Author: katelynnweisbrod

Viewing Terms of Service and Privacy while reviewing different app platforms for my final project has really got me thinking about how morals, ethics, and legal issues play a role in education. Personally, I don’t often read Terms of Service or Privacy before I sign up for a new platform. I am much more cognizantContinue reading “Morals, Ethics, Legal Issues, and my Major Project!”

For this project I really wanted to take the opportunity to explore a new platform and get creative. I chose to create an interactive gallery that incorporates video, audio, Canva posters, interactive resources, and more! Check it out and let me know what you think. There is an introduction video on the wall behind youContinue reading “Summary of Learning”

FAKE NEWS – it’s out there! Waiting to be viewed, waiting to be spread, waiting to be believed. Each day, people are overwhelmed with headlines and clickbait which they have to decipher as credible and correct, or invalid and fake. Unfortunately, the rate at which media is spread makes it sometimes difficult to decide whatContinue reading “Warning: Fake News”

What is Literacy? The article by FutureLearn (2021), shared by Bart, defines literacy as “the ability to identify, interpret, understand and communicate.” This article further explains that literacy skills include “the ability to read, write, speak and listen effectively”. I think that it is a common misconception that literacy only pertains to reading and writing.Continue reading “Be Deliberate About Being Literate”

Citizenship: Global vs. Digital I believe that educational institutions strive to create positive global citizens. That is, teachers work with students to develop their skills of global respect and responsibility. Each person on Earth is a global citizen by default and therefore are provided with tools to effectively make choices as such. But how doContinue reading “Digital Citizen by Default”

The Fragments of Identity There are so many aspects of a human being that work to create and form each person’s unique identity. When I consider my own identity, I think about all the pieces that create who I am: my professional identity, my personal identity (socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, personality, etc.), my government identityContinue reading “Digital Identity: The “Guess Who” Game”

Institutionalized Norms in Schools Last year I was participating in a professional development opportunity hosted by Peter Liljedahl, the author of “Building Thinking Classrooms“. During our learning about the modern day classroom we had a discussion about the history of schools in Canada. This brief discussion looms in my mind months later. Peter explained howContinue reading “The Path of Education: Destination Unknown”

My Current Relationship with Technology We hear the saying all the time from those around us, “I am not tech savvy”. But what does it mean to be tech savvy? Ever since I started my career as a teacher I have always felt like technology and I had a mutual understanding of each other. EverydayContinue reading “Technology – A Project Planning Affair”

Welcome! Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Kate-Lynn Weisbrod (pronounced “wise-broad”) and I am the voice behind “Ms. Weisbrod’s WeisBlog” (pronounced “Wise-Blog”). I am currently in my eighth year of teaching, am working towards my Masters Degree in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, and am teaching grade 7/8 in a rural Saskatchewan town.Continue reading “Don’t Overthink It”