Presentations

I enjoy sharing my love for Ed Tech with my fellow teacher colleagues and have had the pleasure of presenting at several educational technology TDSB district events, province, and nation-wide conferences.

PODCAST/BLOG/WEBINAR APPEARANCES & MENTIONS:

PRIOR PRESENTATIONS:

  • April – June 2020 – TDSB Remote Learning Webinars & Office Hours
  • March 19th, 2020 – Micro:bit Webinar for Educators, Toronto, Ontario
  • March 7th, 2020 – Hosted and Presented at ADE in TO Showcase, Apple – Transform your Classroom with iPad Conference
  • August 29th, 2019 – ADE in TO Showcase, Apple – Trasnform your Classroom with iPad Conference
  • August 7th-9th, 2019 – ETFO Summer Academy 3-day course – Toronto, Ontario, Getting Googley – Preparing for September with G-Suite for Education tools.
  • August 21, 2019 – FrEd Matters FSL Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
  • April 25, 2019 – Unleashing Learning Conference, TDSB.
  • April 7th & 8th, 2019 – EdTechTeam Summit Kitchener, Waterloo.
  • August 22, 2018 – FrEd Matters FSL Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
  • September 2018 –  Present
    Hosting TO-Teach Meetups with GEG Ontario. Google Toronto Office – Events happen quarterly. Check bit.ly/TO-TEACH for more information.
  • April 7, 2017 -ETFO ICT Conference, Toronto, Digital Breakouts.
  • April 8, 2017 -OISE/UT ETFO ICT Conference, Toronto, The New Google Sites.
  • April 21, 2017 -Unleashing Learning Conference TDSB – Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Pic Forward Global Green Screen Challenge
  • April 26, 2017 – CONNECT Conference, Niagara Falls, Innovation and Collaboration through Entrepreneurial Thinking and G Suite – co-presenting with Arianna Lambert.
  • May 15th, 2017 – TLC Ninja Podcast – online, live. See the video here.
  • May 27th & 28th, 2017 – EdTechTeam Summit, London, Ontario.
  • June 25th, 2017 – 7:00-8:00PM EST- Shop Talk for FSL Teachers Guest hosted by Etienne Steven Langlois
  • August 22, 2017 – FrEd Matters Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
  • August 23rd-25th, 2017 – ETFO Summer Academy 3-day course – Toronto, Ontario, Getting Googley – Preparing for September with G-Suite for Education tools.
  • October 27, 2017 – FrEd Matters Conference, Grand Prairie, Alberta.
  • October 16, 2017 – TDSB Google Camp, Toronto, Ontario.
  • November 10, 2017 – Bring IT Together Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Here are links to a selection of my past presentations for some self-directed PD or refresher if you’ve already attended a session. I hope they can help you get a head start on getting geeky! Scroll to the very bottom for TDSB-specific presentations.

Digital Breakout – Online Escape-Style Games for Students (2019)
Blog Post HERE

Digital Tools and Creativity in FSL –
FrEd Matters Conference 2019

Google à go-go !  G Suite Tools for the FSL Classroom –
FrEd Matters FSL Conference 2018

Super Slides: Going Beyond Presentations with Google Slides! (2017)

Storage War$ Google Slides Template Walk-Through & Super Slides (2017)

See this blog post for more details.

The Ultimate Blank Canvas: Creating with Google Drawings 101 (2017)


Check out my Google Drawings 101 blog post here.

Demo Slam Video from TDSB Google Camp 4.0 (I WON!!!)
Flippin’ Awesome How-to
Blog post HERE
Toronto – March 4, 2017 

Demo Slam Video from Bring IT Together ECOO Conference
Niagara Falls 2016

Some fun with Google Slides: Stop Motion Animation

Digital Lead Learner Marketplace Slidedeck (2016)


See this blog post for more details.

Digital Lead Learner Workshop:
Getting Started with G Suite Part 1 & 2 


Part 2:

Digital Lead Learner After School Workshop:
Getting Started with Google Apps for Education (2016)

TDSB Google Camp 2016: A Beginner’s Guide to Google Drawings    

TDSB Google Camp 2014: Getting Started with Blogger


For my TDSB Colleagues:

How to Login to G Suite & Brightspace from Home TDSB

How to Log Into Adobe Spark for TDSB Students:

How to Turn Off/Manage Email Notifications for Google Classroom

Gmail 101

 

AW (Google) Calendar Lunch & Learn