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I’m finally getting to this post after months of enjoying the summer with my family after COVID-19 quarantine and learning/teaching from home. I wanted to share the Student Virtual Room project that my grade 4-6 classes did during remote “emergency learning” in June. We had done some amazing work in Media Literacy classes where students […]
I’m sure everyone is busy with learn at home initiatives right now. I hope you’re all staying healthy and safe and this post can help spark some ideas for remote learning. Last week I was contacted by an educator in Ottawa thanking me for my Storage War$ media literacy template. It’s always so nice to […]
I love the creative possibilities that green screening brings to my students. If you’re thinking about getting started and aren’t sure where to begin, see below for some ideas. Below is a sketchnote I drew with ideas from Todd Burleson that was also published in his book The Green Screen Makerspace Project Book. Note that the […]
Greetings…or should I say “Green-tings” 😉 Ever wanted to do some creative green screening with your students but don’t want to pay for a third-party app? You can, it’s easy! I wanted to share some step-by-step guides I created for using the Instant Alpha feature in Keynote/Pages and the new iMovie green screen feature. Please […]
Empower your French immersion students with free digital books and online reading resources! Dive into our latest blog post, ‘Free Digital Books and Online Reading for FSL,’ curated specifically for educators. Explore valuable resources to enhance language learning in the classroom! **EDITED FEBRUARY 2024!!** Edit: March 2021 With the recent developments around the COVID-19 virus […]
For the past little while, one of the biggest education buzzwords has been “21st-Century” or “Global Competencies”. There are several interpretations and different ways to organize the idea of these competencies, but essentially the same idea comes through in all cases. It’s all about preparing students for this ever-changing world and fostering an education that […]
In July 2017 I attended the California Geo Teacher Institute (CAGTI) along with one hundred other Educators from across North America. Throughout the 3-day event at Google Headquarters in Silicon Valley, I learned so much about digital geo tools for the classroom and realized that I never shared all of the amazing takeaways on my blog! […]
FSL Pink Day Lesson Plan – La journée rose FSL Pink Day Lesson Plan – French Immersion, Health *Can be modified to any grade level. Grade 4/5 French Immersion Overview & Purpose In this lesson, students will explore and learn about the 4 different types of bullying and compare and contrast them with cyberbullying in […]
On Thursday, April 5th, 2018, we celebrated the 2-year anniversary of #tdsbEd Twitter chat, our TDSB district-wide online chat! We planned an evening at 5050 Yonge, the board office for a face-to-face celebration and chat. If you haven’t heard of #tdsbEd before you can check out the website here. Our mission is to connect, share […]
Last year I decided to move my word wall online using Google Slides. Having a digital word wall or class dictionary online made it easy to manage and not to mention there was less cutting and pasting and words were instantly on our shared word wall–not just by myself but by students as well! See […]
Google Drawings is one of my favourite G Suite tools for getting creative with students. I love using it to create easy to use templates for my classes, especially at the beginning of the year or in the early years when they need some motivation to get their work started. Google Drawings Templates are easy […]
Your Green Screen Editing Just Got Easier! Ever wanted to remove the background from an image for free without a tablet or a paid App? You can! I’m going to share two ways you can easily do green screen editing regardless of the device you have! This post will cover 2 different ways to make […]
**EDIT: March 2020 Please note that the Flippity add-on for Google Sheets is no longer available. More info on that here. That being said you can still use the templates…PHEW…I know, right?! Here’s a quick step-by-step to walk you through the new process to using Flippity: 1) Visit https://flippity.net/ 2) Choose your template and click […]
I can’t believe it’s been over a year since Arianna and I embarked on the #tdsbEd Twitter Chat adventure! Our goal has been to connect, share and learn with other TDSB Educators because we know that as teachers our best resource is one another! Throughout the past year, we’ve hosted #tdsbEd chats on a variety […]
Want a fun activity for your class that promotes communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving and creativity? Check out BreakoutEDU Digital* Online Escape Games! What is it exactly? An online digital escape game co-founded by Justin Birckbichler and Mari Venturino Based on the BreakoutEDU kit educational games from James Sanders & Mark Hammons All is organized and played on one website […]
