been busy working on a customizable GAFE cross-curricular game template that can be used by teachers across all levels and subjects. I wanted something that had a hook, was interesting and fun for my students yet still educational. I came up with Storage War$ (Enchères Surprise$ in French, yes there’s even a version française!). […]
P.E.N.S.E.Z – French Digital Citizenship Posters
I’ve seen these Digital Citizenship “T.H.I.N.K before you post online” posters floating around on the Internet and Pinterest for a while now. Today being International Day of Pink to raise awareness for all types of bullying, I thought it would be a good time to post these printable posters that lead in well to discussions […]
How to add accents to Google Docs – no more copy & paste!
Still copying and pasting accents into Google Docs? No need, because there’s an Add-on for that!! I wanted to write a quick post to share an awesome time-saving tip with my fellow modern language teachers. After the positive and amazed reactions I got at my French Immersion school about this when I shared it with staff, […]
“It Mitts”, Spice up your Tag Games in PE class!
I’ve been using these car wash gloves from the dollar store in my physical education classes for some time now. You’re probably wondering why… I call them “it mitts”! The children who are chosen to be “it” for tag games wear them. There are a few reasons these are awesome to use in gym classes, day […]
#TDSBEd – A New Hashtag & Twitter Chat is Born!
Over fish & chips and ciders on Wednesday, March 16th at #PubPD in Toronto, my Digital Lead Learner pal Arianna and I came up with the idea of #tdsbEd, a new Twitter chat for TDSB Educators! We want a place where TDSB Educators can share, connect and learn from each other. After all, as teachers […]
French Digital Citizenship Poster -La citoyenneté numérique
I wanted to share a French Digital Citizenship poster I created on Google Drawings thanks to ideas from a great French article on the site École Branchée (here’s an English site with the same kind of idea using tangible items in a ziplock instead of a poster). I found this to be an easy and meaningful way for my students […]
Pedometers in HPE Class- Let’s Climb Some Towers!
From Fitbits and Jawbones to Moov Nows and Piezos, Fitness trackers are all the rage right now! Why not bring that into the classroom/gym class? (Simple pedometers work great too!) I’ve made a few posters (in French & English!) that show the number of steps it takes to reach the top of the CN* & Eiffel […]
Chromebook Rules Poster & Code of Conduct
I wanted to share a couple files I made for my classes last year when 15 new Chromebooks were purchased for our primary/junior divisions. It was important to me and administration to make sure these new laptops be treated right so as to keep them working properly for as long as possible. Along with the […]
Phys Ed Hack
Since nothing EVER sticks to the gym walls at my school I had to think of a hack for that! I decided to cut two straight lines/slits (a couple centimetres on each side of the hole) into my flat pylons in order to stick circuit training cards, instructions, and station sheets into them. It worked […]
