Google Data
Google Drive is an online storage space provided by Google. It allows you to store Google Documents (spreadsheets, presentations, word processing documents, etc.) as well as other files (such as… Read more »
Category: Technology
Slip off the Digital Leash
Do you drive your technology or does your technology drive you? Do you feel a little lost when you forget your cell phone at home or in the car? Could… Read more »
Slip off the Digital Leash
Do you drive your technology or does your technology drive you? Do you feel a little lost when you forget your cell phone at home or in the car? Could… Read more »
Information at Your Fingertips
I found it interesting, in light of the graphs by http://website-monitoring.com, to consider the habits of people, and our use of the extraordinary access that we have to technology. Does… Read more »
Threes Tuesday
1. http://storybird.com What is it? Collaborative story-telling website Use it: create a story Integration: Any subject but especially language arts Purpose: Students can work with each other to create a story. If the focus… Read more »
App Spotlight
The list of currently free apps is updated each week. Highlights this week include Purple Frog to teach social skills including caring, DoReMi 1-2-3: Music for kids which focuses on music, Mathzilla for elementary Maths. Cookie Next Door which encourages creativity… Read more »
Looking Good at 40
Cell phones, like most technology, show the trend of sleeker, thinner, lighter, more powerful. They’ve been getting smaller and more powerful, another fine example of progress over time. Wednesday marked 40… Read more »
Keeping Safe, Wirelessly
Children are brought into the world of technology even before birth, with ultrasounds posted on Facebook, and baby names crowdsourced online. Is it no doubt then, that the wireless spans… Read more »
Who Are You?
I recently read an article on the CTV website about a study that shows strong correlations between liking something on Facebook and a myriad of personal demographic information including racial… Read more »
My Totally Real Online World
What’s your real life? I was recently speaking with my grade 6 students about online versus “real life” bullying and had difficulty picking the “right” words to talk about the… Read more »