| Articles |
| 21st Century Teaching: Lessons That Are Challenging, Relevant, and Reflective |
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| by:
Simon Jeynes
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| Categories: Curriculum and learning |
| Two veteran teachers in a school each teach a secondary World Geography class. They have approximately the same class sizes, the same content, and the same access to technology. The students of the first teacher groan at the mention of his subject, while the students of the second teacher can't... (read article) |
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| A Search Engine Optimization Tip |
| Proper Use of Title Tags on Your Website |
| by:
Jim Huinink
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| Categories: Administrators, Marketing, Technology |
| Title tags are the first thing that shows up in a search result. Search engines assume that these are an important indicator of what the web page is about and how the page will match the user's search. Improper use of title tags is one of the most common SEO... (read article) |
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| Circling the Wagons: The Culture of Technology and English Teaching |
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| by:
Colin Brezicki
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| Categories: English, Opinion, Technology, Video |
| I am a little unsettled by the cult-like euphoria that unilaterally and uncritically promotes the use of computers in our classrooms.
Don’t get me wrong. I use the laptop in my classroom. I create attractive and illuminating handouts and I use an online interactive grammar website provided by... (read article) |
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| Classroom Technology & Teacher-Student Interaction |
| A key challenge facing schools is how to best empower teachers to take advantage of the new technology available in their classrooms |
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Jay Lakhani
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| Categories: Leadership and management, Teachers, Technology |
| With widespread investments in technology, a key challenge facing schools is how to best empower teachers to take advantage of the new technology available in their classrooms. More than 90% of students in grades 6-12 currently use computers regularly during school hours. The increase in technology creates new challenges for... (read article) |
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| Content, content everywhere, but not a drop to drink! |
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| by:
Laura van Eyck
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| Categories: Marketing, Technology |
| Schools today have more ways than ever before to communicate online – and plenty to communicate about – however, the question persists amongst communications directors; how do I gather the content that keeps all the moving parts of our online presence fresh? How do I maintain a consistent voice... (read article) |
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| Creating a new culture of teaching and learning |
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| by:
Our Kids Publications , Alan November
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Global education, Research, Teachers, Technology, Video |
| On May 1, 2009, Alan November, an international leader in education technology addressed more than 200 teachers and administrators at the 2009 CAIS Best Practices conference at Lower Canada College in Montreal. November spoke in detail about exciting ways to incorporate technology in the classroom, to improve teaching and learning.... (read article) |
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| It's a bad day to be a distraction |
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| by:
Codework
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| Categories: Administrators, Safety and Health, Teachers, Technology |
| My name’s Duncan the Distraction and I’ve got a big problem! You see classrooms used to be my stomping ground. All the kids, especially the “cool” ones wanted to hang out with me. Billy would want to play solitaire, Suzan would use chat programs to talk to... (read article) |
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| Kindling |
| The Amazon eReader as an Educational Tool |
| by:
Colin Brezicki
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| Categories: Teachers, Technology |
| I am thinking that the revolutionary electronic reading device, Amazon’s Kindle, is already obsolete.
Such is the breakneck speed of technology that the machine that supposedly spells the death of printed books, is already heading for the scrap heap, replaced by e‐Readers with i‐Phone technology that will access the Internet, make... (read article) |
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| Learning to Swim in the Information Age |
| A look at Web 2.0 and social learning |
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Brad Ovenell-Carter
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| Categories: Teachers, Technology |
| Whenever I meet a group of teachers or school administrators I take a straw poll to see who is using what on the social web. While most everyone uses email and shared calendars, I typically find less than 15 percent of a room feels comfortable working with online collaboration and... (read article) |
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| Losing Touch With Canada's Modern Historical Achievements |
| Does the direct human link to the Great War slip away with the passing of John Babcock, Canada's last veteran of the First World War? |
| by:
Christopher Shannon
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| Categories: Curriculum and learning, Global education, Teachers |
| Last week I entered my grade eleven history classroom and shelved the planned activity. This had nothing to do with curriculum reform or new ministerial priorities. My decision was motivated by a single notable event from the previous day. John Babcock, Canada’s last veteran of the First World War, had... (read article) |
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| Managing Risk in Education |
| Managing risk in education is a large and important undertaking because of several key factors. |
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Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Safety and Health, School heads, Technology |
| Sponsored Article:
Managing risk in education is a large and important undertaking, mainly because of several key factors; the sheer number of risks and hazards, vulnerability of the clientele, expectations from parents and the public, and transparency of operations.
