This week, I decided to step outside my comfort zone and try incorporating non-icing decorations into my cake designs. While I’ve been having so much fun mastering piping and vintage-style cakes, I wanted to step up my work by adding a new element, bows! I’ve seen gorgeous cakes with bows , and I wanted to
Month: March 2025
Learning Scratch as a Future Teacher
As a future teacher, I believe in the importance of creativity and problem-solving in the classroom. Scratch would definitely help with this. It is a fun and easy way for students to learn coding. In this blog post, I’ll share my experience creating a simple Scratch animation and explain why I think coding is an
How to Teach Digital Literacy and Tackle Fake News in the Classroom
We all know that fake news is everywhere these days. It is in social media, news websites, even our email. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by it all, but as educators, we’re in a great position to help our students develop the skills they need to navigate this digital age. The best way to do
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Creating a Cake Decorating Video with CapCut
For my 9th learning project post, I decided to take my learning in a new direction not just with cake decorating but also with video editing! Since I’ve been sharing my cake decorating journey, I thought it would be fun to create a TikTok video showing the process. To do this, I used CapCut. It
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Exploring Cake Decorating with a New Online Community
My learning project journey has been such a fun and rewarding experience! While I’ve learned a lot from TikTok and online recipes, I wanted to try a new way of learning. I went on facebook and I joined a Facebook group called Cake Decorating Tips and Baking Recipes. I figured the best way to start
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From Round to Heart: My First Cake Reshaping Adventure
If you had told me four months ago that I’d be decorating cakes for fun, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. But here I am with a beautiful vintage heart cake sitting in front of me, and I owe it all once again to a TikTok tutorial! I’ve learned so many things from TikTok before,
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Reflecting On Our Digital Footprints
Since last class I’ve been reflecting on how much of our lives exist online. From social media posts to old accounts we forgot about, our digital footprints are everywhere. It’s interesting (and kind of scary) to think about how things we post can stick around forever. I just remember getting into social media in
Teaching Digital Citizenship in the Classroom
As technology becomes a bigger part of our daily lives, it’s important to help students use it safely and responsibly. With the internet, social media, and electronics, I believe students need to understand how to make good choices online. Teaching digital citizenship helps students learn to use technology in a responsible way. I feel confident
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