It was a great debate and several great arguments from both sides. Thank you to those people that opened up the battles! In my humble yet accurate opinion, there is no scenario where the classroom is not made better by some form of technology. That being said there must be balance between digital and analogContinue reading “Does Technology In The Classroom Enhance Learning?”
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A Day In The Life Of Brad
This year has been a balancing act, the past few months have thrown a bizarre twist into an already crazy year. For any of you with aspirations of becoming an administrator, please keep reading. Unbeknownst to you these past few months have been preparing you for your first year in administration. Not because of theContinue reading “A Day In The Life Of Brad”
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What a semester! It was full of learning, teaching and action. For my learning journey, I chose to select Option 2: Personal Journey into the media. I was planning to review and dive into 2 educational and 2 personal social media apps. After COVID -19, I ended up using Instragam, Twitter, Facebook and Zoom. In …
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MAJOR PROJECT PROPOSAL To write a summary for my major project, I started to read through all of my posts. I found it interesting that within the first couple of paragraphs into my first entry, I had stated in my initial proposal, “I could learn more about digital identity and citizenship alongside my girls and … Continue reading Well, that’s a wrap!
Continue readingECI832 Major Project Wrap Up: Curtis Bourassa EdTech Reviews
Over the course of the semester, I have created and curated a project that allowed me to explore three apps TikTok, Seesaw and Wakelet. In each of the apps, I provided an overview of the app, a look at the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, a personal review, and educational review, key features, and … Continue reading ECI832 Major Project Wrap Up: Curtis Bourassa EdTech Reviews
Continue readingMajor Project Update: Seesaw Interviews with Leigh Tremblay and Sarah Ross
Over the course of my project, I wanted to interview classroom teachers on how they are implementing Seesaw, Wakelet, and TikTok in the classroom. I had the opportunity to interview both Leigh Tremblay and Sarah Ross on their use of Seesaw in their classrooms. I believe that it is important to get classroom opinions on … Continue reading Major Project Update: Seesaw Interviews with Leigh Tremblay and Sarah Ross
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I struggled with this project in more ways than one. The initial struggle was to find something that was meaningful. The projects in your previous classes have all been both meaningful and transferable into my classroom. Of the options for the major project, “Option 2: Personal journey into media” seemed a bit repetitive to workContinue reading “Major Project Final Reflection”
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Sitting down to summarize and compose all of my learning has made me aware of a few things. First, I learned a lot! I was eager to take on this project but yet at times felt I was trying to…
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My major project for EC&I 832 followed my personal journey into media and an exploration of three apps: Instagram, TikTok and Flipgrid. My project was split into two main sections: Overhaul and analysis of each app Practical educational… More
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(Read it or watch my vlog) It’s hard to believe that the semester has come and gone and I am writing my summary for my major project! I started this class with very little knowledge on digital citizenship and media literacy. Even after the first few classes I wasn’t quite aware of how encompassing these …
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