Category Archives: Mercy iWizards

Scenes from the iPad Orientation

On August 15, the Mercy High School iWizards conducted an iPad Orientation for all new students.  The iWizards created all of the resources and instructional materials which are now available at Schoology. https://photos.gstatic.com/media/slideshow.swf All of the technical support and logistics were provided by Mr. James. Mr. … Continue reading

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The iWizards Hang out with the Tech Sherpas and Genius Squad

Tech Sherpas This week the iWizards enjoyed a Google Hangout with the Tech Serpas of central Maine and the Genius Squad of Minnesota.  I asked a charter member of the iWizards– tenth grader, Isadora B.– to describe the experience:         My … Continue reading

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iWizard Workshop

On January 23, twenty-two iWizards began creating the presentations and resources that they would use at the new-student iPad orientation.  The group was primarily composed of freshwomen, meaning that the class of 2017 would show the ropes to the class … Continue reading

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Fostering Leadership and Collaboration through Technology

Two educational technology passions of mine converge this week.  On Wednesday I will be making a presentation on Challenge Based Learning to the Michigan Association of School Administrators.  My presentation description indicates that I will describe the paradigm shift of “teacher-learner to “co-learners”. On … Continue reading

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