Technolandy

Day 76 (of 2025/26) top 3s of 2025 going into winter break! So here it is: the Top 3s that made me stop, think, and sometimes mutter under my breath in 2025. Winter break feels like a good excuse to let these ideas marinate, let the rabbit holes grow, and maybe, just maybe, start imagining…

Day 75 (of 2025/26) #tEChursdAI thoughts wishes for the new year (2026 wow!!) Kind of excited to get a PLC looking at AI going within our Provincial Online Learning School. Today’s touch-in allowed some fun … shares… (rants) good balance is things that’ll make you agree and get angry! It is kind of fun knowing that…

Day 74 (of 2025/26) Reflections on Munsch I have been a big fan of Munsch since Paperbag Princess got on my radar as a student. His voice, his rhythm, and most of all, his collaboration with Michael Marchenko always meant he had a place of honour in my various libraries… even in secondary schools. The…

Day 73 (of 2025/26) on traditions… common memories vs personalized experiences  The death of Rob Reiner hit me with a sense of memory… his movies really resonated with me a thought about how media influences us in so many ways, and how it influenced us in the past is so much more different than it…

Day 72 (of 2025/26) on birthdays… Ironic (or serendipitous) that day 72 marks a share on birthdays… you can do the math yourself on that one…  I don’t usually mention my birthday at work. It’s a thing where I feel much better celebrating others than myself – although at home, I have always made a…

Day 71 (of 2025/26) 5 News Stories including: using AI to not be lazy; we need to talk more about dyscalcula; how’s Oz’s social media ban starting? 1. Interesting share of someone mindfully using AI to augment their learning, not to be lazy and have the collaborator do all the work…. Y’know, like in those…

Day 70 (of 2025/26) what if AI and personal screens aren’t just making ‘things’ harder… what if they are shining a light on a system in need of… a rethink, not a repair? #tEChursdAI https://apple.news/AhuOtSbPXQ2yG5pwFuONVfg it’s a feature, not a glitch! We are using screens as a distraction from some of the more root issues…

Day 69 (of 2025/26) Sigh… my bias on gifts for teachers… On social medias, another trend I cringe a bit at has been the ‘push’ for gifts for teachers. I’ve seen a couple pundits pushing for “C’mon, give a $10 gift card”… but I have always been mindful of the communities I have lived in……

Day 68 (of 2025/26) Confronting Education Reflection… thank you @WillRichardson (new cohort in 2026 – check it out!!) Final takeaway: What to do next when…. Doing nothing feels irresponsible, as does doing the wrong thing…   but be mindful that first: do no harm One of the hardest things (as pointed out)has been being able…

Day 67 (of 2025/26) I know people like to blame phones… and now Chromebooks, but… you’re not likely gonna like why I agree with fewer Chromebooks (it’s more ‘other’ tech) Day 67 Hear me out Technology mindfully blended into the curriculum (what I’ve called technologization for a couple of decades) is amazing. When it’s added…