The Power of Plugins!

You may or may not have used the available Plugins within your digital portfolio.  You can revisit this tutorial for the Tiny MCE plugin or the Divi Builder Plugin.  This post will explore Live Shortcodes (the bottom at the bottom of this post, as well as the divider above and below were both created with it!). For…

Why does everyone love Padlet?

Teachers round the world love Padlet. Why? It is versatile, accessible, embed-able and constantly evolving.  If it has been a long while since you used it, now is a great time for you to get back into the Padlet game.  UWCSEA teachers can also enjoy the perks of the pro version: First: go to  uwcsea.padlet.org  (if…

The Eight Day Data Detox Program

Ways your data can/has been used has been a current theme in the media this year. The Cambridge Analytical Scandal has had people wondering whether or not they want to continue using Facebook.  If you are keen to think more about that issue, I highly recommend you listen to the first episode of The Atlantic’s…

Summer Reading Group #UWCLearn 2018

Thank you to our colleagues across the campus who have signed up for a little additional reading this summer.  In August we will meet for further discussion, as well as host a video-conference with Silvia Tolisano (co-author of one of the books). Between now and our August meet up, participants are asked to add their…

Two for Tuesday!

Looking for an easier way to screencast? Interested in creating better images for your digital portfolio? We’ve got you covered:

Not all bots are bad…

When you hear the term ‘bot,’ you may think about the US Presidential election or political propaganda in general, but that’s not the entire story about the ways coders are getting creative. If you haven’t followed or heard of @Horse_ebooks check out this introduction as an introduction to the wild ways of Twitter bots (for a really cool visual…

Three Resources to Spring into Last Term

April is a time to take a fresh perspective. As the year just starts to turn into the final lap, this is typically a time for teachers and leadership teams to reflect on what we’ve done well and want to preserve as well as where we need to rethink strategy. To help you with this…

How to BookMark Tweets: A Digital Curation Top Tip

The Twitter-verse marveled over the release of the new Bookmark-option available to the users on mobile a few years ago (if you missed that, here is a quick refresher). Bookmarking tweets is an excellent way to gather information, curate relevant shares without publicly liking the content.  This might be useful if you are doing research and…