Grade 6 Students Using Digital Tools to Encourage Authentic Talk

Posted February 4, 2015

Grade 6 students at Park Manor PS shared their thinking during a Literature Circle discussion.  The teacher places a digital recording device at each table to record the discussion, which she can use later for student feedback and instructional next steps.  The use of a digital tool to record student talk helps keep the students […]

Respect Day (April 10th) – Principal Reflections

Posted April 11, 2013

The theme of Park Manor’s Day of Pink was organized to encourage students and staff to first respect ourselves and then respect others.  We gathered for a short 20 minute assembly where I spoke to them in general regarding what bullying was, who to tell when it happens and why I want them to tell […]

Taking Photographs & Videos At School Events

Posted November 9, 2012

Our students and staff enjoy opportunities to share some of their activities with parents and the school community through teams, clubs and special events. Many of these are ‘memory making’ for families and as such, photographs are often taken. We ask that families exercise their discretion when taking photographs or videos at school events and consider […]

Success Story #6 – Today’s Meet

Posted February 13, 2012

Today’s Meet (www.todaysmeet.com) is a technology website used by students with a tablet. Students used the ‘running conversation’ to ask questions before, during and after reading a shared text (we also used it for connection making).  It reinforces the idea that questions have to be done at many stages.  You can revisit the transcript of […]

Word To Go App

Posted December 11, 2011

Completion of short writing assignments.  Downloading and manipulating Word files from my Wikispaces.  Incredibly easy and motivating for students.  You can copy and paste text from an internet site into a Word to Go document.  Uploaded a word file to my wiki and students opened it in Word To Go to complete a graphic organizer.  […]

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