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Brent MacKinnon — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:12:12 -0400

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Did You Know? - The Winnipeg Remix

Brent MacKinnon — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:14:13 -0400

Darren Kuropatwa in his blog A Difference, has remixed a post originally from "The Fischbowl: A staff development blog for Arapahoe High School teachers exploring constructivism and 21st century learning skills". I highly recommend it for educators and community groups as it presents some startling facts about learning, work and the importance of life long learning.

Poor Students Struggle in Class

Brent MacKinnon — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:30:08 -0400

The more education you have, the less likely you are to be poor. The poorer you are, the harder it is to get an education. Another article by Chris Traber on poverty in York Region Era Banner.

This article focuses on students struggling in school programs. There are some current stats included and some reflections by Scott Milne a YRDSB researcher. I am glad to hear the school board is concentrating resources on this growing problem. Pulling together the disparate silo initiatives (non profits are constantly under resourced and struggle with year to year short term funding) is no small task. Perhaps the School Board will be the catalyst to make a coordinated or collaborate approach succeed. Time will tell.

Webwise

Brent MacKinnon — Mon, 22 May 2006 09:56:30 -0400

Webwise is a very inviting and friendly site from Europe with plenty of options for parents and teachers. It's so refreshing to see an emphasis on safe use, rather than the usual fear mongering attitude that many media outlets choose to highlight.

On European Safer Internet Day (07/02/2006), Minister for Education & Science, Mary Hanafin, T.D. launched the Webwise initiative (www.webwise.ie ) which provides information and resources to teachers, parents and students to help ensure that children’s on-line experiences are positive and safe. The website presents a technology-neutral message in four specific content areas: surfing, chatting, sharing, and gaming.