Teaching in a Fishbowl
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I'm Kristen Thompson and I serve as the divisional Coordinator of ICT for the Mountain View School Division overseeing technology programming. This blog is about my experiences as an educator.
Teaching in a Fishbowl
5d ago
On Fridays, I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. ManACE is a provincial organization that I have been involved with since 2013 when I was invited to join as a board member. Since that time, I have been ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
1w ago
With the start of a new month comes a new monthly ICT newsletter. These newsletters are designed to serve as an outreach to all MVSD staff and provide: These newsletters are sent out to staff via our divisional email but are also shared through our social media pages and divisional website. October 2024 ICT Newsletter by Kirsten ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
1w ago
Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role. In 2019, MVSD launched their Indigenous Education Framework: “The guiding principle of this Framework is to ensure that First Nations, Metis and Inuit students in Mountain View School Division will know ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
1w ago
On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. This week I would like to highlight Paul Barkman from Gilbert Plains ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
3w ago
Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role. With MVSD being a Microsoft EDU division, one of the reminders I send out every September focuses on the Microsoft Educator Center (aka Microsoft Learn). This is a FREE online community platform in which ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
3w ago
On Mondays, I share a different ed tech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider. I’ve always been a big believer in doing a few things well as opposed to taking on too many things and not being able to fully commit. There is a huge pressure in the tech industry ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
3w ago
On Fridays, I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. With this month playing host to National Video Games Day I thought it was only fitting to showcase the Manitoba School eSports Association (MSEA) for this week’s Follow Friday ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
3w ago
Did you know that Manitoba is a Canadian leader when it comes to eSports? eSports (electronic sports) involves competition using video games and MVSD currently has an eSports presence at 7 of our 16 buildings (hoping to grow to 10 this year). Today’s post has put together a trove of resources including: Why eSports? eSports ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
3w ago
On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. This week I would like to highlight Melanie Keown and the Grade ..read more
Teaching in a Fishbowl
3w ago
Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role. In MVSD we use PowerSchool as our Student Information System (SIS). This means that this platform is the go-to program for our staff when it comes to student records, assessment ..read more