This is a VERY insightful article that all educators should read as we prepare to move forward with distance learning. These authors truly get it 👍👏 behindthenumbers.ca/2020/03/27/sch…

Teachers, Continuity of Learning Plan and resource links are in your mailboxes. Baby steps — we are in this together. Please ask peers to follow this Twitter as short daily messages will follow.

Amazing...thank you! You make a huge difference!!

USA is focused on 4 potential models for the next school year: brick to click, click to brick, blended and onLine. None are business as usual. Educators with strong eLearning skills will be best prepared sbne.ws/r/EBKy

Let's hope this isn't just for the enterprise user....! Fingers crossed!! julie hunt gibbons

Big shout out to the Pineland PS staff for a most excellent and enjoyable graduation! Amazing and superbly done!! HDSB Amy Collard Stuart Miller Thank you!

.HDSB Reopening School Plan is almost ready to share. Important info will be coming out to families on Monday, Aug 10th. In mean time, stay tuned by visiting our website at hdsb.ca

Help us plan for September! If your child is eligible for transportation (confirm here: geoquery.haltonbus.ca/Transportation…) and doesn't plan on riding the bus, please complete our Opt-Out form on haltonbus.ca. HDSB Halton Catholic DSB

Are you ready to SHIFT? HDSB The Shift is hiring 3 Innovative SHIFT Coaches. Full time permanent/probationary HDSB elementary & secondary teachers. Posting closes August 17th at 4pm hdsb-theshift.com/home Details: docs.google.com/document/d/113… and docs.google.com/document/d/1wI…

Students attending in-person will receive timetables via their HDSB email by September 11. Students new to the HDSB must contact their school to obtain their HDSB user ID and password.

The screencastify district license is active! As an HDSB teacher you have access to the “unlimited” account which includes video recordings, editing + merging tools, and more.

Digital citizenship!💙

Harness your Virtual Educator super powers! 💪 In this video, we show you how to use Google Meet host controls to start to create safe, positive learning spaces for your students. #OntEd Google for Education #ShiftTechTips

Polls in Google Meet are awesome for engaging your students! If you've got Enterprise, keep an eye out for them. How are you using polls creatively in your classroom? Add your ideas to our HDSB The Shift thread below. #GlobalGEG #GoogleET #GoogleEDU

Hey HDSB We JUST added two new features to Brightspace- Google Assignments and Google File Embed!! Check them out! Instructions will follow- play around if you'd like as an early adopter!! Content-Add existing-More ... HDSB The Shift HDSB Secondary School Program julie hunt gibbons

Access to your eLearning course will be open on Monday! To access courses, please go to hdsb.elearning.ca If you are having any technical issues, please submit a Brightspace Tech Support form at [email protected]

I’m pretty excited about some of these updates! Thanks Google for Education 🙌🙌

Thank you! So honoured to be a part of SHIFT-ing the minds and hearts of colleagues and students CKSS HDSB Virtual School - Secondary Halton eLearning

We said goodbye to julie hunt gibbons , SO in charge of secondary programming. Before she left she was able to share some wonderful news.... we are not returning to a quadmester system, but rather a modified semester system! youtu.be/pOJlljIVeTs (Go to 2:57:55 to get details)