ICT News

Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:34:20 -0500

A casebook to help you teach digital citizenship from identity, privacy, authorship and ownership, credibility to participation.

Conversations with Dorothy Taker: Online Projects

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:32:48 -0500

Dorothy Taker teaches at Grosse Ile School on the Magdalen Islands. She has her students participate in a number of online projects hosted by Projects by Jen. These are a good entry into online projects, a way to connect your class with students in other classes.

New Podcast: Conversation with Audrey McLaren McGoldrick - Flipping

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:56:28 -0500

Learn how Audrey flips her online classroom. What is flipping? How does she manage it? What does it do for her students?

K12 Online Conference

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:52:51 -0500

With four sessions coming out daily, each week day for the next two weeks, there is a lot of learning made available. I'll highlight some sessions as it goes along.

I Have an iPad - now what

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:26:39 -0500

What can you do with iPads in your classroom. Learn to use them throughout the different phases of a learning and evaluation situation.

Conversation with Catherine Barnard: Blogging

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:36:29 -0400

Catherine decided to try blogging with her Cycle 2 Elementary students. She was delighted with the results. Learn more...

Conversation with Lisa Diner: Interactive White Boards

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:08:23 -0400

Lisa talks about the many ways interactive white boards can be used in the classroom.

Conversation about FlipBoom: animation tools for students

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:09:14 -0400

LEARN gave a workshop on FlipBoom, an animation software. FlipBoom is available to all the English Education Community of Quebec through a partnership between LEARN and ToonBoom. This conversation took place with the presenters and participants.

Conversation With Steve Muoio: Propaganda

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:03:42 -0400

Steve Muoio teaches for the English Montreal School Board at John F. Kennedy High School. He teaches Media Arts. He worked with his students on understanding how propaganda works and then had them create posters and slide shows using propaganda techniques to promote peace. Posters were created with low tech tools – hand drawings, while the slide shows were created using iMovie or Powerpoint: Different tools for different purposes.

Cyber Security consumer tip sheet from MNET and CIRA

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:47:35 -0400

Most of what we do online falls into one of three categories: Talk, Shop and Play. There are risks associated with all these activities that consumers need to be aware of so they can take the necessary steps to protect themselves and their computers.

Teacher Challenge - 30 days to using the best of the web’s free tools for educators

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:45:18 -0400

A blog by a teacher introducing free tools for the classroom. Excellent how-tos

Conversations With Stephen Kohner - a podcast about Quebec Roots and Google Docs

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:26:17 -0400

Learn about Quebec Roots and how a class used Google Docs to communicate with an author and photographer to learn and improve their work.

Survey on Cyberbullying - please consider participating.

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:51:32 -0400

The survey is about anti-authority cyberbullying: when authority figures are cyberbullied by students or parents. The survey is only available in English.

Podcast with Jordan Kent on Shakespeare 2.0 - using social media

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:21:38 -0400

Jordan Kent teaches at Noranda School in the Western Quebec School Board. He used social media in a study of one of Shakespeare's plays.

For teachers who don't know where to start with technology - part of the National Writing Project in the US.

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:33:43 -0500

The NWP Digital Is website is a collection of ideas, reflections, and stories about what it means to teach writing in our digital, interconnected world. Read, discuss, and share ideas about teaching writing today.

Digital Tools

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:29:36 -0500

Learn about digital tools, how they can be used in the classroom as well as for collaboration with others.

ICT Glossary

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:01:58 -0500

Not sure what some ICT terms mean or you just want to learn more. Search the ICT glossary

Global Education Collaborative Conference November 15-19

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:58:43 -0400

There is a free online global education conference coming up! Here's an update on where things stand. There will be over 300 general sessions scheduled (now searchable, thanks to yolink technology), including 30+ keynotes featuring educators and policy makers who are on the leading edge of global collaborative education. Please join my conference co-chair, Steve Hargadon, and myself during the week of November 15-19 to participate. This also coincides with International Education Week and Geography Awareness Week, so it's a great time to go global! The conference will take place in a video conferencing tool called Elluminate. Presenters share web links and slides while participants listen to an audio feed and chat in the accompanying chatroom. All sessions will be recorded and archived, so if you miss a session you'll be able to view it at your leisure. We'll also have an open Global Education Lounge in which participants can drop by to network with others or to receive help.

