Connect To A Classmate Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I was unable to connect with a classmate this weekend so have instead provided a summary of my experience with using these tools in my educational experience. Skype Easy to use- use for inter-dept chat Easily to connect with other …
Second Life My initial thoughts trying to ‘explore’ this Tech Tool Downloading second life was easy enough but very slow. Due to restrictions on the school computers, students would not be able to do this themselves. That would mean having to put in a work order for Tech Support to …
Asynchronous Tool Some of the asynchronous tools that I could integrate are: PowToon Discussion Forums (if using Moodle) Facebook or Twitter Screen Castify G Suite Apps Podcasts Everfi External website and interactive content (online banking simulations) Google Groups to communicate and collaborate. Google Site to host Blogs YouTube Digital Library/ …
My PLN Couros, G. (2016, September 15). The networked teacher [Diagram]. Retrieved from https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/tag/the-networked-teacher Purpose: Connect to fellow educators and generate more ideas for using technology in the classroom. Collate tools, resources and materials to support my teaching Keep abreast of trends and pedagogy in anticipation of future appointments …
Twitter I will be honest and say that I tend to use Twitter for entertainment; finding out about my favourite TV shows, Movies and authors. When I get home I like to switch off and so ‘education’ hasn’t been a focus of mine for using Twitter. My friend in …
Problem Identification For this assignment, I identified the issue that students wanted more experience with financial literacy and opportunities to apply these skills in real-life contexts. To help me explore how I can use digital tools to support this, l used The University of British Columbia’s draft planning tool …
Checklist After reading the literature for this week, I created the following short 5 point checklist to help me evaluate the suitability of new digital tools for the course I am currently teaching (Careers and Digital Communications 11) Checklist Does the digital tool allow students to… Save/import or embed their …
What Do You Think About Digital Literacy? Activity: Students have been working on networking and creating their ‘brand’. In preparation for an up and coming panel interview with a member of the community, students will design their own business card to present at the interview. How does it develop digital …
Technology Help In the UK I barely used technology other than PowerPoint and YouTube to support lessons. However, with my current job I was really thrown in the deep end and had to learn a lot of technology and fast. This past year alone I have to learn and use …
Describe and discuss one or two elements from the Bates chapter that allowed you to think deeper about your past or present teaching. Recorded lectures and YouTube developed in the 2000s and served to support that oral communication remains as strong as ever. In the UK, I was Head of …
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