Parents asking which school should I register my student in (home school) can check the Baragar web tool that asks for your address. The tool will give you the K-12 schools your child should attend. If parents wish for their students to attend a different school, they still need to register at the home school […]
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Tech Aware Podcast – Episode 1 – Digital Tattoo
The Tech Aware Podcast was created as part of a joint Professional Growth Plan with Norbert Kaspar and Jarrod Bell. The Tech Aware podcast is focuses at students but helpful as well for parents, and teachers. Our first monthly episode looks at your Digital Tattoo. What are you posting or what is being posted about […]
Technology Professional Development
Norbert Kaspar and Jarrod Bell will be offering additional pro-d sessions on technology. Here is the schedule and topics SMART Boards (SBO RM132 Jan 14th 3:30-5:00) Google Education & Extensions (Jan. 18 @ 3:30pm @ NPSS lab) SMART Boards (Feb. 11 – SBO RM132 3:30-5:00) WIKIs & Blogs Edublog Edu Paint / PB Wiki (Feb. […]
Digital Tattoo
I’ll borrow UBC’s Digital Tattoo website name for a presentation I’m doing this afternoon with the AHCOTE teachers about their digitial presence online and where they may need to be for their future teaching careers. Here’s the preso. Digital Tattoo Presentation (PPT)
Innovative Educator
While I like posting some great tech tips, it is often beyond the time I have to come up and build them. Fortunately there are many in my PLN (Personal Learning Network) of people and sites that share theirs. Innovative Educator is one that I’ve subscribed to with RSS so I thought I’d share it […]
Disruption is Coming
http://shift2future.blogspot.com/2009/12/disruption-is-coming.html A colleague of mine in a different school district puts it nicely in his blog post above. As more and more technology and content approaches “free” we should expect to see it in our schools. Rather than apply the “no hat/no gum” approaches that have resulted in nothing but conflict we need to look […]
Merry Christmas
Technology Services will be closed on the 24th & 25th of December 2009 and the 1st of January 2010. Someone will be available on helpdesk the other days (250-263-6442), but if no one answers please leave a message! Merry Christmas!
WWP Announcement: Middle Schools
Grade 7 classes at the middle schools will be part of the 1:1 Wireless Writing Program. The core grade 7 teacher will be expected to be using the laptops as per the usual WWP expectations. Professional development will be provided in a similar fashion for new and veteran teachers to the WWP. Possible Changes to […]
Education Revolution
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5 Tech Trends for K-12 in 2010
See the whole article at http://bit.ly/66Dxsw 1. eBooks Will Continue to Proliferate 2. Netbook Functionality Will Grow 3. More Teachers Will Use Interactive Whiteboards 4. Personal Devices Will Infiltrate the Classroom 5. Technology Will Enable Tailored Curricula