Lake Superior High School Gets Googley!

Written by Stacey Wallwin on 24 May 2016

Maya Arifin and Alex Halonen (Google Student Ambassadors)

Superior-Greenstone District School Board’s first Google Apps for Education Day was hosted at Lake Superior High School on May 17th. The LSHS Google Day was made possible from funding provided by Student Voice. Alex Halonen, the Lake Superior High School student trustee, helped create the successful application for funding after realizing the need for all students to access Google in all their classes. Alex was also a key part of the organizing team.

Riley Borutski

Lake Superior High School proposed a Google Day as way to engage our students in their learning and to provide a co-learning opportunity for both staff and students on the effective use of Google Apps for Education (GAFE). By making the shift towards being a GAFE school, we are being responsive to all the learners in the building. Many of our students come from our coterminous partner schools which are also GAFE schools and so students are coming to Lake Superior High School with this particular skill set and expectation. By integrating GAFE into daily practice, staff and students can easily create, collaborate and provide feedback to one another in a safe and secure online environment.

Breanne Tessier and Olivia Speziale

Ryan Speziale (Student Google Ambassador)

Ms. Patterson, principal, welcomed everyone to the event and stated that “we are all learners together on this journey and we will learn from each other, regardless of your role in the school. This is a powerful message that let’s our students take leadership in their learning alongside their teacher. It’s a profound shift in thinking. Teachers and students engage in the learning together rather than being directed by the teacher.

Nicole Morden-Cormier Superintendent of Education SGDSB tries out Google
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Ms. Mason (teacher), Nicole Morden-Cormier Superintendent of Education,
Heidi Patterson (LSHS Principal)

Teacher presenters were supported with our student Google ambassadors Diana Figliomeni, Maya Arifin, Alex Halonen and Ryan Speziale who helped to support all the learners in the sessions by ensuring sessions ran smoothly! A big thank-you to Diana, Maya, Alex and Ryan for their expertise and leadership!

Breanne Tessier and Mrs. Costa.

There were many prizes awarded at the end of the day but Diana Figliomeni and Kira Barkley were the recipients of the bigger prizes- an Apple TV and Chromebook!