In addition to typical issues found in most buildings – such as fire... (read article) |
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| Managing risk in education |
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| Panel Discussion: “Are We Moving Too Slowly in Using Technology in Our Schools?” |
| Our panel of experts weighs in on how to adapt curricula to new technology integration |
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Our Kids Publications , Anne-Marie Kee , Brad Ovenell-Carter , Brenda Rilling , Stacy Marcynuk , Susan Einhorn , Tim Putt , Vincent Jansen
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| Categories: Leadership and management, Teachers, Technology |
| Compiled and written by David Field, Editor at Our Kids Publications Ltd.
On April 30, 2009, the night before the CAIS Best Practices 2009 Conference, Susan Einhorn of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation provided a 30-minute presentation that expressed the need to prepare students for a future with many issues... (read article) |
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| Question: How are new literacies being taught at your school? |
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| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Curriculum and learning, English, Lesson plan, Math, Open House Question, Science, Teachers, Technology |
| In every issue of Dialogue Magazine, we ask a question to the independent educator community to spark dialogue about the issue's theme. We've already heard from many schools and want to feature your story. Some of the comments posted below will be selected to be published in the Open House... (read article) |
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| Question: How is your school using technology and social networking? |
| Blogs, RSS feeds, Twitter, Skype? Are these meant for classroom use or school communications? |
| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Marketing, Open House Question, Teachers, Technology |
| Everyday there are new programs, tools and online resources that emerge on the market. Information is at our fingertips and many schools are encouraging the use of some of these tools into both their operation and classroom activities. What are you doing with technology at your school? Do you run... (read article) |
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| Social Networking—Do We Need a Policy (And Is It Any of Our Business)? |
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| by:
Simon Jeynes
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| Categories: Teachers, Technology |
| Many schools have an "Acceptable Use of the Internet" policy published in their employee handbooks—which we absolutely recommend, for the protection of the school and its employees. However, unless your HR policies are on the cutting edge (and kudos to you if they are!), the "acceptable use" policy probably doesn't... (read article) |
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| Suggest a Future Theme for Dialogue Magazine |
| Let us know what stories or topics you would like to read about |
| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Art, Curriculum and learning, English, Global education, Leadership and management, Lesson plan, Marketing, Math, Opinion, Opinion, Parents, Physical education, Research, Safety and Health, School heads, Science, Special needs, Teachers, Technology |
| Since the magazine’s birth in 2004, Dialogue has aimed to stimulate discussion between private and independent school educators. As always, Dialogue magazine and Dialogue Online remain the place to express your ideas and to share your expertise with your peers. Dialogue shares educator knowledge and skills, reducing the workload and... (read article) |
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| The Apple iPad in Your School |
| 5 Questions for 3 Leaders in Technology in Education in Canada |
| by:
Travis Allison
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| Categories: Technology |
more tk... (read article) |
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| Twitter Resources for Teachers |
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| by:
Travis Allison
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| Categories: Curriculum and learning, Leadership and management, Technology |
Wow, this is a great bit of information for educators. Thanks to David Ligon for compiling this resource for a conference presentation that he did.
If you are considering integrating social media in to your classroom, at any... (read article) |
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| Ways Educators are Using Social Media |
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| by:
Travis Allison
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| Categories: Curriculum and learning, Leadership and management, Technology |
| Mashable.com (one of my reading stops many times a day) has been doing some great work on examining the benefits of social media for educators. Whether it is just some quick tips like this article or detailed ideas it is definitely worth following their "education" tag.
You should... (read article) |
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| Writing An Effective Press Release |
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| by:
Jim Huinink
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| Categories: Administrators, Marketing |
| Writing press releases is an excellent way to get media attention that in turn brings parental attention to what your school has to offer. The very act of committing to creating press releases is half the battle, as it is with so many things. Try and commit to writing one... (read article) |
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