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Chris Cocek

@edtechcocek.bsky.social
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Ed tech is the game here! 🇨🇦TILT for HRCE. Part time professor at MSVU. PhD StFX. Lifelong TML fan. ISTE certified Ed. #Halifax #EDU

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Early dismissal today because of approaching weather. Used AI to shift my in class “scavenger hunt” activity to a virtual Google site activity for students to do at home. #ITeachMath @edtechcocek.bsky.social sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/ca...
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Calculus 12 Practice - Limits Test Review
Start by solving the calculus problem in the highlighted box, then click the card with your matching answer. If you're correct, that card will reveal your next question—keep going until you've solved ...
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The Globalization of Canadian Rage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o... Yes it is true American ‘friends’.
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Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
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Desmos Studio @desmos.com · 14/11/2025
The most wonderful time of the year is here: Art Contest season! ✨ Head to desmos.com/art to learn more, and be sure to submit your graphs by January 15th, 2026! #mathsky #iteachmath
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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A chess piece planned in @desmos.com, designed in Tinkercad, and printed on a 3D printer. I’m hoping to have my Calculus 12 students design their own chess pieces this year as we explore volumes of rotation. @edtechcocek.bsky.social #ITeachMath
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
How to Save Beer www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/o...
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Opinion | How to Save Beer
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Big changes coming to the Hour of Code! #hourofai
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Hey HRCE educators! Have you seen the AI in HRCE website lately? It’s been updated recently so check it out!
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Read closely @hfxgov.bsky.social @nsgov.bsky.social we need to start this ASAP! reasonstobecheerful.world/bordeaux-fra...
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One City's Race to 'Solarize Everything We Possibly Can'
Bordeaux is quickly transforming itself into France's top solar-powered city, banking on innovations like transparent panels that preserve its historic architecture.
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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Please remember to register WinZip
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I know that energy usage from AI prompts comes up in classroom discussion all the time. I hope this section in my latest post helps people provide a more grounded answer to the question, rather than just speculating or citing out-of-date information. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/mass-intel...
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Time to get this moving in NS and HRM @hfxgov.bsky.social @nsgov.bsky.social And NSPower you owe it to us to approve innovative solutions to gain back our trust. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Plug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board first | CBC News
How would you like to lower your electricity bill and help power your home using an abundant renewable energy source — the sun? There is an affordable, do-it-yourself solution for people who own house...
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Book Creator by Kami @bookcreator.com · 28/08/2025
This back-to-school season, we’re bringing 18 new remixable books to your classroom library! From digital citizenship to visual social stories, there’s something to support every learner. ✨ Customizable. Inclusive. Ready to use. 📘 Start remixing today: f.mtr.cool/oykylgvqpf
"Back to School" text with playful elements like a paper airplane, rainbow, stars, and doodles on a teal background.
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
ChatGPT for Education edunewsletter.openai.com?r=23gmz4&utm...
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ChatGPT for Education | Substack
Exploring how AI can help you teach and learn. Click to read ChatGPT for Education, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Tourists: Welcome to Halifax! (Please ignore our disgusting sidewalks) www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c... You are absolutely correct Tim- the city could care less. Halifax at its finest is “gritty” as result. @hfxgov.bsky.social Lets get cleaning HRM!! @halifaxexaminer.ca
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Tourists: Welcome to Halifax! (Please ignore our disgusting sidewalks) - Halifax Examiner
Even tiny cities in Europe have regular nighttime crews who go around the pedestrianized zones and sweep up the garbage and wash the sidewalks, with actual soap and water, and where needed bring in a ...
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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
My first 3D print! Started with a hyperboloid pencil holder for some vintage Canadian pencils. #circles #MathPhoto25 @edtechcocek.bsky.social en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbo...
12 pencils arranged on a circular base to form a hyperboloid.3D printing in progress.
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
@altmadison.bsky.social Hey Madison! In honour of 🍁Canada Day tomorrow I challenge you to play a set/block of Canadian Alt rock! 🇨🇦
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The Art Club at Central Spry dove into @shapegrams.bsky.social 😀today! Great digital skills learned and some perseverance too🔥
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
NS Power needs to step up and provide us impacted with a lot more! (Btw NSPower, already had a subscription from previous dara breech!; how about some discounts on rates??!!) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Nova Scotia Power customers handed 'to-do list' after ransomware attack | CBC News
Some of the people who received Nova Scotia Power's warning letter about stolen customer information are getting frustrated trying to navigate the situation, saying it's difficult to get through to th...
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Hey HRCE teachers! Did you see the updated Canva has dropped in our region?! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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Technology Integration Lead Team (TILT) @tilthrce.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Our May newsletter will be arriving soon. Stay in the loop by signing up for our monthly newsletter bit.ly/tiltnews
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TILT Newsletter Sign Up
Please take 2 minutes to complete this form to insure you will receive the TILT newsletter in the coming school year. If you have signed up last year, you are still on our list and there is no need t...
