Category: EdTech

Trevor MacKenzie’s Virtual Visit

Last week we had a visit from Oak Bay High teacher Trevor MacKenzie, who’s also the author of a new book on teaching with an inquiry-based approach called…

The Social Dilemma: Deeply Disturbing

The first time I tried to watch Netflix’s The Social Dilemma, a documentary about the ill effects of social media on both individuals and society, I wasn’t in the…

Jeff Hopkins and the New-School

On Friday we had a visit from Jeff Hopkins, founder of PSII, the Pacific School Innovation & Inquiry, who I had first seen speak in his compelling TedTalk…

Teachers and Social Media

This post is coming quite late, as I’ve had some time to think over the implications of what Jesse Miller talked about in his presentation for us a…

Creating Videos with Biteable

This week I found a new online video-creation site called Biteable. I used it to create a short 90-second video for an assignment in another class. After finishing…

First Day Jitters

Earlier this afternoon we (my cohort) finished our first full day observing secondary classes in what is now the new normal: socially-distanced classrooms, face masks, and tons of…