Voices of EC&I 832
I am one of those who changed their opinion on this issue. In the beginning, I voted to agree considering the major privacy issue of sharing school pictures or student information online. Many more people have concerns about privacy and data breaches at various companies and governmental agencies. As adults, let alone kids/ students, we …
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Continue readingHere’s to another class full of communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and connection. I’ve enjoyed another leg in my educational journey and look forward to the next adventure (after I stop and refill on downtime). …
Continue reading“Engagement is more about what you can do for students. “Empowerment” is about helping students figure out what they can do for themselves. George Couros The last debate on the issue of teachers being responsible for using social media and technology to promote social justice involved a very engaging discussion. At a glance, I had … Continue reading Empowerment is essential for social justice
Continue readingHere is my Summary of Learning:Each course I try to use a different video editing technique to expand my knowledge. For this video I used Canva to design my slides, and then recorded my video within Powerpoint. This is also the first t…
Continue readingWhat are highlights of summer holidays? Pairings of your favourite things! Thus in the spirit of pairing, in combination with an enjoyable classic song, Sweet Caroline written by James Taylor, as well as exceptional debate video references, my summary of learning highlights my learnings of key terms, concepts and stance on technology as a tool, […]
Continue readingWe made it people! …and I am still working against my own self interest, even right down to the very last minute. After input from many of my classmates, including Amy, Curtis, Jasmine and Dean I decided upon challenging myself to create a WeVideo for the first time hoping to really work that “innovative” part … Continue reading Summary of Learning
Continue readingPhew, what a fantastic way to end the debate portions of this class. When I think of what I wanted out of a course regarding Contemporary Issues in Educational Technology – our last debate topic (Educators have a responsibility to use tech and social media to promote social justice) would be top of mind. As … Continue reading The Great EdTech Debate – CHAPTER SEVEN -Educators have a responsibility to use tech and social media to promote social justice.
Continue readingWhat a tremendous class. I loved the idea of the debates and the conversations that it started. I feel lucky to have worked with the people in this class… all my classes for that matter. I have often said that I don’t pride myself on knowing a lot of information… but I have a lotContinue reading “Summary of learning.”
Continue readingEducators have a responsibility to use tech and social media to promote social justice. This was our final debate topic of the class. Like every topic, I say this is a complex subject. In today’s world, this is so relevant and I thoroughly enjoyed discussing and hearing from my classmates. It was a great matterContinue reading “Are Educators Social Justice Warriors?”
Continue readingTeaching Social Justice in schools is important. There is NO arguing that. However, with the current social media platforms being bombarded with information, some relevant and some not, it is no wonder many people truly can’t conceptualize what the issues truly are. After asking 25 individuals of the current social justice issues appearing on social […]
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