Diigo you have given me a headache

Mar 27

Diigo you have given me a headache

There’s been a recent uprise in Diigo. I have been aware of it for some time but haven’t seen any reason to use it. So a number of folks in my network have been raving about it and since they act as my filters, I thought I’d give it a go. As I signed up, I was taken to a page that ask if I wanted to see if I had “friends already on...

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Cellphones have no place in these classrooms

Mar 27

Cellphones have no place in these classrooms

Jack Macleod is frustrated with a recent response to a typical cellphone faux pas: …one of the schools in Nova Scotia had two serious fights with racial overtones on Tuesday. 26 students were suspended and the police are involved. Yesterday, the Principal held a press conference and let the media know that cell phones were involved. Apparently, students were...

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Unlearning

Mar 27

Unlearning

One of my favorite posts of all time is Will’s Unlearning Curve. In fact, I included it in our school division’s digital learning vision page. The past 2 weeks has been filled with unlearning as I move to the Macintosh platform. The unlearning will get even steeper since today my father-in-law’s iMac arrived (not sure why he bought Apple Care since...

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