Today our joint classes participated in a Google Hangout with Rocky Wilson, a Technology Integration Specialist back in Lethbridge. He talked to the teachers about the differences between Dominica and Alberta in terms of size. You can see in the map to the right that Dominica (the purple coloured area) is very small, but this does not take into account the actual land mass, as the island is mountainous. The picture of Rocky below reminds me of Ghandi; what do you think?
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| Not a great image, but here is Rocky! |
Rocky discussed how Palliser is moving to Google Education and Chrome Books and many other technological changes his Albertan school district is experiencing. He brought up QR codes and Aurasma, which I gave a quick overview of when we signed off. We wrapped up with self-directed investigation of various tools.
Again, the teachers were sharing and helping; they have a taste for collaboration and they are loving the smorgasbord!
We ended the day discussing the similarities and differences of teaching in Alberta and Dominica. It is amazing to me that teachers in Dominica have to create and produce lessons plans for every class they teach! These are not simple ones either, as they include fourteen steps to making them - some are four pages long! But wait, they are then evaluated by their authorities and given a GRADE! They were saying to one another "I get 4s or 5s". I was shocked and still am.
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