This was one of my first times mentoring others – especially mentoring about technology. I thought overall, the experience was so worth it because I was able to communicate with others in the #EDTC300 class and I learned from them, but also was a…
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The Great Ed Tech Debate: Week Two
This week we continued the Great Ed Tech Debate and I must say, every week, the debates keep getting better. It is making me excited to see and participate in the next few debates. This week the topics of conversation were Social Media is Ruining Child…
Continue readingThe Great Ed Tech Debate: Week One
This week we started the Great Ed Tech Debate – and let me tell you. Those debaters came out swinging. The topics were Technology in the classroom enhances learning and schools should stop teaching “Google-able” facts. The topics allo…
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This week, my partner Sarah and I gave our mini facilitation on digital citizenship to the class. This assignment was relatively easy for me because I was able to learn about digital citizenship while in my internship when working alongside the tech co…
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In class, we got into the conversation about whether we should return to a time where technology did not exist or if we should be more embracive towards the integration of technology in every aspect of our life. The arguments made by both sides in our …
Continue readingOn Thursday January 28, I participated in #SaskEdChat with my EDTC 400 class. It just so happened to fall on #BellLetsTalk day and the topic of the chat was mental health and how we can support one another and our students in the classroom. I think Twi…
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This week, we were tasked with taking a look at what our social media says about us. I was never one to really care about what was said or posted online, but as I grew older, I started to make more cautious decisions on what I posted. It wasn’t u…
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Well, here we are again, one final time. This time around, I feel like a whole different person. I come into #EDTC400 with a newfound sense of understanding. Not only of technology but the impact that technology can have when used in the classroom to e…
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Over the internship, I was able to learn about different technology. My cooperating teacher was the technology integration coach at the school, and I was fortunate enough to learn from her. This position took over two classes that I would have normally…
Continue readingOrange Shirt Day 2020
Orange Shirt Day. A day where discussion is important in order to move forward in reconciliation with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. A day to discuss a past that everyone, even though we weren’t apart of it, should be ashamed of. A day where w…
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