So after returning back home from the Moose Jaw Learning Party, one of my valued colleagues asked about “this technology guru” that I had seen. My answer was that he (Ewan McIntosh) was not a guru, just a guy with some good stories and experiences with technology enhanced learning to share. That got me thinking [...]
I was in Moose Jaw yesterday for the Scotland meets Saskatchewan learning party that Dean arranged. After some fabulous discussion and serious gaming led by Ewan McIntosh, I ambushed Ewan with my microphone and forced him to sit down for some good discussion over a pint (or two) with the EdTech Posse. [...]
It’s late. Really late. But this post wouldn’t let me sleep until it was written. I hope any incoherence, bad grammar or spelling mistakes will be forgiven on this basis.
I’m in Moose Jaw to participate in the “Scotland Meets Saskatchewan” that Dean Shareski has organized. Earlier this evening, I sat down with [...]
Note to self – when going on vacation to a beautiful lake with many opportunities for stunning photographs, take extra batteries for the camera!
I have managed to take a few nice sunset photos tonight, but just as I was setting up for a nice shot of some kids playing silhouetted in the sunset, the [...]
Ah the life of a teacher! Two months off every summer which we spend sipping Long Island Iced Tea while lazing about in our hammocks. It’s like an 8 week weekend.
Well – not quite. It is like an 8 week weekend in some ways. I spend my days working around the house and looking [...]
I ask everyone else in the Posse to promote new podcasts, but I always forget to do it myself. Bad me!
Rick, Heather, Dean (from his hammock) and I connected on Skype for a conversation on online social connections and the importance of disconnecting (and we missed Alec‘s contributions to the [...]
Your thoughtful responses
Me tweeting
- My grade 9 students are learning/practicing photographic composition. See their work at http://t.co/c2lkNTDv
- @shareski I think you owe him for all the pictures of his kids you put in them.
- @shareski I thought design mattered.
- @cptteacher Thanks for your comments back to the students. They will be happily surprised to be getting comments from outside school.
- @pstratton08 Exactly my thoughts. And I think that knowing your work is going to be on display encourages students to find good photos.