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The grade 1/2 class at Sir Charles Tupper in HRCE were a quick study with @bookcreator.com ! After our introductory session they moved into creating their “Mr Man” characters!
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Technology Integration Lead Team (TILT) @tilthrce.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Join us along with @theericklee.bsky.social who will be leading this webinar.
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Technology Integration Lead Team (TILT) @tilthrce.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Join us this Thursday for our next AI Webinar, "Teaching Smarter: Using AI to Build Better Desmos Activities and Math Resources". The Webinar will be at 2:30pm and repeated at 3:30pm. For more information including the Google Meet link please see last week's Program Memo.
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a blue math book with arms and legs
ALT: a blue math book with arms and legs
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 11/05/2025
Need a review activity that gets your math students moving and energized as the school year winds down? We’ve got just the thing. 💯 #MathSky #ITeachMath
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Making Math Review a High-Energy Game
In the 100 Squares Challenge, math review takes the form of friendly—but fierce!—competition, inspiring students to complete problems under pressure.
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The grade 2 class at LeMarchant St Thomas in HRCE were very astute with their knowledge of AI this morning!! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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StFX University @stfx-university.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
StFX researchers helped launch Research in Teacher Leadership in Canada, a new e-book on how educators are reshaping learning from elementary to post-secondary. Four chapters feature StFX authors on math, ocean literacy, ethics, and more. 📘🍎 www.stfx.ca/news/researc... #stfx
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Check out the CBC article about our AI guidelines in HRCE! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Once labelled a 'cheating machine,' AI cautiously embraced in Halifax schools | CBC News
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education has developed guidelines on the use of AI — artificial intelligence — in the classroom based on input from teachers in the district.
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
So great to see our AI guidelines posted in a classroom at Sir Charles Tupper in HRCE! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Great to provide Sphero support at Gorsebrook JH for the first time in HRCE in 3 or 4 years!! Yes the web app to code Spheros works great!! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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M. Bucci @mbucci.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This is an excellent article outlining the progressive direction our RCE is taking with AI. Proud to be a part of the Lead Team!
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Check out the CBC article about our AI guidelines in HRCE! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Once labelled a 'cheating machine,' AI cautiously embraced in Halifax schools | CBC News
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education has developed guidelines on the use of AI — artificial intelligence — in the classroom based on input from teachers in the district.
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
It was great to be part of the HRCE Literacy team’s event this afternoon and to share some AI tips! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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Halifax ReTales @halifaxretales.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
FFS Poilievre said he would amend the Criminal Code, giving police the power to charge people for living in a homeless encampment/tent city like WTF
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Working through the 6Cs at St Catherine’s School in HRCE with @legospi.bsky.social today!
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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Tomorrow’s Calculus 12 warm-up: I asked an AI chatbot to create an image for a related rates problem. Now I’m asking students—what problem do you think this image illustrates? Which version would you use: with data, without, or both? #ITeachMath #MathsToday
A model rocket and a teenage with data.A model rocket and a teenage without data.
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Madame Logan @madamelogan.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Ok! One step further. Used Canva to Magic Media to create an action figure of myself, then created a sale poster with accessories and a discription of the character using sentences I've taught classes in French. Possible end of the year project? #CoreFrench #AIClassroom #TechnologyIntegration
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
This is an innovative approach we need to address in Canada! 🇨🇦 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/w...
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How Japan Built a 3D-Printed Train Station in 6 Hours
As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Putting Quiver to work in P/1 Farrell at Inglis Street Elementary School in HRCE to foster their SEL understanding! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Today in Gr 3/4 Meisner @SJAM in HRCE we started using @bookcreator.com for capturing students starting point with podcasts, planning their podcasts and then recording their rehearsal session! Fantastic!
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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Hi! We're Skype a Scientist! We're a free program that matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&As all about science. Get matched with a scientist for a virtual conversation! We have 30+ types of scientist & match weekly. www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
A blue infographic gives a step by step guide on how to Skype a scientist. The steps are: 1) sign up on skypeascientist.com 2) pick a category of science your group would like to talk about (e.g. marine biology, chemistry, astronomy) 3) get a match via email 4) connect with your scientist, discuss your ur group’s needs and pick a time to chat 5) talk to your scientist!
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Are you taking notes here 🇺🇸??!!!
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A digital art lesson today on Edward Munch utilizing @bookcreator.com at Westmount Elementary School in Halifax Regional with 4 Hasler! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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JoAnn Sandford @jsandford.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
This week, I feature a few crack the code puzzles by World of Engineering for my Weekly Math Challenge. Try it with your students... #iteachmath docs.google.com/presentation...
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 16/03/2025
Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
3D design with Tinkercad at HTBarrett in HRCE. Learning the essentials today! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Working with Canadian History 11 students at Lockview HS in HRCE to learn how to use WeVideo for independent research projects! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Helping to improve Gr 10-12 online research skills @ Lockview HS in HRCE! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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Chris Cocek @edtechcocek.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Tech shout out to Gr 4 MacDonald @ St Stephen’s Elementary in HRCE for learning how to use Canva! @tilthrce.bsky.social
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