Category: Toolbox

The “ISTE Standards for Educators” provides a framework that outlines the knowledge, skills, and practices educators need to effectively teach and support student learning in technology-rich environments. These standards encourage educators to continually improve their professional learning, lead and advocate for equitable access to technology, foster safe and ethical digital…

Rubrics can be excellent assessment tools for educators. Rubrics can clearly, easily, and quickly indicate achievement across various elements of student work. It can be used for marking assignments or participation on any type of student work. Here are some helpful resources to get you started: University of Waterloo –…

While discussing the viability of a one-to-one device program in classrooms, a classmate shared a video that was helpful for effective technology integration in the classroom. This video gives a brief overview of the PICRAT model for effective technology integration. Building off of the RAT model created by Hughes, Thomas,…

Concept mapping, or mind mapping, is one of my favourite ways to organize myself with any project. It allows me to see relationships and connections among my topics that I wasn’t able to notice when just thinking about things or writing them in paragraph or point form. Mind mapping helps…

During our ETEC 512 Online Learning Conference, many different educational software programs were used by our classmates. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but I thought I’d put them in one spot for future reference for myself and to share with others. Here are some of the programs…