Clics & flics

22 Mai 2020

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This website offers a variety of tests at no charge. One of the tests could help us collaborate better, the team roles test. Try it and see where you fit, or click one of the other links for a different type of test:

• https://www.123test.com/team-roles-test/

15 Mai 2020

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This video created for times such as now reflects what some of us at school have been talking about in the last few days. It goes on to confirm that hindsight is 20/20:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5KQMXDiM4&feature=youtu.be

8 Mai 2020

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Université TELUQ has made teaching online courses available, free of charge, to anyone interested. Since they are only available in French at the moment, they are not mandatory. I have already heard positive feedback from staff about how helpful the webinars have been. Go have a look and see for yourself:

 

• https://jenseigneadistance.teluq.ca/course/view.php?id=6

1 Mai 2020

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In this day and age, we need to provide our students with skills to help them flourish in our fast-paced, information-loaded society. The four critical areas of essential learning for the 21^st century can be described as the 4 C’s: critical thinking, creative thinking, communication and collaboration. To find out more about what that type of learning entails, read this article and watch the video, following other links once you get hooked:

• https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/FAQ/what-are-21st-century-skills (article)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMN6kl_BavY (video)

 

24 avril 2020

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Song-writers seem to be moving towards a new trend in show business: songs about staying home! There are far too many to choose from, so I’ll just give you a link for the first one I heard (yes, I have to admit I liked the line about the last square of toilet paper, too):

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybR8lbqzPnk

17 avril 2020

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Here is something that came in that may be interesting to some of you: free virtual workshops on different subjects touching on pedagogical integration of technology, offered next week on the 22^nd, 23^rd and 24^th of April. Take a look and see what else is on the site:

• http://www.aquops.qc.ca/ateliers-virtuels-2020/

10 avril 2020

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Our school board’s director of technology is concerned over security issues using outside meeting platforms including Zoom.  Here is one of the many articles highlighting potential hazards:

• https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/03/zoombombing-isn%E2%80%99t-going-away-and-it-could-get-worse

 

3 avril 2020

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This article honours teachers and all the hard work they do and brings the teaching profession to the front page in a positive way:

• https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/f25e3b06-0f9b-4b69-a376-e11557ae3d1f__7C___0.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Internal+Share&utm_content=Screen

27 mars 2020

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Have any time for professional reading? This website has many articles that could be of interest to you. The ASCD, founded in 1943 under the name Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that represents thousands of educators from hundreds of countries.  article:

• http://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx

20 mars 2020

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A middle-school vice principal that was often horrified by what he saw on the devices of his students put a copy of his FaceBook post onto his blog. My favourite quote is that the cellphone is the most dangerous place our students go every day. Here is the article:

• https://hisviewfromhome.com/tough-times-parents-its-your-job-to-get-in-the-way-of-cell-phones/