Weekly Reflections
Weekly Reflection #11 – Digital Devices: Bicycles for the Mind or Distraction Machines
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 […]
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This week, we had a lovely presenter come in named Brittany Johnson. Brittany is a K-12 educator in Victoria, BC. She came into our class today to share some of her valuable insight on classroom management. Firstly, she talked about social-emotional learning check-ins (or SEL). These check-ins can be super beneficial in the classroom to […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection #10 – Brittany’s Presentation"Weekly Reflection #7 – Intentionality in Technology Enabled Learning
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 […]
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Here below is a link to a short youtube video about the aftermath of recent Hurricane Milton. Above is a picture that I took of my room looking super cozy and clean! This week in class, we discussed the importance of adaptive technologies and how we can improve our websites to be more accessible to […]
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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 […]
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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"Week 3 – Multi-Media Learning
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"First Weekly Reflection!
Hey! Welcome to my page. This is my first weekly blog reflection, and today, we will be focusing on the evolution of academia and how it continues to progress. Education is not and never will be, a constant. Any form of knowledge we retain comes from somewhere. Whether it was something we happened to over […]
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