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Open Pedagogy as OER
Teachers talking tools, classroom uses, data risks, & differentiation.

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Pixton is a web-based click-&-drag cartoon template for creating comics, storyboards, graphic novels, and other visuals. Teachers can create ‘rooms’ that are specific to their classes and subjects and share them with students; students can then create…

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Having trouble instilling a love for mathematics in your students? Check out our podcast on Knowledgehook, an interactive and engaging learning environment for students in grades 3-10. Knowledgehook features math activities based around Canadian and…

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ClassDojo is a classroom communication platform, connecting educators with students and parents. ClassDojo allows educators to share reports and provide instant feedback both students and to parents or guardians on students’ behaviour and performance….

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Quizlet is a mobile, web-based poll and quiz platform and learning tool. It enables students and teachers to administer quizzes, flash cards, and game modes as well as access custom curated content by its verified members. Please join our podcast…

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Wakelet is a free online bookmarking and organizational platform that allows for easy sharing. You can save videos, tweets, articles and websites into individual boards, add comments and notes, and make these “Wakes” available to students by…

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Insert Learning is an online annotation tool that allows students and teachers to add comments, questions, and conversations to any web page, in real time. Insert Learning enables the addition of pictures and videos, along with text, making the…

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Paste is a collaborative presentation program that allows teams to create visual layouts and share files to a clipboard in real time. In this podcast, our team highlights how the app can be incorporated into the classroom, as well as an overview of…

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Khan Academy is a web-based, non-profit educational platform that hosts short videos and learning activities for students from kindergarten through post-secondary. These learning resources cover a variety of subject areas, with an emphasis on…

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Feeling stressed at school? Is this stress causing anxiety? Headspace is a mindfulness platform that educators and students can use to decrease stress and anxiety. It promotes both physical and mental health, and can support differentiated learning…

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Author

Stephen Hurley
Chief Catalyst, voicEd Radio Canada

Stephen Hurley has spent nearly 40 years as an educator. He has experience as a classroom teacher, a curriculum consultant, a teacher educator and a policy observer.

He has a strong relationship with the EdCan Network (formerly the Canadian Education Association), an organization that inspired the launch and evolution of voicEd Radio Canada.

Hurley believes that stronger connections between education research, practice and policy are essential to the type of change that will be necessary in Canada's public education systems moving forward.