I was hoping to be a little further ahead in my project than I am – my excuse is the 10 days I just spent on the beaches of Maui. Totally worth it! I used that time to recharge, relax…
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The ‘perfect life’ of Instagram
As part of my Major Project, I am focusing on two very popular social media apps: TikTok and Instagram. In this blog post I decided to take a look at Instagram, a social media app that has become part of … Continue reading →
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I have been spending endless hours on TikTok during the last few weeks since my curiosity keeps telling me to watch just one more video. I am definitely experiencing the feeling of missing out on something very cool or creative. … Continue reading →
Continue readingTikTok and Mike Ribble’s Nine Elements
My 8 and 11 year old kids are a big fan of TikTok, so I decided to look at a few apps, including TikTok as part of my Major Project. I downloaded the app and made an account, that my … Continue reading →
Continue readingHow to educate our current and future students?
Do schools really need to change? If so, in what ways? As a parent and educator, I feel that with the generational, cultural and societal changes, we have to recognize the fact that making changes to our education system is … Continue reading →
Continue readingFebruary 17, 2020: Update & Vlog #3… Here we go!
I finally feel like I’ve started getting somewhere with my major project! The planning and organizing of all these different ideas and reworking initial plans has taken a lot of time! However, that being said, I still have lots that needs to be accomplished… My vlog this week was essentially a detailed update on everythingContinue reading “February 17, 2020: Update & Vlog #3… Here we go!”
Continue readingInstagram and Mental Health
As I have been working on my project, a review of different social media apps, and thinking about Mike Ribble’s Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship, there are a couple that I find myself drawn towards. The main element that I think about when considering social media is Digital Health and Welfare. Ribble refers to this … Continue reading Instagram and Mental Health
Continue readingFor my major project of the course, I choose to provide comments on my personal journey of using social media apps as part of me being transformed into a digital citizen. I choose in this blog to provide some in-depth introduction to Instagram. I am not a social media user. I had Instagram on my …
Continue readingGoogle Classroom Update!
Through the past six weeks of tinkering and experimenting with the educational assistive program that is Google Classroom I have been pleasantly surprised and encouraged by what I have seen. One perk that I have just realized was in the … Continue reading →
Continue readingMajor project Update
Alec asked us to provide an update of our major project, thinking specifically about how my project relates to one or more elements of digital citizenship. With this substantial global penetration of social media and its significant impact on all aspects of our life ( Personal, educational and professional), there is a need for a …
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