This weekend I had the fortunate opportunity to attend and present at the ETFO ICT Conference in Toronto.
The #etfot4t conference doesn’t start until 10:30 and the room is getting full already! #ETFO members eager to learn! pic.twitter.com/533rW3Q9ju
— Jerry DeQuetteville (@jdeq) April 17, 2015
Learning with 180+ colleagues! Excited! #etfot4t pic.twitter.com/17kzNngZW4
— Mrs. Mott’s Class (@MrsMottandclass) April 17, 2015
Dr. Alec Couros gave an emotional keynote Saturday. He reminded us about digital citizenship and that we should use technology, but use it safely. I loved his line “we are at the end of forgetting” when describing digital footprints. For the first time in history, our lives are forever being archived through websites, Facebook, instagram and twitter.
Exciting! @courosa live in person #Toronto #etfot4t addressing ideas about #digitalcitizenship pic.twitter.com/hUQJJGT8rv
— Valia Reinsalu (@trulygreenfish) April 18, 2015
“We are at the end of forgetting” via @courosa#etfot4t
— Brian Aspinall (@mraspinall) April 18, 2015
My session ran from 8:30 am – 10:00 am on Saturday. We tinkered, coded, inquired and problem solved.
Could have used this coding program last week when we actually flipped a real coin 100 times!! @mraspinall #etfot4t pic.twitter.com/rjDjY0yHWs
— Larissa Aradj, OCT (@MrsGeekChic) April 18, 2015
Loved playing with the Makey Makey with @mraspinall. #MakerSpace #ETFOT4T Yes, that is Tetris! #ugdsb pic.twitter.com/ZoMurUmjgF
— Rob Robson (@robrobson) April 18, 2015
http://t.co/ZKaI3ak7ln I can see using this to create/share/store authentic comments for reports.@mraspinall #etfot4t pic.twitter.com/fdkY3NoyYp
— Rob Robson (@robrobson) April 18, 2015
Was a little worried Kids2Code at #ETFOt4t w @mraspinall would be too similar to #GAFEsummit last week. Wasn’t. But basketball still=hidden
— Miss B (@Ms_Becker) April 18, 2015
Jen Apgar was involved in a great hands on session with Minecraft. It was a packed room and people were eager to create content!
Minecrafting with @JenApgar at #etfot4t !! pic.twitter.com/zVmUbUBmCB
— Brian Aspinall (@mraspinall) April 18, 2015
So much fun at “Introduce Yourself to Minecraft” with @JenApgar @MzMollyTL @Niecsa #etfot4t pic.twitter.com/fWH7nS3WG0
— Rob Robson (@robrobson) April 18, 2015
Yes! Happy to feed cats..appreciated the guidance 2day 🙂 MT @MzMollyTL #etfot4t @trulygreenfish @Niecsa @JenApgar ? pic.twitter.com/owPSQhCOsm”
— Valia Reinsalu (@trulygreenfish) April 18, 2015
It took me 3 months B4 I knew how to make a house. Check out this #etfot4t house build/repair! @Niecsa @JenApgar pic.twitter.com/58aFqWKcXb
— Diana Maliszewski (@MzMollyTL) April 18, 2015
Richard Parker shared some really cool coding tools as well as Scratch to get kids to create content by coding. You can see Scratch here: http://scratch.mit.edu
Representing @HaltonDSB teaching Genius Hour #etfot4t pic.twitter.com/AOLpTifM8c
— Richard Parker (@TeacherParker) April 17, 2015
Eric and Kristen Wideen had a wonderful session on Book Creator.
@kellmoor: Creating a book with Book Creator #etfot4t @janetmccarville and @mrswideen @mrwideen pic.twitter.com/ABzwt8CIKX
— Kelly Moore (@kellmoor) April 18, 2015
The 4 Types of Inquiries • Mini Inqs. • Curricular Inqs. • Literature Inqs. • Open Inqs. via @mrswideen & http://t.co/Gy6Lj5V9eh #etfot4t
— Mr. Wideen (@mrwideen) April 17, 2015
I attended a Flipped Learning session with Cameron Steltman who gave a hands on Edpuzzle walk through.
Today I learned more about @EDpuzzle from @MrSteltman A great tool for diagnostic and #flipclass. #etfot4t
— Brian Aspinall (@mraspinall) April 18, 2015
Edpuzzle is an application that allows you to add content to existing internet videos. Teachers can find youtube videos and under the Edpuzzle platform, add questions that will pause the video. A nifty little tool for diagnostic assessment. Students can view the content at their own pace.
Cameron has graciously shared his resources here:
Resources for The Flipped Classroom for #etfot4t: http://t.co/4303Mtd8ZH
— Cameron Steltman (@MrSteltman) April 18, 2015
Michelle Cordy explained everything in one of her sessions. Check it out:
Session resources “Students can explain anything” Room 5-280 TY Reshan! @explainevrythng @reshanrichards http://t.co/yyhNBpWvo3 #etfot4t
— Michelle Cordy (@cordym) April 18, 2015
She also presented with Lisa Morris about GAFE and inquiry:
Links to the Google Slides @LisaLMorris and I presented today #etfot4t http://t.co/zQkc7uXOcx pic.twitter.com/LpsHhkGdK6
— Michelle Cordy (@cordym) April 17, 2015
I would be doing Ruth Dawson et al a disservice if I didn’t mention the outstanding food. A pampered experience indeed. Thank you to everyone!
As you prepare for the upcoming week, consider your digital footprint. What can we find out about you from Google? What can you find out about your students from Google?
Message from #etfot4t @robrobson @ugetfo @LisaTaylor1982 pic.twitter.com/eXYfJICzzT
— Jen Apgar (@JenApgar) April 17, 2015
I feel proud of my school, protecting student privacy by taking pictures of hands/work/from back #etfot4t
— Diana Maliszewski (@MzMollyTL) April 17, 2015
Check out “Touch Blur” to blur out student faces before posting to Social Media #etfot4t #onted
— Brian Aspinall (@mraspinall) April 17, 2015
Our learning continued on the ride home late last night. Via rail even replied to my tweet while onboard.
@mraspinall Glad to hear it, Brian! What train & car # are you on? I’ll pass along the compliments ^NK
— VIA_Rail (@VIA_Rail) April 19, 2015
Train selfie! @kellmoor @shelpike @NEFeghali @AnnPharazyn @mrsaspinall #etfot4t pic.twitter.com/Z8pZhCvyq3
— Brian Aspinall (@mraspinall) April 18, 2015
Yes, we are at the end of forgetting…and that’s OK. Viewing Poppa on Street View is something Google has archived for me. I can visit him anytime, anywhere…and that’s just awesome! Miss you, Poppa!