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EXPLORING TECH TOGETHER
a teacher librarian technology blog by christian macinnis
gratefully learning on unceded Coast Salish Territory (Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ nations)
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Computational Thinking and Robotics
I almost always introduce computational thinking and its model as though I'm pitching a self-help strategy regardless of who I'm talking...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 22, 20212 min read
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Iteration of Building the Plan
The plight of the intangible. After looking at the amazing work by Vanessa, I really need to pause and reboot what I'm doing. In...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 20, 20212 min read
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Building the Plan
In an earlier post, I shared a floorplan for a wonderful little school library doing amazing things here in Victoria, BC. I haven't been...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Digital Literacy
Jessica and I worked together to create this design on Canva.com using one of the infographic templates available on the site. Their...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Local Public Library Resource
Did you know that Linkedin Learning (formerly Lynda.com), which is normally a really expensive premium learning website is likely...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Privacy in BC Education
After reading Julia Hengstler's primer on privacy on K-12 education in BC, I was brought back to the experiences I've had on the...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 19, 20212 min read
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Tracking
What steps can you take to make sure you have control of your online information? Why is it important to lock privacy settings and set...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 15, 20214 min read
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Library Possibilities
We're early in this course so far, but the biggest eye-opener for me has been the emphasis on empathy when it comes to human-centred...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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Learning Environments
Below is the current state of the library learning commons at Frank Hobbs Elementary in Victoria, BC. I am quite sure that I'm missing...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 12, 20212 min read
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Maker In My Library
I've worked in a number of "library-adjacent" roles throughout my teaching career, including as a district-level technology leader that...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 12, 20211 min read
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Determining the Problem
Note I didn't have access to all of my former colleagues over the summer since I'm switching schools and lost access to the mailing list...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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Design Process - Maker Terms
In attempting to mnemonically define all of these terms, I tried to connect the different design cycle models that I've come across....
Christian MacInnis
Jul 10, 20212 min read
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ADST In My Library
A get really hands on and try out a new tool, I tried to explore how the library can support learning in the ADST curriculum from 30,000...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Tech Leader Goals
Since this assignment was submitted late, I didn't have time to receive any feedback from my colleagues and so made my modifications...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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Professional Goals:
A review of the learning for Module 1 in an infographic of professional goals: I tried to reduce the array of knowledge in each module...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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My Focused PLN
I elected to join the ISTE Connect teachers PLN (actually, I joined about eight of them, including the Librarians Network) because the...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 6, 20213 min read
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Focused PLN
In setting up my online professional learning network as an aspiring teacher librarian, I would have to first set up some goals for my...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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ADST: Design Thinking/Human-Centred Design Thinking
My experience teaching design in the IB MYP program continues to inform the way I develop instructional design (and finds a way to creep...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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TPACK and SAMR
To organize my thinking, I created a mind map using a free account on MindMeister. Unfortunately, one limitation to the free accounts on...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 5, 20211 min read
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TPACK
Using Twine, students create a game or interactive fiction to learn (and teach) the different "characters" that make up a standard list...
Christian MacInnis
Jul 5, 20211 min read
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