Blog - George Couros

“Don’t Punish Everyone”

I have been blessed to work with such an open IT department within our school division for the last six years. When many complain about lack of access to things […]

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Technology is More than a Tool

Definition: Tool – (noun) A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function. Often the saying, “technology is just a tool”, is

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Memories of School

Yesterday, I received a notification in Facebook that my old elementary school was soon to be demolished. I will admit that I was a little teary eyed thinking about it

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Twitter Hashtags In The Classroom

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by danielmoyle For the last couple of years that I have been on Twitter, I have seen the value of using a

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You Should Read… (November 20, 2011)

Video is such a powerful tool to spread messages and share some amazing stories. I would love to share two videos that inspired me this week, along with a cry

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What’s in a name?

cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by quinn.anya As positions begin to developed for the following year, in many school divisions/districts around the world. I have been

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When Technology Doesn’t Work

cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by bk2204 As someone who has worked a lot with providing technology workshops, there is one thing that is a guarantee;

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PLN Challenge – Playing in Public (Art)

So today, Malyn Mawby made this amazing sketch video for the opening of my K-12 Online Conference that I will be creating this week. I loved it so much, that

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Discomfort in Play

Currently, I am working on my K-12 Online Keynote which has been a real stretch in my learning. The title that I have (so far) is “Playing in Public”, and

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