We are deploying a new functionality on the Commons called Broadcast. The Broadcast box at the bottom right of the post edit page will allow you to take a post and cross-post/duplicate/broadcast the post to another blog. Historically we have always felt that students should have one main blog, on which the post all of …
Category archives: Commons
Some Thoughts on Distributed Leadership
I have been asked to sit on a panel. What are your thoughts on the question:What kind of culture will support teacher leadership in schools? — John Malloy (@malloy_john) February 23, 2014 I think in reference to HWDSB, we believe that it is the role of the board to remove as many barriers to success …
New Theme
Time for a theme change. New Year; New Theme. I’ve also added a few new themes to the Commons so you can do the same thing.
False Privacy
Questions of privacy on our blogging platform come up often. There are 6 different privacy settings on the Commons. 1. Open and Indexed on Search Engines 2. Deter Search Engines (this setting is rendered useless as soon as someone Tweets a link to your site, which IS indexed.) 3. Private to HWDSB 4. Private to …
#ONTSM
There was a conference taking place today, hosted by Pearson, and focused on Social Media use in Education. In the spirit of full disclosure, I need admit that I was invited to this conference, but couldn’t go due to a previous engagement presenting with Aaron Puley on Raising Responsible Digital Citizens at the Ontario Federation of Home and …
Some Consolidated Notes upon Receiving Honourable Mention for the HWDSB Commons from the Ken Spencer Award
This post “borrows” from a number of other pieces I have written on the HWDSB Commons. Those posts can be found here and here. The HWDSB Commons is a space for collaboration. It collects the myriad voices of HWDSB staff and students in a variety of public and private spaces, creating a stage where learners …