Welcome to my final blog entry for EC&I 833, summer semester of 2021! In my first blog entry, I shared a summary of my career as an educator. I began my career teaching in inclusive education settings where I was exposed to various assistive technologies that were utilized by the students I served. It isContinue reading “Week 4 – Assistive Technologies For All”
Hello EC&I 833 colleagues! Welcome to my Summary of Learning, enjoy!!
Education is a journey and a process. I recall the hours spent transferring notes to recipe cards and the late nights in preparation for those ‘big’ exams. Matching, multiple-choice, true and false, short answer, and long answer, were some of the variant questions seen on exams. My parents held a high standard for academics. TheyContinue reading “Week 3 (Part 2) – Assessing Assessment”
Hello EC&I 833! Welcome to week 3! There is no doubt that Education has evolved through the years, and so too has technology. According to Jackie Gerstein (2014), The Internet of today has become a huge picture window and portal into human perceptions, thinking, and behavior. Logically, then, we would expect that schools would followContinue reading “Week 3 – Education and Technology Unite”
Hello EC&I 833 and welcome back! Pivot! One of the many words that had become a staple during the teaching experience during the 2020 – 2021 school year. Many of my colleagues would describe me as organized, rigid, and prepared. Teaching through a global pandemic challenged educators to adapt and become more ‘fluid’ (another pandemicContinue reading “Week 2 (Part 2) – Pandemic Teaching? Sure, I got this…”
Hello EC&I 833! Welcome to my second blog. Here we go! I believe that the Internet can be a productivity tool depending on its intent, use, and influence. Ideally, the Internet should be utilized as a tool to expand knowledge through research and global perspectives. However, as I reflect on my research of Web 1.0Continue reading “Week 2 – Narrowing the Focus…SQUIRREL!”
Hello everyone! Welcome to my first blog post for EC&I 833, enjoy! Before I share my definition of educational technology, I feel it important to provide a brief background of my education journey and early interactions with edtech. My ambitions to be an educator began at the tail end of my tenth grade year ofContinue reading “Week 1 – What Does Educational Technology Mean To Me?”
Hello everyone! Welcome to my first blog post for EC&I 833, enjoy! Before I share my definition of educational technology, I feel it important to provide a brief background of my education journey and early interactions with edtech. My ambitions to be an educator began at the tail end of my tenth grade year ofContinue reading “Week 1 – What Does Educational Technology Mean To Me?”
Hello everyone! Welcome to my first blog post for EC&I 833, enjoy! Before I share my definition of educational technology, I feel it important to provide a brief background of my education journey and early interactions with edtech. My ambitions to be an educator began at the tail end of my tenth grade year ofContinue reading “Week 1 Entry – What Does Educational Technology Mean To Me?”
