A Final Summary of Learning A Few Quick Thoughts I have to say, the Summary of Learning project is always a task that I feel the least comfortable with. Luckily, Durston came to the rescue and brought me on board for a second time to work on our Summar…
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I Believe Kids Oughta Stay Kids, As Long As They Can, Turn Off the Screen, Go Climb a Tree, And Take a Break From Online Learnin’…
Debate #8: Online Education is Detrimental to the Social and Academic Development of Children (Week #6: Post #2) This, or That? I’m Still Not Sure… Okay, team, I know that this probably isn’t what you want to hear about our last debate topic, but this …
Continue readingI Can Almost See It, That Dream I’m Dreaming, But, There’s a Voice Inside My Head Saying, It’s Not Your Responsibility…
Debate #7: Educators and Schools Have a Responsibility to Help Their Students Develop a Digital Footprint (Week #6: Post #1) Feeling the Calm-er Vibes To be quite honest, I quite enjoyed this debate topic. Even though people seemed to really be on one …
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Debate #6: Cellphones Should Be Banned in the Classroom(Week #5: Post #2) Looking Forward to Hearing from YOU! This is an especially interesting topic to me, and I think that most people fall on one side or the other, and only a few fall right down the…
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Debate #5: Social Media is Ruining Childhood(Week #5: Post #1) Feeling those Finish Line Feels Even though this debate seemed to be less heated than last week, I still felt as if people felt a strong intuition pulling or keeping them on one side of the…
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Debate #4: Educators Have a Responsibility to Use Technology & Social Media to Promote Social JusticeWeek #4: Post #2 Woof, What a Week! Wow, what a week. With Regina Public Schools’ internet and systems still being down and my spouse on a 5-…
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Debate #3: Schools should no longer teach skills that can be easily carried out by technology (e.g., cursive writing, multiplication tables, spelling). Week #4: Post #1 Coming in Hot! Okay, I had to take some time and really cool down after this debate…
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Debate #2: Technology has Led to a More Equitable Society(Week #3: Post #2) Some Initial Thoughts I almost feel a bit pessimistic here lately on the old blog, as again this is a statement that I disagree with. Unlike the other one where if the wording …
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Debate #1: Technology Enhances Learning (Week #3: Post #1) A Little Background Before even getting started summarizing the first debate, I have to say that both sides did a great job and what a task it is going first. Even though they went first and ha…
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A Day in the Life Related to Technology Welcome Back Y’All! Welcome back Y’All! I am glad to be here and to be finishing up my last course for the Master’s Certificate of Educational Technology and Media. For some reason, I feel like I have written a p…
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