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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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recently the Toronto District School Board published a Web Story about our Google Certified Innovator accomplishment. It’s an honour to be recognized along with Zélia Capitão-Tavares! Here’s the link to the full Web Story: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/News/ArticleDetails/TabId/116/ArtMID/474/ArticleID/1012/Two-TDSB-teachers-selected-for-prestigious-Google-Innovator-Program.aspx I also previously wrote two blog posts about my journey to GCI: Mindset Matters and some Takeaways from the Innovator Academy. 2016 was […]
Google Drawings is one of my favourite G Suite tools, it truly is the ultimate blank canvas. Not to mention, everything I show in these tutorials about images, cropping, WordArt, etc. can also be used in Google Slides! What is Google Drawings? Don’t let the name fool you, you don’t need to be an artist […]
As most of you know I was lucky to be able to take part in the latest Google Certified Innovator Academy. After the 3 days that the 34 of us spent together there were quite a few discussions with my fellow #TOR16 Innovators around “how do we explain our experiences at the Innovator Academy to […]
I’m not really sure where to begin for this post, I have so much going through my mind at this moment! I’ll start back in May, shortly after being turned down from the #COL16 cohort of Google Certified Innovator Program. On May 26th I attended #PubPD at a local Toronto bar with my usual like-minded […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
