https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q This padlet is an opportunity for participants in the OECTA AQ - IICT Part Summer 2018 to share a bit about themselves. en-us 2018-07-01 02:08:16 UTC 2025-03-13 23:04:19 UTC hello@padlet.com joesisco https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269053190 Double click anywhere on the padlet to add your post]]> 2018-07-01 02:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269053190 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269208566 2018-07-03 01:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269208566 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269217974 2018-07-03 02:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269217974 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269266119 My name is Rema Rodrigues. I am an ESL Itinerant Teacher with OCSB, presently working with K-6 students. This September will be my second year in the position, but now as a permanent teacher. I also work with OCDSB, which was the first school board I got hired with. I started my love for education and teaching working as RECE with both these boards, upon graduating from college. During summer, I continue to work as an RECE with OCSB's EDP programs. In addition to my passion for learning and teaching, I also have been interested in exploring the integration of technology in the classrooms. I am involved in my schools' Innovation Club, which is designed for junior students to explore and expand their knowledge of various online platforms. Students teach their new learnings to primary students and other staff members in the school. This promotes leadership and responsibility in our students, to go beyond their classroom learning, and connect their learning to their real-life experiences. We also explore the purpose and use of Coding. I still have lots of learning and practicing! In this course, I hope to gain further understanding and tools, that I could use in my own classroom and share with my colleagues, to meet the diverse needs of my students. ]]> 2018-07-03 12:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269266119 shawn_merschback https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269266848 I am also new to the OECTA desire2learn platform. Will take some time to familiarize.]]> 2018-07-03 12:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269266848 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269278516 Hi!  My name is Tracey Nesrallah and I am a grade 4 teacher with the OCSB.  I have never taken an online course before and I am really looking forward to it.  
I am back to teaching (permanent again 3 years ago) after taking some time off to stay home with my kids. I was a high school drama teacher with OCSB before so the elementary panel is still pretty new to me. I love elementary's push to integrate technology. I am really looking forward to adding more to my repertoire to better support my student's learning. ]]> 2018-07-03 14:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269278516 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269278899 Hi all, Rob Long from Ottawa. I am a Learning Technologies Coordinator and have been here for 9 years. My classroom time is limited, so may need some help there. I do visit many classrooms throughout the year and work with teachers all the time. 
I love working with technology and education and besides k-12, spent 5 years teaching college computer science, which is my tech background. I also worked as a software engineer for Nortel for 6 years and in a Community Relations/Government Relations/Sales Support role for 15 years, working to support technology in education using Nortel funding, around the world.
I am looking forward to the course. 

]]> 2018-07-03 14:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269278899 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269280054 I'm a Learning Technologies Consultant with the Ottawa Catholic Board. I was a Secondary Social Science and History teacher for 15 years previous to this assignment. I also am the lead with our board's elearning. I wanted to have an opportunity to see elearning from our student's lens and pick up some ideas and strategies we can share with our elearning team. 

Although I'm in Ottawa at the moment, I'll be doing the second half of this course from Copenhagen, Venice and Croatia. ]]> 2018-07-03 14:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269280054 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269284078 My name is Tania Ferreira. I am an Occasional Teacher with the Halton Catholic District School. I just started in October 2017. Prior to that I was with the TCDSB as a Early Childhood Educator. My passion to see children strive and to see the excitement in their eyes when they’re learning something new. I hope with this course I learn how to deliver lessons and assignments with technology as the main focus to create a positive and fun learning environment! I am Primary and Junior focused, but I also have my Early Childhood Education. I live in Oakville, Canada. I absolutely love the idea of Padlet and I will definitely be using it! ]]> 2018-07-03 15:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269284078 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269284896 Hi all,
I am a Secondary school teacher in Muskoka. I teach Visual Arts and English in a one-to-one school. I am looking forward to sharing with all of you and learning as much as I can from everyone. I am also hoping to increase my fluency around digital literacy. New tech tips are also a fav topic!

