Cohort 21 | Mardi Michels | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/mardimichels/activity/ Activity feed for Mardi Michels. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 c94a055a46e8041398c3b2f212245684 Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/?p=81 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:20:07 -0400 Thumbnail

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At last week’s final Cohort 21 Face to Face session, I chatted with Bart and Erin about our action plan journeys.  We touched on a number of challenges we had each come up against, […]

]]> 8d6a180daa04bed430cbb66e19cec48e Mardi Michels posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/carolynbilton/2014/04/24/action-plan-2014-final-thoughts/#comment-72 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:38:36 -0400 “I quickly realized that I don’t have time to do it all. It isn’t physically possible, and I don’t think that trying every new technology in a classroom is all that great either, as much as kids these days are digital sponges, they need time to absorb and learn to use the programs and apps they are exposed to, as much as we do. They can’t keep sw…Read more

In reply to - Carolyn Bilton wrote a new post on the site Carolyn Bilton As I finally sit down to start writing my wrap-up blog post about my Action Plan, I can’t believe it is nearing the end of the school year. This year has […] ]]> f79278a0070f7cb9a05113e2bbff8b60 Mardi Michels posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/bartvanveghel/2014/04/25/action-plan-presentation/#comment-18 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:18:17 -0400 I love what you’ve done with Twitter this year and agree with Jen that it is a great starting point for conversations about “How was school today?” which many kids don’t open up to. I hope you continue to update this blog next year letting us know how it’s going as well as how the transition to grade 3 has been for those students…

In reply to - Bart Van veghel wrote a new post on the site Bart van Veghel Although I’m not sure if I have been bitten by the blogging “bug”, I think I have found my niche (and my students) with Twitter. So far things have […] ]]> 3be690d16182df148d16b2de8152b727 Mardi Michels posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/aaronvigar/2014/03/11/pushing-pulling-nudging-lifting/#comment-87 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:13:54 -0400 I can only copy what Justin has to say:

“It is certainly a “process” and a long road of iteration, reflection and experimentation. Building a community of support around you (as you have started with Cohort21) is an important step.”

I’ve struggled with the exact same issues you describe all year. I go to and come away from Cohort ses…Read more

In reply to - Aaron Vigar wrote a new post on the site Aaron Vigar This has certainly been a long time in the making… As a reflective practitioner, it can be quite easy to get caught up in educational philosophy and trying […] ]]> 169c52379b0ee693c814b08e77f3d8a5 Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/?p=56 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 08:40:28 -0400 Thumbnail

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So, here I am, just days away from the final Cohort 21 session. The final session. Yikes!  I’ve written my final brief reflections up in a Prezi […]

]]> 4fe4d836b4ece4cf4269c8fa99901322 Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/?p=66 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:39:36 -0400 Thumbnail 

Continuing on from my last post where I introduced the Grade 5s to the Creative Commons search tool, today I thought it would be interesting to share the student reflection process we completed at the end of […]

]]> 24af73b39efea57fb3b1c570a35bad5a Mardi Michels commented on the post, An introduction to Creative Commons, on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2014/04/02/an-introduction-to-creative-commons/#comment-75 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:38:52 -0400 1f7972328a1e0bc6eb2ed7383b394267 Mardi Michels commented on the post, , on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2014/04/02/an-introduction-to-creative-commons/#comment-74 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:38:02 -0400 100f9b4a30353c3104568ddd2a098ace Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/?p=49 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 08:18:45 -0400 ThumbnailSo, lots and lots of reading. And thinking. And waiting for the right time in my curriculum. Finally at the end of last term, I  got to do my “Intro to Creative Commons” lesson for my Grade 5s. We had just […]

]]> 90b20b5243c943e77a10ba65ca681459 Mardi Michels and Shelley Thomas are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/1119/ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 03:19:15 -0500 0 0efd887d322f8555ce31957df0180a4e Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/?p=39 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 22:47:02 -0500 Thumbnailit’s not the end of this week yet (as I pledged I would write before the end of this week in my last post) – but I am cutting it close… Last week at the Face 2 Face session at MaRS, I was definitely feeling […]

]]> f8bb7dc7d447017e5a1f82790351157c Mardi Michels commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Bart van Veghel http://cohort21.com/bartvanveghel/2014/01/24/next-steps/#comment-15 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:44:56 -0500 8bf7fb0f3e6655ea5bd35e8f309fa6b1 Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/?p=35 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:40:27 -0500 Thumbnail

Feeling *slightly* overwhelmed – in the best way possible – after today’s Face 2 Face session at MaRSDD but taking away SO MUCH inspiration.  I’m coming away thinking that the theme for my action plan is a […]

