Rebranding Digital Citizenship
Session resources and activities - Oct 10, 2014
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Keynote Slides
Building Your Early Footprints
Dig INTO Building Your Early Footprint
Go THROUGH Building Your Early Footprint
Moving Beyond With Building Your Early Footprint
Harnessing The Power Of Social Media
Dig INTO Harnessing the Power of Social Media
Go THROUGH Harnessing the Power of Social Media
Moving BEYOND With Harnessing the Power of Social Media
Tanya Avrith
Tanya Avrith is a technology and innovation specialist in South Florida helping lead change by working with educators, parents, K-12 and college students. Tanya previously served as the Lead Educational Technology and Digital Citizenship Teacher at the Lester B. Pearson School Board in Montreal, Canada. While there, Tanya was instrumental in the vision and execution of the district wide Digital Citizenship Program (dcp.lbpsb.qc.ca) which resulted in her being invited to Facebook headquarters to discuss Digital Citizenship education. Tanya has presented to thousands of educators, students, and parents from all over Canada and the United States addressing strategies for learning how to harness the power of social media.
She facilitated the deployment and professional development of 1:1 initiatives including Macbooks, iPads and Chromebooks as well as the adoption of Google Apps for Education for her district. Tanya’s passion stems from a strong desire to effect change and inspire others to explore how they can use the technology to help differentiate individual students' needs, provide a vehicle for collaboration and allow for deeper purpose and voice in student learning. Tanya holds a M.A. in Educational Technology and a B.A in Communication Studies from Concordia University in Montreal as well as a B.Ed from the University of Ottawa. Tanya is a connected educator with strong ties to her PLN. She is a Google Certified Teacher and an Apple Distinguished Educator as well as the co-host of the EduSlam.me show.
Email: tavrith@gmail.com
Website: tanyaavrith.com
Location: Florida, United States
Twitter: @tanyaavrith