This week, I decided to spend some time exploring a tool that I haven’t used since my first year of teaching. I created an Edpuzzle video that I will be using with my students in Social Studies class. We are currently learning about various countries that border the Atlantic Ocean so I thought this would … Continue reading Edpuzzle Experience
Target Student Population & Demographic: The main population for this blended-learning course is Grade 8 students aged 13-14 years old. While we will be following the Saskatchewan Grade 8 Physical Education Curriculum, these activities could easily be adapted to meet outcomes in Grade 6 and Grade 7. Course Format: This blended course will utilize a combination of … Continue reading Course Profile – Phys Ed 8
It was a great pleasure getting back into the #edtech mix this past week. In last Monday nights class, I was able to have a great conversation with Raquel, Kelly, and Gerod about blended learning and what this looks like in our classrooms. As we discussed, it seems like blended learning can mean so many … Continue reading Blended Learning in a 1:1 Classroom
Hello! My name is Trevor Kerr and I live on Treaty 4 land in Regina. I currently teach grade 6 at St. Kateri with Regina Catholic School Division. I am a proud member of what’s known as the Connected Educator Program. This program has given myself and over 100 other teachers the opportunity to teach … Continue reading Introduction
It was truly a pleasure getting to learn more about assistive technology during that week’s presentation from Kalyn, Megan, Leigh, and Jenny. After listening to their presentation, it made me realize that some of the everyday tools we use in the classroom can be classified as assistive technology. I definitely agree with the presenters when … Continue reading Experience with Assistive Technology
It was a rewarding experience collaborating with Dalton and Matt on our assessment technology presentation. As the three of us teach in a 1:1 environment with Regina Catholic, it was a positive experience to work with people that are very like-minded and use a variety of educational tools in their classroom. There are so many … Continue reading Assessment Presentation and Formative Review
It’s quite amazing how much has changed in regards to education and technology over the course of my life. When reflecting on my personal experience in the K-12 school system in Regina, technology had a really minor effect on what my teachers did in the classroom. Outside of playing a few computer games or typing … Continue reading The Impact of Web 3.0 on Education
As I have mentioned a few times in this course, I am very fortunate to be part of the connected educator program with Regina Catholic Schools. This great opportunity allows my students to have their own personalized laptop for the entire school year. So how does this relate to the blog prompt? Well, with the … Continue reading Tech Tools for the Classroom and Online Learning
As I took some time this week to watch the video about the internet and multi-tasking, I couldn’t help but notice how many times I was distracted in just over four minutes. During this video, I popped open my school email to see if anything has come through, checked the blog prompt on the Google … Continue reading The Internet: Productive or Distractive
Postman wrote: “…We now know that “Sesame Street” encourages children to love school only if school is like “Sesame Street.” As we know now, Sesame Street definitely undermined the traditional schooling methods that dominated the educational landscape for many years. When reflecting on this idea, I can’t help but to think this was a good … Continue reading AV Technology in the Classroom
