AirPlay Three Different Ways

Tim Kivell and I presented at the Brock Tech Showcase last Friday on the ways in which an iPad and an AirPlay enabled projector could be utilized to replace most of the functionality traditionally achieved using an Interactive Whiteboard. Being able to circumnavigate a room with an iPad wirelessly connected to the projector at the …

Using a Protractor with Explain Everything

Here’s some brief instructions on how to add a Protractor to your Explain Everything screencast videos. I’m sure this probably works in other screencasting applications: the key is to use one that allows you to add multiple layers/images. If your layers get overlapped incorrectly in Explain Everything, you can hit the i button and rearrange …

The HWDSB Hub Username Integration

Did you know that your HWDSB username (the one you use to access SchoolConnect computers, and the Employee Web Portal) now allows you to gain access to the Ministry Learning Management System located at http://hwdsb.elearningontario.ca? Did you also know that a course has been created in that space, and that your students are already enrolled …

Leadership and (Blended) Learning Department

On March 28th, the team was invited to present on Blended Learning — what it is, and how it looks within the learning spaces in HWDSB — to the members of the Leadership and Learning Department. The term Blended Learning is not an Ontario Ministry term, although referencing documentation released from the Ministry on their …

Project-Based vs. Job-Embedded

We have some “kits” making the rounds in schools around the board. The intent of these are admirable. Too often we knee-jerk to what we know, or what has come before, and has been “tested” and “adopted”. This leads to tunnel vision when decisions are made about properly instrumenting a classroom. The worst example of …