Today’s EdTech inquiry presentation on data privacy was both informative and cautionary. As teachers, I believe it is necessary, and our responsibility as in loco parentis, to share this information with our future students. I recognize that the majority of … Read More
My first experience with Minecraft was surprisingly fun! I expected boredom and disappointment, but was impressed with the community aspect of the Java-script game. I am unsure how I would incorporate Minecraft into a secondary lesson plan, but I am … Read More
Educational Camp, or Edcamp, is a participant-driven professional development program designed for teachers. The Edcamp model has four tenets: free and accessible, participant-driven, experiential-based (not expert-based), and freedom to choose the program that best fits your needs and maximizes your … Read More
This week I was introduced to the Substitution, Augmentation, Modification and Redefinition (SAMR) model. This model assists the integration of technology into the classroom. Even though it is often depicted as a unidirectional process, each step has merit and is … Read More
I have been interested in investigating technology used in secondary school classrooms. During my Wednesday visits to Belmont Secondary, Kahoot is one of the applications I have been introduced to. It appears to be a useful tool when promoting student … Read More
I enjoyed the guest lecture today; however, I had issue with one of the referenced research articles. This research article was used to support the hypothesis that video games do not induce aggressive or violent behaviour in adolescents or adults. … Read More
Playing around with the audio editing software, Audacity, has been a lot of fun! I might be getting in touch with my inner DJ. Don’t worry, I’m not so arrogant as to think I have any skill, but I’m sure … Read More
Technology innovation in education, EDCI 336, is not the first class I have encountered to suggest that post-secondary students should use the social media outlet Twitter. Previously, I actually went so far as to drop a course (the second half … Read More
