Perfect for Happiness
When we aim for perfect, what compromises are we making in the process? Who are we leaving out of the single perfect. I’m reminded me of a recent conversation at… 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 »
Simplicity and Purity
I recently watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a Japanese documentary about 85 year old Jiro. Jiro is a master sushi chef with an exclusive restaurant in Tokyo. He encapsulates the… 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 »
Let Children Scratch
Scratch was created at MIT. Mitch Resnick explains that Scratch is a tool that can help children navigate the creative thinking spiral, which is made up of imagine, create, play,… Read more »
ICT in the PYP
The most important skills for being a lifelong learner who can make effective use of technology are: risktaker resourceful curious I have a girl in my class right now who… Read more »
Using Copyrighted Material in Education
I share Creative Commons Search with all my students and ask them to use if for finding multimedia. I do that because it’s the easiest. I also talk to them… Read more »