Author Archives: Cakebrain

About Cakebrain

A Vancouver English teacher preoccupied with cake... Reflecting about my learning as an educator. I am currently teaching English part time and also working part time at the Vancouver Board of Education as a Learning Technologies Mentor. This blog also contains an archive of my Concept Papers and Inquiry and Coaching Reflections (ICR) from my grad studies program at VIU (CIEL) You can follow my food and edu-tweets @Cakebrain My Class Wiki: http://uhillenglish.wikispaces.com My food blog is http://cakeonthebrain.blogspot.com

CUEBC 2018 WORKSHOP: ONENOTE AND O365 FOR THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Cakebrain

Location: Frank Hurt Secondary School October 19, 2018 Overview:  OneNote Classroom for Secondary English Teachers provides a general overview of the powerful O365 app.  See how an English teacher organizes notebooks for Creative Writing and regular English courses.  Engage your … Continue reading →

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English Curriculum In Service Day

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Cakebrain

English Curriculum In Service Day Location:  Churchill Secondary School March 4, 2016 TOPIC:  HOW CAN WE USE INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING TO ENGAGE LEARNERS? Hi colleagues, here are some of the resources I discussed during my workshops today.   Here’s my Keynote: … Continue reading →

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CUEBC 2015 WORKSHOP SLIDES: TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES CLASSROOM

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Cakebrain

TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES CLASSROOM [pdf download of slides] NB: update! I can no longer recommend Kidblog as it is no longer free   QUICK LINKS BELOW WIKISPACES: Discussion Forums Google Calendar for Homework & Due Dates Vetted Resources for your … Continue reading →

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STUDENTS SHARING LEARNING IN THE BIG SCARY WORLD

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Cakebrain

Rarely do I get a chance to see and hear about how my learners’ work has been shared beyond my desk.  I think it would be pretty accurate to say that most students’ assignments and projects, despite the many hours … Continue reading →

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RECOMMENDED ESL iOS APPS:  FOR HIGHSCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS 

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Cakebrain

Learning doesn’t stop in the summer! It’s when you finally get to read the novels you want! Here are some recommended apps for high school ELL and English students that will support Literacy and Language development. READING Kindle Kobo Short … Continue reading →

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FOUND POETRY…an exercise in creating original content with technology

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Cakebrain

So we’re studying William Golding’s Lord of the Flies and I wanted to celebrate Poetry Appreciation month.  In order to practise the techniques and refine students’ work, I had them practice by first working in groups.  Then we would all … Continue reading →

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LEARNING TECH RESOURCES FROM YOUR LTM

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Cakebrain

Here are some Learning Technologies resources for you that I have compiled.  I will continually update this list.  Please let me know if any links become broken. I) THE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES MENTORS’ OFFICIAL SITE II) iPADS, APPS, MOBILE DEVICES RESOURCES/LINKS: … Continue reading →

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Desperation breeds innovation: Show Content from iPads

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Cakebrain

Something funny happened to me and my student teacher today. All the iPad minis had iMovies on them. We had planned on having some students perform live today. Some students had long iMovies on them to show on the district … Continue reading →

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MIRRORING YOUR iPAD or iPHONE WITH THE REFLECTOR APP

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Cakebrain

The Reflector App from Ms K Linda, Learning Technologies Mentor for the VSB, tries out the Reflector App (10 minute trial mode).  The Reflector App is a good alternative to Apple TV.  It AirPlay mirrors (wirelessly) your iPad2 (or newer), … Continue reading →

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“To This Day” Anti-Bullying Day Video by Shane Koyczan

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Cakebrain
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