Reflecting on this Whole Shebang…

Starting from the beginning…let’s see… It’s not very linear, this journey, or this blog post. At the time it all started, I felt like I had walked into a room with a whole bunch of strange controls and buttons and not understanding any of them,...

What? Facebook is 10?!

Have you been seeing lots of Facebook movies celebrating your friends’ Facebook “journeys”? Perhaps you’re like me and you took the bait, posting your own version of the movie as well (click here to see my Facebook movie). Facebook has turned...

Goodbye SmartBoard… Hello Apple TV

I’ve finally ditched my SmartBoard. I have to admit that I’ve never been a big fan of my SmartBoard to begin with, so parting ways with it wasn’t particularly difficult. To be fair though I have to say that I have enjoyed certain things it has...

Using Instagram to Encourage Writing in Kindergarten

I have recently created a class Instagram account. Since every student has their own iPad with the Instagram app installed I signed them all into the same account. I have made it a private account and accepted follow requests from only a select number of other early...

Pinterest in Education

Oh no not another time sucking social networking site!! That’s what the common comment was when I first started hearing about Pinterest. For me Pinterest will always be the site that I learned about from my wife. I’m usually the one who is considered a...