category Weekly Reflections
Today we got to listen to a guest speaker talk about teaching middle school and how she uses technology in her classroom. I really liked her energy and want to be in her class! Haha. I am really excited to… Continue Reading →
This week we had a lady from Trinidad and Tobago give us a presentation on multi-access learning. No, she didn’t fly all the way from Trinidad to Victoria (I wouldn’t want to in this March weather either). She presented to… Continue Reading →
This week we learned a bit about coding. It is so awesome that kids these days can learn how to code. I never learned how to code and always thought that making a website was just for very smart people!… Continue Reading →
This week, we learned how to make photos and videos more accessible to people with diversities. Below is a photo with alternative text so that people that have difficulties with vision can hear what the photo is about if they… Continue Reading →
This week we got to experience what an EdCamp might look like in the professional world of teaching. Everyone got handed a large sticky note and we were asked to write what we are interested in talking about in education…. Continue Reading →
This week we learned about two different acronyms to use when thinking about implementing or using technology in education: SAMR and SECTIONS. SAMR: Substitution, Augmentation, Modification and Redefinition. Substitution: Tech acts as a direct tool substitute, with no functional change…. Continue Reading →
Is mesmirization even a word? Probably not. Anyways, this week’s fun tech task was to create a slow motion video and then add some cool music. I couldn’t really decide what I wanted to do but when I saw what… Continue Reading →
Enjoy my first ever screencast video, which is a tutorial on how to use a calorie calculator. Calorie calculators are useful if you are trying to lose weight, gain weight or just wanting to know how much you need to… Continue Reading →
For this week’s blog post, I will be discussing three things that are of interest to me in education. First, we do need to reimagine education. I have always felt that our education system does not work for many, which… Continue Reading →
Coming to you from Maui! The photo above is my new “office” view! It was the sunrise this morning… and it was beautiful. Uvic went online for the first two weeks of the spring semester, so I decided to extend… Continue Reading →