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GAFE SUMMIT 2016

April 24, 2016

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Mulgrave Gr. 6's on the Hour of Code

Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code are coming up next week. Mulgrave School will be participating in the event for the third time in so many years. As a means of drumming up some excitement around the event, I asked a few Grade 6 students a few questions about coding. I really enjoyed listening to their responses. In three years, their understanding of what coding is and how it is teaching them fundamental skills has really evolved. Have a watch of the video to find out what they enjoy about coding, how they think coding will help them/humanity and what they want to code in the future.

GAFE SUMMIT Vancouver 2016: Resource Jackpot

The 4th annual Google Apps for Education Summit (GAFE) took place this past weekend at Mulgrave School in West Vancouver (April 23 & 24). I have been really fortunate in that I have attended all four of the conferences. This year, much like the years past, did not disappoint. The conference attracted roughly 150 participants from the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Interior, Calgary and Manitoba. It was fantastic re-acquainting with familiar faces and even meeting people I had only met in the Twitter-sphere. EdTechTeam did a great job, as always, of producing the event. The presenters and keynotes were top notch. Below is a link to a jackpot folder of all session resources. I have compiled the workshop slide decks and also created a doc with pertinent workshop links . The quality of the workshops were excellent and the attached resources are full of great ideas and links. #GAFESUMMIT VANCOUVER 2016 WORKSHOP RES...

Grade 6's start their journey in Eastern USA

This morning, at an hour in which most people are still curled up in their beds, 46 very excited grade 6 students started a journey to Eastern USA. Armed not with iPads or laptops, but with shear eagerness to explore somewhere new. Their adventure will take them to Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Today, their first day, was that of travel. By the end, all were quite tired, but excited for the days ahead. Through our travels we stopped at Washington's Union Square Station for dinner and a picture. We saw a bit of the city by night. It was a beautiful fall night, full of colorful trees and majestic buildings. Tomorrow we will continue our tour of the city and watch a university soccer game. It should be a great day.

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