Information Literacy

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:55:13 -0400

The ICT section of the LEARN site is evolving. Visit the new Information Literacy Section, still a work in progress

K12 Online Conference Opening keynote with Dean Shareski

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:04:08 -0400

Join the conference ning to hear all the sessions - assynchronously.

One Day on Earth - video project

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:49:43 -0400

Join us on 10.10.10 for an unprecedented event.
Every Nation, 24 hours, and You.

On October 10, 2010 (10.10.10), across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and inspired citizens will record the human experience over a 24-hour period and contribute their voice to the largest participatory media event in history.

Founded in 2008, ONE DAY ON EARTH is creating an online community, shared archive, and film. Together, we will showcase the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy, and triumph that occur in one day. We invite you to join our international community of thousands of filmmakers, hundreds of schools, and dozens of non-profits, and contribute to this unique global mosaic. Through the One Day on Earth platform, we will establish a community that not only watches, but participates.

2010 Global Education Conference

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:58:10 -0400

The call for presentations for the 2010 Global Education Conference is now open. Presentation proposals are now being accepted. The 2010 Global Education Conference is a collaborative effort to significantly increase opportunities for globally-connecting education activities and initiatives. The conference will be held online November 15 - 19, 2010 in the Elluminate (now Blackboard Collaborate) platform. Sessions will be free, broadcast live be in multiple time zones and multiple languages, and will be available in recorded formats afterwards.

K12 Online Conference - call for proposals.

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:57:01 -0400

We are excited to announce the 2010 K-12 Online Conference call for proposals, strands and hashtag. The theme for our fifth annual K12 Online Conference” is “Cultivating the Future.” Our free, online conference is for educators around the world interested in the use of web 2.0 tools in classrooms and professional practice. This year’s conference schedule returns to October, when we held the conference in 2006, 2007, and 2008. K-12 Online 2010 is scheduled for October 18-22 and October 25-29 of 2010, and will include a pre-conference keynote during the week of October 11.

Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book - a downloadable ebook edited by Terry Freedman

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:12:23 -0400

87 projects.
10 further resources.
52 applications.
94 contributors.
The benefits of using Web 2.0 applications.
The challenges of using Web 2.0 applications.
How the folk who ran these projects handled the issues...
... And what they recommend you do if you run them.
What were the learning outcomes?

K12Online Conference begins

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:08:45 -0500

Find the schedule for the 2009 K12Online Conference. Keynote launched November 30, 2009

K12Online Conference 2009 - Elluminate session at Classroom 2.0

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:09:33 -0500

Learn more about the K12 Online Conference. Participate in an Elluminate session at Classroom 2.0 on Saturday from noon until 1:00. Two of the conference convenors will be describing the conference. You will have an opportunity to ask questions. Hope to see you there.

K12 Online LAN Party - October Edition

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:01:07 -0500

The K12Online Live Events Committee has announced the date for the second live event of the 2009 K12Online conference. The second LAN party will be held October 20, 2009 from 6:00pm to 8pm. Presentations from past conferences will be shown at EdtechTalk and the presenters will again join in the discussion in the ETT chatroom. Confirmed presenters are Silvia Tolisano and Seedlings show co-hosts Alice Barr, Cheryl Oakes and Bob Sprankle.

K12 Online LAN Party at EdTechTalk: Saturday from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:13:11 -0400

On September 26, K12Online Conference will host a LAN party from 2:00PM to 5:00PM EDT and encourages everyone to get together with colleagues and engage in lively discussions. Past presentations will be shown and you are invited to participate in live conversations about the presentations with the featured presenters.

RSS - What are feeds and how can I use them

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:11:27 -0500

New page on using rss feeds- learn to use them for yourself and for your students.

Wiki on Web 2.0

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:10:27 -0500

This wiki was prepared for a workshop done by LEARN and the RECIT: What is web 2.0 and why do I want to know.

K12 Online Conference

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:09:40 -0400

This year's edition of the K12 Online Conference starts with a preconference session on October 13. You can subscribe to the sessions and watch at your leisure. Share them with colleagues and use them as a springboard for discussion.

A Little Inspiration: Watch Some Videos

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:08:42 -0400

Take some time to watch a few short videos highlighting the world our students are facing and how they learn.