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Photos courtesy of Ann Lusch, Katie Birecki, Theresa Benton, Larry Baker, Tom James, Chris Baker, Renee Valentine, Cheryl Corte, Michelle Slaviero.

There are less than three weeks until our second annual Mercy Tech Talk!  We had a huge influx of registrants at the early-discount deadline.  Our goal was 300 attendees and we surged past that number. In order to deliver a quality … Continue reading →

iWizards at iCreate Planning Meeting Hot off of our successful iPad iCreate Workshop for seventh and eighth graders, the iWizards are now turning their attention to several other activities over the next couple of months. Jan-Feb  iWizards Tips & Tricks iTunes … Continue reading →

Art Rage/ Animator HD Group in Foreground / Photo by M. Weiss The MHS iWizards conducted a free* iCreate Workshop for seventh and eighth graders on Saturday, January 17.  The iWizards consist of 9th-11th grade students who share an enthusiasm for … Continue reading →

  iCreate As our first semester ends I find myself taking some exciting projects into the new year.  Last week the iWizards conducted their dress rehearsal foriCreate – the workshop that they will be hosting for 7th and 8th graders on … Continue reading →

  Angela Harris-Schultheis at 2014 Tech Talk In addition to a keynote by Karen Bosch Mercy’s 2015 Tech Talk on February 27 will feature 35 distinct break-out sessions! 3D Printing in Education Steve Dickie Divine Child High School 5 Inspiring … Continue reading →

On Wednesday we hosted an English teacher and science teacher from a local grade school which intends to go 1:1 iPad in the upper grades next year.  I set up three classroom visits for each visitor.  I decided that for … Continue reading →

Distributed Leadership for learning and teaching is a leadership approach in which collaborative working is undertaken between individuals who trust and respect each other’s contribution. It occurs as a result of an open culture within and across an institution. . … Continue reading →

One of our charter member iWizards has become a monthly guest columnist for our local newspaper.  She will write on technology topics that may interest a general reader. Please check out her first piece! http://tinyurl.com/kfrbyyf

We had lots of iWizard Activity this week which I have captured in iPhone photos. Wednesday morning the iCreate team gathered to work on the two project sessions that they will offer to 7th and 8th graders.  At one end … Continue reading →