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Brenda MacIsaac’s session this morning at CONTACT on the shifting nature of our kids and the increasing disconnect between schools and their learning needs was wonderful.  She presented a great snapshot of the research and personal anecdotes, painting a picture of today’s youth that captured just how important it is that teachers recognize how kids [...]

Live blogging morning session at CONTACT2008 conference.  Please excuse typos and grammar.
“From Hopscotch to Hypermedia: A Vision of K-12 Students Today: Growing up Digital” – Brenda MacIsaac, NSTU
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This is not a workshop on technology, this is a workshop on students and learning.
Technology transformed my practice, I couldn’t teach like I did before.
Have our students changed?  [...]

My wife and I enjoyed a leisurely drive yesterday, turning what would normally be a five hour drive into a ten hour tour as we drove along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore on my way to the CONTACT conference at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.
Taking in a winery tour at the Jost Vineyards and [...]

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