by Caroline Isautier | Feb 20, 2023 | Featured
Digital technology is often presented as an ally in the war against climate change, by allowing us to meet remotely via video or by avoiding printing paper documents. But is it really so virtuous? The emissions of gases that warm the atmosphere (Green House Gases CO2...
by Caroline Isautier | Dec 13, 2022 | Featured, Tech for Good
I have been a fan of Apple products since the beginning and am angry at their strategy of iPhone planned obsolescence. Not only that, but its signature approach of privacy-by-design is not a reality anymore. I had some of the wonderful first MacIntosh computers, the...
by Caroline Isautier | Oct 18, 2022 | Events, Featured
Toronto, Canada’s largest city of about 3 million in its core, and 6.4 million in its greater Toronto area, is electing its mayor October 24, 2022. The campaign opposing two-term incumbent John Tory to 30 other candidates has been tepid to date, as The Globe and...
by Caroline Isautier | May 19, 2022 | Digital Citizenship, Featured
A study, published in Nature, May 11, 2022, seems to claim playing video games makes kids smart. The study looked at 9,855 children from the USA who took part in the ABCD study – a long-term study of brain development and health of children in the United States, aged...
by Caroline Isautier | Aug 28, 2021 | Education, Featured
Are you between 13 and 18? Participate in a social media challenge to stop scrolling this Fall 2021, get the word out about a cause you care about and win Indigo or Decathlon Canada gift cards! Challenge ends December 10th. If you’re a teacher, connect with...
