In this episode of the Cultivating Connection podcast, you’ll hear from educator Jana Gerard. Jana works as the coordinator of the EDvolution Center at Southeast Missouri State University. In this role, she supports pre-service teachers and faculty with developing digital competencies. She’s passionate about the intentional and purposeful use of technology in education. Listen to […]
10 Digital Learning activities to take into the classroom as a tech coach or teacher.
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If pandemic life is wearing you and your students out, we’ve come up with an idea to bring a little holiday cheer into your lives this month! Join us for the Holly Jolly Holiday Connection – a simple project created to connect you with other students and teachers while generating some holiday spirit. The Holly Jolly Holiday Connection
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In this collaborative episode hosted by Joel Templeman of Tech Manitoba, Leah Obach and Devon Caldwell are joined by other podcasters in education for a panel discussion. As you listen, you’ll learn more about how to get started with podcasting and recommended tools/software/apps. All participants share the lessons they’ve learned about podcasting and some pitfalls
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💕My Heart Fills with Happiness 😃 This is one of my favourite read alouds to share with all ages. I’ve read it in so many classrooms across my division and also shared it with teachers and students in other places when presenting and leading workshops. My Heart Fills with Happiness is a beautiful book by
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Whether it’s at school, at home or on the road, we love capturing memories and taking photos. We also enjoy doing some photo editing to make our pictures as beautiful as possible. Here are 3 of our favourite photo editing apps: Adobe Lightroom Photo Editor Our top pick is free to download on your Apple
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Hanna Tolton is a pre-service teacher in the Faculty of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. She’s also from our hometown, making her a fellow Kenton girl. Hanna is a member of our book club who implemented some great ideas in the classroom while reading Social LEADia with us! In her student-teaching placement, Hanna is
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Tech Tidbit: Turn off your email notifications on your phone to reduce distractions and break your email-checking habit. ✉ We’ve been sharing about habits lately as we prepare to read Atomic Habits for our next book club. I was guilty of mindlessly checking my email on my phone WAY TOO MUCH. I was reading Marie
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Creating QR codes is now easier than ever with 1 click QR-code creation available in Google Chrome Browser. It literally took me 20 seconds to demonstrate how to create one (see the tutorial below). If you’re not using Chrome browser, my other favourite site for making QR codes is The QR code generator. What are
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Reading Apps for Educators We both love to read and reading is something we often share about here on our blog and on social media. It’s such an integral part of our daily lives–whether we are reading to students at school, reading for enjoyment or reading for professional learning. We’ve always loved to read and
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