Primary Preoccupation

I am a grade one teacher, living in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada,  who uses technology to help her students connect, collaborate and learn with students and other people from around the world.  My five to seven year old children regularly blog, use wikis, video, Skype and other online tools. We have a classroom blog and a classroom webpage. Other work we have online includes:

Flickr – features pictures of us in the classroom and my students’ work

Youtube – videos of the children and made by the children to show their learning

I’ve been fortunate to win a number of awards, including:

• Microsoft-Mindshare Learning 21st Century Digital Classroom Challenge 2009/2010

• Kay L. Bitter Vision Award for Excellence in Technology-Based PK-2 Education – 2009

• Canadian Regional Award for Reading and Technology – International Reading Association – 2007

• Innovative Teachers Award - Microsoft Canada – 2006

• Saskatchewan Association for Computers in Education Award of Excellence – 2006

• Canadian Regional Award for Reading and Technology – International Reading Association – 2005

• Grassroots Award of Excellence 2003 – 2004