This inquiry project experience was honestly a great way for to me challenge myself into putting in effort to make 1 meal a week that I was proud of. This was a great way to push myself out of my comfort zone and learn how to meal prep and plan. I also learned throughout this […]
Read more "Final Inquiry Reflection!"Today in class, we talked alot about the influence and impact of smartphones. Being someone who has grown up in the transition era of having no cellphones, to living in a world that is rapidly becoming based around the use of technology – it is a good reminder to check in with the things that […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection #11 – Digital Devices: Bicycles for the Mind or Distraction Machines"Hello and welcome back to my free inquiry blog where I try and make new things every week. In all honesty, I had a long week. I was feeling super tired, did not have any groceries, did not find the time to get any groceries, so my plan to make lettuce wraps did not go […]
Read more "Free Inquiry #8"This week in class, we talked about the importance of coding and language in technology, and how this can be represented in the classroom. We began by watching a video, https://youtu.be/a0Cpvk0zP2s about a father joking around with his kids while trying to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He did this by following the […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection #8 – Cross-Curricular Coding & Gaming in Education"This week in class we explored SAMR, the TPACK Model, and Sketchnoting all as resoucres for showing intentionality in technology enabled learning. My favourite activity we did today was probably the Sketch-noting activity. We began by drawing symbols and doodles to warm up. Then, we practiced writing in different fonts titles, and little figures. I […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection #7 – Intentionality in Technology Enabled Learning"Welcome back! For this week’s free inquiry I made the most delicious fried rice with egg – here’s how I did it. First, I began by starting my rice in the rice cooker and let that cook for around 30 minutes. When that was done, I chopped up half of a white onion to substitute […]
Read more "Free Inquiry – #3"In this week’s class, we were able to explore 3D printing! This was my first experience using any 3D printing technology, but I enjoyed learning the process. First, we used a website called TinkerCad, to help us design what we wanted to print. It had step-by-step instructions for each specific product which I found extremely […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection #5 – 3D Printing Technology"Welcome back to my journey teaching myself how to cook! This week, I made noodles! Originally, I planned to make soba noodles. When I went to the grocery store this week, I could not find any – so I settled for udon noodles. Firstly, I boiled the udon noodles for about 3 minutes and then […]
Read more "Free Inquiry – #2"Hello again! This week, we talked about and played around with different artificial intelligence tools. As we know, the use of AI has increased immensely over the past couple of years. We have seen it used for many different reasons, whether that be for personal or educational use. Being a student in times when tools […]
Read more "Week 4 – Generative AI in the Classroom"After exploring how to use screencast and H5P tools, tools such as these would be helpful in the classroom. Screen recording and casting is a great way to show students different sources and websites, or record your material to present to students. For intermediate-level elementary students, these tools would be helpful for a variety of […]
Read more "Week 3 – Multi-Media Learning"