Your session provided valuable, straightforward guidance on prevention, mitigation, and recovery, helping our members think through how to strengthen resilience and be better prepared when the unexpected happens.

Your session provided valuable, straightforward guidance on prevention, mitigation, and recovery, helping our members think through how to strengthen resilience and be better prepared when the unexpected happens.
We appreciated hearing about the strategy, successes, challenges, as well as the opportunities for collaboration across Manitoba’s ed community. Your insights helped spark important conversations about AI literacy, learner transitions, workforce readiness, and responsible AI adoption.
Your overview of the EIS 2026 annual enhancement, SharePoint migration, and report card data collection schema changes helped our members better understand what’s ahead and prepare for these important transitions.
Your session sparked valuable ideas about how we can thoughtfully leverage AI to support our teams and strengthen the work we do across our education community.
and reduce the burden of responding to security alerts while strengthening cybersecurity across MERLIN member organizations.
Through MERLIN, MB’s education community can access CIRA’s Cybersecurity Awareness Training, a Canadian solution designed to help staff recognize, prevent & respond to cyber threats before they happen
Contact [email protected] to learn more
We’re bringing back some of our MERLIN team’s password pet peeves
One way to make managing strong, unique passwords easier is with a password manager like Bitwarden, which is available to MERLIN Partner Program members; including no-cost licensing for eligible members
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect opportunity to review the cybersecurity services available to MERLIN Partner Program members.
You already have access to these tools; are they being leveraged by your team?
Today was the @merlin.mb.ca Partner Program Meeting which meant it was time to capture ALL the media content
📸 Thank you Diane for making sure I also got my photo taken!
Join Bitwarden and MERLIN for a free virtual professional development session exploring Bitwarden Password Manager: a secure and easy-to-use platform designed to help organizations safely store, manage, and share passwords and sensitive information.
📅 New Month, New Focus
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we’re highlighting safe digital practices. Expect practical tips, tools, and reminders to help keep Manitoba’s education community secure online.
🔗 Don’t miss a post: connect with us everywhere we are!
#MERLIN_MB
⛔The MERLIN office will be closed on September 30, 2026
💫Missing us? You can learn more about MERLIN 24/7 at www.merlin.mb.ca
I kicked off the week in Brandon discussing AI
I was joined by staff from MESC and Turtle Mountain SD as we explored how AI works, potential applications in classrooms & ethical considerations
Thank you to everyone who spent their day with me & for MESC for being such gracious hosts!
We're highlighting a couple of MB-focused learning experiences available through Minecraft Edu: Manito Ahbee Aki & Pimachiowin Aki
These experiences offer students another way to learn about Indigenous knowledge, culture, community & relationships with the land
Join @manacemb.bsky.social for #MTSPDDay at St Paul’s High School in Wpg
Whether you’re new to educational technology or already have a few tools in your toolkit, there’s something to explore.
📅 Register now; MERLIN will be there!
Cybersecurity is a year-round priority and it takes skilled people to help keep Manitoba’s education technology environment secure.
We’re currently hiring a Senior IT Security Consultant to join the MERLIN team
View the posting: jobsearch.gov.mb.ca/advancedResu...
Please join us in welcoming Dirk Nyhof to the MERLIN team!
Dirk is joining us as a Senior Consultant, IT Security, bringing experience in cybersecurity and education technology to the role.
Welcome to MERLIN, Dirk! 👋
MERLIN’s Partner Programs bring together software & IT services designed specifically for K12 & post-secondary education.
💰 Save up to 80%
🌐 Access unlimited high-speed bandwidth
🧩 Simplify administration
🤝 Access expert support
✅ Stay current with software standards
I spent my Friday in Winnipeg discussing accessibility within the #MicrosoftEDU suite.
I was joined by educators, admin, and clinicians from 7 school divisions as we explored Microsoft's core accessibility features
📸 Photo Credit: @carriewoodwpg
October plays host to Cybersecurity Awareness Month and what better way to kick that off than with a PD session!
Join me virtually via Teams on October 7th
Registration for this specific event will close on Wednesday, September 23rd so get your spot ASAP