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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
TDSB Google Camp 3.0 -Get Your Teacher Mojo Back!
Yesterday I was lucky to be a part of an amazing Google Conference put on by the Toronto District School Board called Google Camp. Myself and 500+ like-minded Ed Techie Google-loving TDSB educators, admin and staff were motivated and inspired by keynote speaker George Couros and endnote speaker Dean Shareski. I feel so lucky to […]
A WONDER-ful Book Talk & iPhone/iPad Sticky Note Ideas
I read the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio to my grade 4 class last year, they really enjoyed it and it brought up many great discussions. You can link it to the language curriculum as well as it ties in nicely with the Health Education curriculum as well. If you’re interested in promoting the book […]
