I just finished this how-to-use theinquiryprocess.ca video today. I hope that you can find the time to share this with teachers and library staff. I've also made a video on what inquiry based learning is involves. There are so many video out there on this, but I thought that after viewing quite a few, something
Sandra Bebbington, Julian Taylor and I are very excited to be working on a digital badging program for libraries and library personnel based on the Standards of Practice for Library Learning Commons in Canada...but we're not the only ones thinking of digital badging! Meg Sinclair shared this article with us about digital badging in the
We are always so quick to use Google, but there are other search engines (some of which are powered by Google) that may be more suitable for elementary school students. In this film, I demonstrate KidRex, Sweet Search 4 Me, KidsClick, KidzSearch.com, MyMunka, DuckDuckGo, and Searchy Pants. As I made the film, I discovered these
I found Jeff Utecht's blog, The Thinking Stick through a website that lists resources for teaching Information Literacy, the Resources page for Next Vista for Learning. In adding content to theinquiryprocess.ca, I'm always on the look-out for material for Kindergarten and Cycle 1. That's where Jeff Utecht comes in. His lesson plan for Grades K
In this video, Mike Engstrom at the American School of São Paulo demonstrates how students can take ownership of their own learning through being participants in a Digital Learning Farm. In generations past, children who grew up on farms were given responsibility for performing farm chores. In the classroom, students become responsible for specific tasks
