Tag: student engagement

• SAMR, Collaborative Inquiry & Tech enabled Learning

  Earlier this year I began a collaborative teacher inquiry that would set up a technological framework for supporting literacy in the lives of our students, and increasing knowledge. My framework fit very nicely with Ruben Puentedura’s SAMR model. The following is an example of one way I am incorporating the SAMR into literacy. Different Entry […]

  Deborah McCallum

  April 20, 2014

  Educational Technology, Inquiry, Literacy

  Big Ideas in Education, Blogging, collaborative inquiry, Deborah McCallum, digital publishing, edtech, education, feedback, Forest of reading, Google, identity, knowledge, Knowledge Building, Literacy, Ontario Library Association, Reubin Puentedura, SAMR, Storify, student engagement, Student Voice, teacher inquiry, Technology, technology enabled learning environments, Twitter

• Twitter in Education

  Twitter is a social media platform that can be both safe and effective for learning and communicating, when used appropriately. Twitter is intended for two-way, open communication. However, when using it for class projects or classroom communication, teachers should consider adjusting the privacy settings on the account. Here are some suggestions: Safety First, it should […]

  Deborah McCallum

  February 16, 2014

  Twitter

  assessment, Big Ideas in Education, edtech, Educational Technology, Forest of reading, Social Media, Social Media Digital Citizenship, social media in education, student engagement, Twitter, twitter in education

• 5 Considerations for Welcoming Environments in our Schools

  Fostering welcoming environments in education is essential for improving learning and engagement. Schools can help acknowledge students by representing their cultural diversity. This can be done by embedding cultural symbols, and practices into our buildings, classrooms, and online environments that serve to help make students and parents feel welcome and important. However, it is a […]

  Deborah McCallum

  March 31, 2013

  Aboriginal, Best Practices, Big Ideas in Education, Character, Communication, Community, Culture & Caring, Welcoming Environments

  21st Century skills, Big Ideas in Education, Communication, culture, edtech, education, Educational Contexts, FNMI, FNMIed, knowledge, Learning, student engagement, Student learning, students, welcoming environments