Innoteach: Using Technology for Professional Learning
Innoteach, as the name suggests, is about technological innovation – in the classroom and in how ETFO offers professional learning programs.
Technology
Cyberbullying (Professional Relations)
Despite the growing awareness about its negative effects, cyberbullying continues to be all too common among elementary and secondary school students. Online forums are still rife with the potential for false allegations and degrading comments, and new school-based video clips recorded with cellphones are posted to YouTube every day.
Imagining Poverty: ETFO’s Professional Learning Projects: Creating New Opportunities for Teachers and Students
When Locke’s PS was selected to take part in ETFO’s poverty and education project we were excited by the prospect of having a theatre group come to perform at our school. We hoped to improve our understanding of issues related to poverty.
CTF Spearheads Movement Against Video Game (CTF Report)
An international coalition of teacher organizations has joined in an unprecedented effort to condemn bullying and cyber bullying in all its forms.
La technologie en action – Branchons-nous sur la technologie!
It may sound like a cliché, but technology is all around us .
Portable Radio: Podcasting from the Portables
In the summer of 2006 Nathan Toft downloaded Apple’siTunes software, curious about the 99-cent songs hehad heard about. This move introduced him to the exciting world of podcasting. He quickly got Janehooked and the two teachers, who are both joggers,loaded up their iPods with a variety of shows theydownloaded from the Internet. This was the start oftheir pod-casting adventure.
Teaching With Technology: A Comic Life
As a storytelling medium, comics have come of age in the last few decades. With an enduring history in North America as a venue for superhero quests, they have entertained many a young reader.
Your Federation: A Roundup of Federation News
- ETFO Members who are innovating with technology are taking part in a new professional development program, Innoteach. At their first meeting, each member of the core group submit
Cyber Conduct: A reality Check (CTF Report)
New technologies have had a tremendous impact on learning. They have brought many benefits to students and teachers. But they have also led to some destructive behaviours.
Think Before You Click (Professional Relations Services)
You may be checking your email quickly to respond to a family member. Or you may be checking the weather, reading the news, buying tickets, or replying to a request to “add a friend” on Facebook. There may or may not be anyone else in the room.