]]> 34b9bcbd14ebc37f3557324fd7107d04 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Why Feedback makes a horrible house guest...(Or why feedback really does matter!), on the site Danielle Ganley http://cohort21.com/danielleganley/2014/01/21/why-feedback-makes-a-horrible-house-guest-or-why-feedback-really-does-matter/#comment-48 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:56:11 -0500 7ebfd696a1b5a3a0e4efdafffff0c5f1 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Bart van Veghel http://cohort21.com/bartvanveghel/2014/01/21/action-plan-digital-literacies-in-a-js-environment-twitter-in-grade-2/#comment-14 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:51:56 -0500 bde24a81be3b4624a382d61b92a78e87 Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/?p=29 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 03:17:28 -0500 Thumbnail

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So here we are again, a few days away from the next Cohort 21 Face to Face session and here are a few of us scrambling to get out an “Action Plan” or at […]

]]> 312efb3c8bc69f506dc6b9c581c25979 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Digital Citizenship Curriculum, on the site Garth Nichols http://cohort21.com/garthnichols/action-plan/digital-citizenship-curriculum/#comment-1133 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:12:26 -0500 cea4b89e258ca5c256cc9eb7bf8bd3a4 Mardi Michels commented on the post, A journey of a 1000 e-miles begins with a single e-step..., on the site French Fun with Sandy Gibson http://cohort21.com/sandygibson/2013/12/11/a-journey-of-a-1000-e-miles-begins-with-a-single-e-step/#comment-48 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:02:50 -0500 9dfc34015b22e03a07f1b67e41f48854 Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2013/11/22/digital-citizenship-where-to-start/ Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:53:47 -0500 Thumbnail

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Even though in my last post I talked about how the learning process of being involved in Cohort 21 was enough, I’m going to be using some of what I learn though my Cohort readings and endeavours to […]

]]> 5925370620bd44ab5d0489767ae43060 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Erin O'Rourke http://cohort21.com/erinorourke/2013/11/18/8/#comment-4 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:18:51 -0500 770a311b8c3f99eb30054c351b63e53e Mardi Michels commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Laura Johnson http://cohort21.com/laurajohnson/2013/11/22/better-late-than-never/#comment-2 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:16:35 -0500 87d827c933882cc3565379cac453fa5f Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2013/11/22/best-laid-plans-and-making-plans/ Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:49:31 -0500 Thumbnail 

So, umm it’s been a lot longer than I thought it would be between blog posts. Not to say that after our initial Face to Face session on October 19th, I wasn’t completely fired up and gung-ho about being […]

]]> fb89b55ec2661fcc591adb3d5fa6a91f Mardi Michels commented on the post, Shifting Focus, on the site deviating from the mean http://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2013/10/30/shiftingfocus/#comment-218 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:23:00 -0500 9a1393da6c584ff6ba67ff218757125e Mardi Michels commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Bob Loiselle http://cohort21.com/bobloiselle/2013/11/03/change-and-professional-leadership/#comment-5 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:58:20 -0500 378c50f4e07f3bf07dfaf840fabd1473 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Learning in the Clouds, on the site Brad Bohte http://cohort21.com/bradbohte/2013/11/04/learning-in-the-clouds/#comment-294 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:53:49 -0500 8b1cebf9ca728a2020dc79b0f76b04d2 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Revised: The Three Pillars of 21st Century Learning, on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2013/11/11/193/#comment-475 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:48:34 -0500 328976c880276e8e4551e396ba2627b3 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Initial thoughts on Cohort 21 2013-2014, on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2013/10/10/initial-thoughts-on-cohort-21-2013-2013/#comment-10 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:02:33 -0400 701dfd9170a44b1fa9c2c670a16b590d Mardi Michels commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Carolyn Bilton http://cohort21.com/carolynbilton/2013/10/19/cohort-21-day-1/#comment-4 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:05:16 -0400 c89d579cecbc6d76f75add5c1e53b4d6 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Brad Bohte http://cohort21.com/bradbohte/2013/10/19/cohort21-begins/#comment-4 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:53:33 -0400 0b68041d5a4e6a0c96fe76dc9a6827f3 Mardi Michels commented on the post, The Power of Community, on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2013/10/10/initial-thoughts-on-cohort-21-2013-2013/#comment-8 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:48:07 -0400 d5eefcb56e089ff12042193c00c6e32e Mardi Michels commented on the post, The Beginning is Just Ahead, on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2013/10/10/initial-thoughts-on-cohort-21-2013-2013/#comment-7 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:45:31 -0400 728084f6523613c855133429d2ef9e80 Mardi Michels commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2013/10/10/initial-thoughts-on-cohort-21-2013-2013/#comment-4 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 16:47:24 -0400 d3f267f8c8fc60b43fdbdb7ee55eb970 Mardi Michels wrote a new post on the site Connect. Collaborate. Engage. http://cohort21.com/mardimichels/2013/10/10/hello-world/ Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:05:56 -0400 What is Cohort 21 ?
What is Cohort 21 ?

What is Cohort 21 ? Cohort 21 is structured, but organic. It is rooted in current research, with an eye […]

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