Hi everyone! Below is my summary of learning. You should be able to first click on the house icon, and then each of the titles in the numbered sections. Also, if you click the plus signs, there will be little interactive questions. Some of the interactive questions where it is an opinion answer, I chose... Continue Reading →
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AI
At work (as a teacher), I have used AI a few different ways. I have asked AI for ideas on lessons. I find that it takes some practice prompting AI to get lessons/activities that will work for my class but I have gotten some good ideas. I have also asked AI to help me reword... Continue Reading →
Coding with Kids
Learning how to code can have multiple benefits for students. It helps them build creativity, perseverance, and problem solving skills. It also helps kids understand the technology that is around them. Coding is also a career building skill. As society becomes more and more entrenched in technology, the need for coding skills will become more... Continue Reading →
Assistive Technologies
What technology and/or methods have you used/could you use to make your instruction (whether Face-to-Face, blended, or online) more accessible to your students? This week's presentation helped me to remember that assistive technologies are more than computer programs or devices: "Assistive technology is an umbrella term that refers to any device or system designed to... Continue Reading →
Assessment Technologies
As assessment technologies become more popular in the classroom, it is important that we don’t allow them to dictate our assessment practices away from "good practice." Many digital assessment tools support practices such as multiple choice and true or false questions. Although these forms of assessment are easy to create and even easier to mark,... Continue Reading →
The Social Dilemma
I have watched The Social Dilemma a few times now but each time I do, I get as equally freaked out. On the surface, the social web has influenced society in a few positive ways such as connecting people from across the world, and allowing family members to keep up with each other's lives easier.... Continue Reading →
Tools for Distance and Online Education
I teach in person in a classroom. I haven’t had to teach online since 2020. If we were to switch suddenly back to online learning, I would feel comfortable using some of the online tools we heard about in the presentation and readings this week, but I don’t think that the classroom experience can be... Continue Reading →
Productivity Suites
A productivity suite is “A set of applications that generally includes at least a word processing, spreadsheet and presentation graphics program.” Productivity suites have been around for longer than you may think. In 1983, Lotus Symphony was launched as the “first fully integrated productivity suite.” Microsoft office became popular in the 1990’s and has remained... Continue Reading →
Theories of Knowledge
This week in class we discussed theories of knowledge. We talked mainly about Behaviourism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism. Behaviourist theories are concerned with how people respond to stimuli instead of study of the mind. People can be conditioned to have a certain response to a stimulus where the response and stimulus have no obvious connection (think... Continue Reading →
Education+technology= educational technology?
How can we define educational technology? Well, two words. One being educational and the other technology. Merriam-webster defines "educational" as: "the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools" and "technology" as: "the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area." So, if we were to put those two... Continue Reading →
