Most kids in school today have never gone into a dark classroom, sat down  to wait “patiently” while the teacher sets up a portable projection screen, threads a 16mm film onto the projector and then watched a real […]

I spent the first four years teaching in small rural K-12 Alberta schools. I remember those years as some of the best years in my career–small farming and ranching communities, round-ups, rodeo, friendly people and very, very polite kids. After those four years I moved to another rural school, but only a short distance outside Calgary. [...]

In my introduction in the Digital Media Solutions group, I indicated that I have been involved in K-12 education a very long time. I have also been using “technology” since I began by career in the classroom. This blog will be about those years in K-12 education both as a teacher and in other roles. I [...]

Eighteen schools are currently participating in the Digital Media Test Drive. It is always interesting to find out more about your colleagues in the schools. So use this blog to tell us about your school and your students, your use of technology and about the Digital Media solution you are test driving in the classroom. [...]