]]> 2018-07-03 15:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269284896 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269296864 My name is Sarah Porter and I live and work in Toronto. I’ve been teaching with the TCDSB for almost 10 years and for the last 7 years I’ve taught grades 6,7 and 8. I love teaching students at this age because it’s amazing to watch and support them as they enter into adolescence and begin to figure out who they really are. A large part of why I chose to take this course is because students at this age are very active users of technology and I want to be able to better use technology to engage them in their learning and to be able to offer more advice about the safe and appropriate use of their devices and the social media that those devices give them access to. ]]> 2018-07-03 18:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269296864 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269308535 Hello there everyone... I am excited summer is here and am now able to connect with all of you using cool digital apps like this one, Padlet. My name is Sarah DeMello, and I am currently an occasional teacher with DPCDSB who has a range of teaching experiences. I have been teaching for about 7 years in and around the province and country. As our society and culture transition many of life's daily necessities through the use of technology, our children have become so dependent on using it for a variety of purposes. I decided to take this AQ to further my personal ability to connect and communicate with my students in a digital way. Hopefully, this course will help to to achieve this task and make both teaching and learning more fun and engaging for myself and my students. ]]> 2018-07-03 21:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269308535 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269314178 Hi all! My name is Tammy and I am a Secondary English teacher with the HCDSB. I am thrilled that summer is finally here and that I am able to take an AQ that I hope will help improve my digital literacy and ability to engage my students. I think it is important to find ways to integrate technology where we can into the classroom since so many of my/our students are extremely tech savvy... many of which are more so than I! I've noticed that when I do integrate tech into my teaching with Kahoots or google classroom quesitons/discussion boards, my students are far more engaged. I am really looking forward to learning new things about various educational apps and websites that I can use in my teaching! ]]> 2018-07-03 23:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269314178 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269314273 Hi everyone, I am a Kindergarten teacher from Windsor, WECDSB. I teach in a French Immersion school and like my photo says, I truly believe that Life if a Journey.  This is my second career (former flight attendant) and I think my favourite part about being a teacher is learning along with my students.  I have to admit, tech scares me a little, but I am so excited to learn about all that it has to offer!  My 14 year old son blows me away when it comes to tech, but I hope to surprise him and my students with some new tricks of my own after taking this course.  ]]> 2018-07-03 23:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269314273 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269318569 Hi everyone!
My name is Sarah Casale and I am an Occasional Long Term Teacher with the DPCDSB. I just completed an LTO in a grade 1/2 classroom and it was such an amazing experience. I am very excited to take this course and learn about new ways to incorporate technology within the classroom. I took this course because I know that children are very active users of technology and I want to be able to make learning fun through the use of different sources of technology to allow them to be actively engaged! I look forward to working with all of you! :)]]> 2018-07-04 00:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269318569 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269331006 Hi all!
Happy Summer! My name is Tanya and I am an Occasional Teacher with RCCDSB.  I just completed a 6 month LTO teaching Core French from JK-Grade 8.  During this experience I tried out a few different online tools to integrate technology into my program in hopes to maximize student engagement and learning, especially for my junior and intermediate students (building presentations with Google Slides, sharing and completing assignments using Google docs, playing and making our own "Kahoot's' as a study method, using 'Duolingo' to practice and build language skills etc.) The positive results and interest of the students intrigued me to want to learn more ways I can integrate computer technology into the classroom and keep up with my tech savvy students! :)]]> 2018-07-04 03:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269331006 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269335718 2018-07-04 03:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269335718 stephanie_falcitelli https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269388279 My name is Stephanie and I am a Junior Teacher in the OCSB. I teach grade 5 in the am and Grade 6 in the PM at a Catholic school in Ottawa. I love this age group and feel it is where I should be! I just completed my first year as a permanent teacher and I am excited to continue to build my professional development over the next couple of years. My intention for this course is to engage more with the online world, learn different integrative approaches for my students and to be more confident using digital outlets for my teaching practice. I look forward to learning from each other :)]]> 2018-07-04 14:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269388279 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269393937 Hi all, my name is Sabina Rajahkumar. I graduated from the 2 year Bachelor of Education program last year. I was lucky enough to get on the supply list the same year. I am currently working for the Durham Catholic District School board as an occasional teacher. I completed my first year as an occasional teacher :) I also bake and decorate cakes on weekends. I go under the name of the THETHREECAKETEERS on Instagram and Facebook.  I am excited for the summer. I will be travelling to Singapore and Thailand in August. 
This is my first AQ and I am so excited to learn many new and exciting technology apps/websites that I can use in the classrooms.  

