Jim LaPlante

@UCC_Community is hiring! We are looking for a Help Desk Services Technician. If you know anyone who is interested, please pass this along: bit.ly/3CsK559 Cheers!

An unexpected guest to our outdoor meeting this morning! @UCC_Community – at Toronto, Ontario

Spectacular productions values on our kick off assembly! Well done to Deirdre Timusk and Elaine Ticzon. It really nice to have everyone back and here is to a great school year!@UCC_Community

It is my privilege at UCC to be part of one of the finest IT teams. All systems prepped and ready for the faculty and students. Hardly a vacation for any of them since March. WAY beyond expectations. With gratitude! @UCC_Community

How do schools ensure that infrastructure, data processes, and tech tools are efficiently implemented? What about network integrity and protection? How do schools manage student privacy? Leaders need knowledge of technology systems, security, privacy, and data! #CAISLI2020

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! The actors, directors, and all involved did a spectacular job on this student production. The virtual “Essay” was pulled off flawlessly. Well done! @UCC_Community @BishopStrachan

and @TechnoRy_EDTech ! Thank everyone for a great morning!

BSS/UCC Blockchain Hackathon final pitches focusing on diamond trade, sexual assault, identity management, and professional credentialing. ⁦@UCC_Community⁩ ⁦@BlockchainLG⁩ ⁦@BishopStrachan⁩

Here we go! Day 1 of Blockchain Hackathon 4 Social Change. Thank you to BSS for hosting. Thanks to The Blockchain Learning Group for partnering! @BishopStrachan @UCC_Community @BlockchainLG – at Toronto, Ontario

Blockchain problem development meeting #2. Prepping for the 3-Day Hackathon starting next week. BSS/UCC students brainstorming ideas! @UCC_Community @BishopStrachan – at Toronto, Ontario

Genevieve was sent a hand-written response from Lin-Manuel Miranda! She is over the moon! Thank you for inspiring her! Tears of joy! BTW, she is now an expert in American Revolutionary War history. Her knowledge of duelling etiquette is scary! With gratitude. @Lin_Manuel

Kickoff to this years blockchain hackathon. Group selection, icebreakers, and global problem focus. A very talented group! Prep for 3 days starting end of January....... stay tuned! @BishopStrachan @UCC_Community @BlockchainLG – at Toronto, Ontario

Last day - fitting to bike the 100 days offensive, finishing at the Canadian memorial at Bourlon Wood. A special final dinner with some very thoughtful presentations. Long journey home tomorrow. It has been an excellent experience for all! @UCC_Community

All done on the Somme. Thanks to Avril William and he Ocean Villas Guest House. Now on to Vimy, Arras, and the Hundred Days Offensive @auchonvilliers @UCC_Community

Great night walking and biking the Somme battlefield. Her are the boys at the bottom of the newly developed viewing area of the Hawthorne crater. Well done @HawthornRidgeCA @UCC_Community – at Auchonvillers, France

Military history trip with these fine Y9 and Y10 students. Site of the first gas attacks on Canadians. April 22,1915 #UCCcommunity

Principal’s Innovation Fund peer reviews! Some awesome proposals have been submitted!. A very inspirational staff and faculty! @UCC_Community

CAIS Leaders hacking the blockchain. Thanks to my co-presenters @ballantynema @charleshfowler #caisnlc

Real-time language translation and earpieces. It is here! engadget.com/2019/01/08/livi… - What does this mean for learning? for moderns departments?

14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools ingvihrannar.com/14-things-t…