Aaron Puley wrote a new post, #1 Lino it & Wallwisher: Online Stickies!, on...
Today’s Web 2.0 site for discussion is Lino it. I don’t even remember how I stumbled across this one but immediately thought that there may be some fun ways to incorporate this into some great...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Students co-creating virtual learning...
I wanted to share something that I think is pretty exciting in regards to student engagement – co-creation of virtual learning spaces. Coming next year, we here @HWDSB will be engaging in dynamic...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Far More Engaging Than a Paper Hat (Part 1):...
As an educator that has devoted a large percentage of my career, effort, and passion creating and promoting rich engaging tasks for all students, I am continually amazed by the rote, unengaging,...
View ArticleAaron Puley commented on the post, Far More Engaging Than a Paper Hat (Part...
Thank you so much for your comment. I completely agree with your insights when you say “Too many of our students are sitting in the classroom completely disengaged from what is going on. They are...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Building Capacity for Teacher Learning, on the...
*NOTE – I wrote this reflection for my Principal’s Qualification Course (Part II) and thought I would share. Here is the question I was given to respond to… Considering one or two ideas from the...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Podcasting Made Simple - Part 3 - Audacity, on...
The first platform that I want to discuss for recording podcasts is Audacity. This easy to use, free, open source software is available for download at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/. Version 1.2.6...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Podcasting Made Simple - Part 2 - Recording, on...
The first step of any podcast is to record the speaking. This can be done in a variety of ways and the number of different microphones on today’s market is somewhat overwhelming. Here, we will focus...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Podcasting Made Simple - Part 1, on the site...
Livescribe paper-based computing platform includes a smartpen, dot paper and software applications that changes the way people capture, use and share audio and visual information with pen and paper....
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Listening to Our Students: Voice + Choice =...
The 2011 HWDSB Director’s Student Voice Forums for Secondary Students It started with a question, “How would you make our learning spaces and learning experiences more effective, and what are multiple...
View ArticleMs. F. wrote a new post, Turning Walls Into Windows: Making Learning...
Below is a reblog of my Parents as Partners presentation on http://www.ourschool.ca/ - please check it out and comment in the reply area below. I thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to share a topic...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Turning Walls Into Windows: Making Learning...
Below is a reblog of my Parents as Partners presentation on http://www.ourschool.ca/ - please check it out and comment in the reply area below. I thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to share a topic...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, My Suggestions for Presenters and Organizers of...
I wrote this post as I was reflecting on the plane coming home from San Diego….I just remembered that I hadn’t actually posted it As I fly back towards Toronto, ON, and in conversation with...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, "The Only Thing Worse Than Being Bored Is...
Fullan – "The only thing worse than being bored is teaching the bored" student and teacher engagement is necessary" #ISTE12 — Aaron Puley (@bloggucation) June 25, 2012 At ISTE 2012 in San Diego this...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Who Needs PhotoShop? Pixlr Rules!, on the site...
I have been working on my Family Blog for the past couple of days on and off and, as my other computer is being repaired, I needed an alternative to Photoshop for some photo editing and image design (I...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Learning from Poor PD Sessions, on the site...
When considering professional development we need to recognize the fact that sometimes there are good sessions and sometimes there are not so good sessions. I wanted to present an assets based...
View ArticleAaron Puley commented on the post, My Suggestions for Presenters and...
Thanks, Sue. I am definitely coming from a place of constant trial and error and reflection on my own practice, and have learned a lot over the years in terms of effective presentation skills with a...
View ArticleAaron Puley wrote a new post, Pointing all PCs to a single iTunes database on...
I’ve been working on my Windows Home Server 2011 and the one thing that I’ve been wanting to do was consolidate an iTunes database on my server that all individual PCs in the house pointed to. This...
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