]]> 2018-07-04 16:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269393937 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269394224 2018-07-04 16:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269394224 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269400435 Hi everyone, my name is Samantha and I am currently working as an Occasional Teacher with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board. This is my third AQ (first one with OECTA) and I am very excited to learn with all of you. I hope to learn about ways to include technology in everyday learning with students of all age groups. I would love to learn about the different approaches and many apps/programs out there. 
On a personal level some hobbies of mine include reading, staying active, going to the beach and spending time with family and friends. ]]> 2018-07-04 18:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269400435 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269400695 My name is Vince, and I'm looking forward to learning how to better, and more efficiently, cater to my students' learning. In September, I'll be leaving junior, and teaching a 7/8 split, which is a little intimidating. I recently had twins (well, my wife did, but I helped), which brings our total to 3 children...wait, yes, 3 total, and all under the age of 3. I'm a little frustrated right now because this is the second time I've had to write this because half of it got deleted somehow, which isn't a good omen, but I'm looking forward to learning with all of you.]]> 2018-07-04 18:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269400695 safron_mnich https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269401384 My name is Safron Mask and I just got hired full time permanent with the Ottawa Catholic Board. I was an occasional teacher/ in LTOs for a few years prior. This is my third course with OECTA.
My teaching assignment last year and this September is Grade 5 and 6 Math and Language. I hope to gain knowledge and resources to better incorporate technology in the classroom/learning environment. I find there are so many different apps or programs, that it is easy to fall behind with technology. I'm hoping to find some engaging resources for my future students. The picture I'm posting is from my time with the MNRF. I was a forest fire fighter in Northern Ontario. ]]> 2018-07-04 18:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269401384 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269404861 My name is Sara Rice and I work with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. I've just finished teaching grade 4 and next year I will be moving up again to teach Grade 7 for my second time. Even as a supply teacher for the board, I've been interested in integrating technology into my daily teaching practice and to use it to further engage students. I've only been at my current school for one year and I see such great opportunities to integrate more technology into the whole of the school. I'm hoping that by taking this AQ course I will further my own learning, but also be able to take a lot of information back to my colleagues and collaborate on how best to engage my students and the whole school community better with technology. 
That being said, HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE]]> 2018-07-04 19:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269404861 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269480870 My name is Samantha and after 7 years of LTO's, I am now a PERMANENT TEACHER in the DCDSB! Woohoo!! This past year I taught Grade 3/4 in Oshawa and will be teacher Grade 5/6 this coming year. I would consider myself pretty teach savvy and I enjoy using technology in my classroom as much as possible. This new generation of students are so technology inclined that most of the time they can navigate it better than us as adults. My goal this summer is to build my repertoire of technology knowledge, programs, apps etc., in hopes that I can better relate to my students in this coming school year. On a personal note, another goal this summer is to survive planning my wedding for the end of August, while taking this course and working as a swimming instructor all summer. Wish me luck! lol HAPPY SUMMER!!!!]]> 2018-07-05 14:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269480870 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269496306 My name is Sarah and I'm a grade 6 teacher.  Last year I completed my 10th year teaching at a private school in Mississauga and I absolutely love it!  I have also been fortunate to coach six sports at my school such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming, floor hockey, and softball which gives me the opportunity to get to know the students on a different level outside of the classroom which I also enjoy.  I typically consider myself a tech savvy person but recently I've found that  I have been resorting to using the same programs, apps, and resources that I am comfortable with which are still worthy and great.  However I have made it a personal goal to push myself outside my comfort level, to explore, experiment, and learn to gain more skills in a variety of new and exciting resources that continue to be available to us.  Therefore, I look forward to taking this course and reversing roles to being a student this summer. Happy summer vacation and I look forward to learning with you all!! First time using padlet and it won't be my last, thank you for introducing it!]]> 2018-07-05 18:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269496306 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269501439 My name is Sarah and I am a LTO teacher. I have been working with my school board in northern Ontario for 3 years. I also work part time at a community college in the evenings. I graduated from Nipissing University and have been thoroughly enjoying working within all grade levels! I have taken the majority of my AQ courses through other platforms so this is quite new to me! I am really enjoying this Padlet idea! I will be sure to use this! I look forward to collaborating with everyone and getting more hands on with technology in the classroom! I am working towards getting my specialist qualifications in a few areas as well. I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer so far!! ]]> 2018-07-05 19:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269501439 https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269579153 Hi folks,
My name is Sidney and I just completed my first year teaching in Peterborough. I taught grade 1 French immersion this past year and loved it but have been moved to core french/french immersion program support for the coming year. I have successfully hosted two hour of codes: one for the gifted outreach conference in scdsb and one at St. Anne's school in Peterborough. I am involved in the tech committee at my school and we have just purchased almost $12,000 worth of technology for our school. I am not super tech savvy (compared to many in my generation) but use technology in a variety of aspects throughout my teaching, support the tech integration with other teachers at my school, and generally enjoy new tech toys. 

Personally, I am a very busy woman this summer. Between trips to the cottage I am busy with another AQ course and planning the final details of my wedding next month. 

Here is a picture of me on the Cabot Trail last summer!

Sorry for joining late but I am looking forward to growing and learning with all of you throughout this course.

-Sidney]]> 2018-07-06 18:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/joesisco/8eqrcidtwq3q/wish/269579153