Whenever new technology emerges, it always takes a while for the cultural norms around the use of that tool to catch up to its facility. We are seeing that currently with the backlash against Google Glass use in public spaces. The technology emerges, and then society wrestles with what acceptable use looks like. Some of …
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Exporting Video From you iPad to Google Drive
Open Safari and go to google.ca (this method does not include the use of the google Drive app) Log in using your HWDSB google account Contact your 21st Century Learning Consultant if you need assistance with this. Click on Drive (if you do not see Drive, click on the More tab) …
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Class Act using iOS Devices at HWDSB
A team of writers have converted the Communication Services department’s Phonological Awareness Intervention kit to iOS format, using an app called Nearpod. Watch the video to understand a bit more about how this works in a classroom setting. Once you have a Nearpod username (which you can sign up for using the free nearpod app …
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 …