When I first began contemplating my Major Project with EC&I 832 back in January, I thought I should explore some social and educational apps to broaden my scope of digital media applications. However, with the comments of a few classmates in my first blog post, I decided to create...

My EdTech Adventure began in EC&I 832 with an overview of various social media and the introduction of creating a blog and joining the Discord community. I had no idea how to do either of these things and felt a little overwhelmed but then I discovered how helpful everyone...

Since my last update, I have managed to make some more headway into developing my resource. It is by no means going to be a polished and complete document by the end of this semester, but I recognize that it SHOULD actually be a living document, so it can...

Cyberbullying/Cyber-harassment Amanpreet’s article on Social Media, states that most users of social media use it to build community, for sharing content and for entertainment. Social media can also be used for successful educational purposes and improve academics. There are also many negatives to social media, such as depression, anxiety,...

After reading Dylan Johns’ blog, I felt I could come clean about my news intake. (Thanks, Dylan!) I used to watch the news and read the newspaper quite regularly. However, after the Pandemic started, I found it caused too much anxiety for me. I now only occasionally watch or...

When I searched for the term “literate” the first definition to appear describes it as being able to read and write. Media literacy is so much more than simply reading and writing.  The article that Bart shared defines literacy “as the ability to identify, interpret, understand and communicate” and...

First let me begin by saying: The February Blues are real!  In the second week of February, I met with a colleague over zoom to get some ideas for my major project. She is a former student in ECI832 – Amanda Brace.  We met over zoom where she showed...

As the world relies increasingly on digital technologies, our students need guidance on how to be safe, savvy, and social while using it. Schools can play an integral part in teaching and learning to support students’ media literacy to be critical of what they access online. The use of...

As I consider my digital identity, I reflect on how much I did NOT know about digital identity or haven’t thought much about. As a teacher and a mother, I try to consider what I put on social media. I only started adding my personally created identity in the...

There is a responsibility of educators and parents to educate our students/children with the use of technology. After listening to Dr. Mike Ribble, I was prompted to get my hands on his latest book “The Digital Citizenship Handbook for School Leaders” co-authored with Marty Park. I request to borrow...