This weekend, a number of Ontario educators active in the sphere of social media will be gathering in Toronto to converse about the role of social media in learning and in schools, courtesy of Pearson Canada. Many of the participants are already known to one another through online interactions via social networks such as Twitter, [...]
It is clear that many significant and long-lasting effects will result from Unplug’d 2011: Canadian Education Summit 2011. However, one of the early and tangible products to emerge from Unplug’d 2011 will be a multiple-format publication, “Why ________ Matters.” Comprised of a series of short essays written by unplug’d delegates, the book shares the unique perspectives of each [...]
by Andrew Forgrave and Kim Crawford Central to Unplug’d was the notion of leaving the Internet behind. Various thoughts on connecting, unplugging, and focusing attention have started to emerge. What did it feel like to unplug? Kim: I didn’t have far to go from ‘plugged’ to ‘unplugged’. I scaled back my online presence a year ago. Since then [...]
by Andrew Forgrave and Kim Crawford This past weekend, 37 connected educators from across Canada gathered in Toronto for the Unplug’d: Canadian Education Summit 2011. While we shared a few initial hours getting to meet one-another face-to-face within the relative comforts of the Toronto Westin Harbour Castle hotel, after a few hours sleep, we boarded [...]
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