When you ask most young adults about their childhood, they can illustrate a clear example of what those treasured early years looked like for them. Playing outdoors, making new friends in the neighborhood, going on spontaneous adventures, and trekking home happily exhausted at sunset. But when I spend any time with my son or my […]
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Just Another Stage, Social Media the Pain Away, This Time I’m Gonna Take to Activism, Without Falling Down, Down, Down…
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-…
Continue readingEC&I830, Take the Wheel, Take It From My Autopilot, ‘Cause I Can’t Do This On My Own, I’m Letting Go…
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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Historically, classrooms have been the stage for social change, providing a venue to promote and accelerate new ideas. In addition to academic instruction, one of a classroom teacher’s most important roles is to help students develop the critical thinking, collaboration, and self-reflection skills necessary to foster a better society. Teachers must also be aware of […]
Continue readingSchools should no longer teach skills that can be easily carried out by technology!! Debate:3
With its various applications, technology has rapidly revolutionized all aspects of our everyday lives. It has slowly but surely also impacted education and how we shape young minds. And as is always the case with technology, some schools have embraced it, while some continue to resist it for various reasons. The traditional classroom learning method […]
Continue readingTech Equity is as Real as it Gets, and There’s No Way Around it… There’s a Road that’s Been Through Hell, and Tech Equity has Been Down It…
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 …
Continue readingI Don’t Want to Be a One-Man Band, I Don’t Want to Enhance Learning with Tech Alone…
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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Technology is inevitable in our everyday lives. This is because life without technology is pointless in today’s dynamic world. Technology, which brings together tools to promote development, use and information exchange, has as its main objective of making tasks easier and the solving of many problems of mankind. When technology progresses and makes our lives even more convenient, we […]
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There is no doubt in saying that technology has made our lives very easy. It was indeed a great debate and discussion about the pros and cons of Technology enhancing teaching and learning. I was on the agree side in the beginning and after listening to all the discussion; I was still on the agree […]
Continue readingTechnology is it!! Everyday and Everywhere…
First post of EC&I830, sharing about my day using technology. Technology is everywhere and is used most of the time in the day. Since childhood, I have been using technology socially and educationally. I remember that in my school days when I was a kid, I used to attend computer classes since kindergarten. People around […]
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