Author: Molly Yungmann

Debate Topic: Educators should share lessons, resources, and other materials that they have created openly online. This weeks debate was a lot of fun to engage in, and both debaters brought really good points to discuss. Before the debate began I disagreed with the statement, but my mindset shifted as the debate progressed. The agree side … Continue reading The Great Edtech Debate: Resource Sharing

Debate 1: Week two of the great edtech debate brought some heat. The first debate was between the one and only Caleb Lueck and myself. After the pre-vote I had an uphill battle, but I was able to sway some of my classmates to my side in the post-vote! We debated the topic “Social media is … Continue reading The Great Edtech Debate: Impacts of Social Media on Childhood AND Surveillance of Students Online Data

This week in EDTC 400 we got started on the great edtech debates!  Debate 1: Technology in the classroom enhances learning. Technology is continuing to grow and become a huge part of our everyday lives. The “agree” side of the debate argued that technology provides more opportunity for students and enhances their learning environment. Some … Continue reading The Great Ed Tech Debate: Technology and Googleable Facts

This week Jesse and I tackled our mini-lesson in EDTC 400. We choose to take a deeper look at advertisements. We see and hear advertisements everywhere. Jesse and I decided that it would be a good idea to spend some time viewing different types of advisements and thinking critically about what types of messages they … Continue reading EDTC Mini-Lesson

In class on Thursday, February 5th we had a discussion and debate about the impacts technology has in education today. Technology is continuing to evolve and progress, and there are so many great tools that can be used to create a richer learning environment. However, teachers, schools, and even school divisions seem to be stuck in … Continue reading Technology and Education

It has been some time since I have been active on Twitter and participated in a Twitter chat. We were required to participate in a Twitter chat in ECMP 355, and being new to twitter I found that fairly overwhelming. This time, having a little more Twitter experience and educational experience, I found it much … Continue reading Twitter Chats

After taking ECMP 355 in my first year of university I became very conscious of my online identity.   Pieces of my digital identity available to the public include my twitter account and my blog. These are both platforms that I started in ECMP 355 and therefore only have posts related to education and my experiences … Continue reading My Digital Identity

Hello! My name is Molly Yungmann and I am in my final semester of my B. Ed. (Yay!). I am in the Secondary Program with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Inclusive Education. Throughout my undergraduate degree I have also started taking classes to work towards my Certificate of Extended Studies in Inclusive … Continue reading Introduction- EDTC 400