This week for my learning project I decided to work on the basics of a conversation. These everyday words we use are arguably the most crucial to learn to start a new language, as they will be used very frequently! The start of a conversation leads to connections and can be the very beginning of
Digital Citizenship in the Classroom
Digital citizenship in the classroom is a key factor when it comes to preparing our students for the world outside of school. More than ever students are already exposed to “the adult world” earlier than before as they now have access to everything adults do all at the click of a button. Because of this,
Our New Culture of Participation
Michael Wesch posted a video on YouTube sixteen years ago discussing the new culture of participation. It is crazy to think of the difference technology has made since then and how Wesch’s topic is still so relevant. He talks about how the invention of YouTube led to a revolution in how we communicated with each
Now I Know My ABC’s
Welcome back! This week I was determined to learn the entire alphabet and enlisted the resource of an online book. The book I ended up finding is called “The American Sign Language Alphabet” by S.T. Lassal. https://fingeralphabet.org/books/asl-american-sign-language-alphabet-reference-manual/ After downloading the book I was quite underwhelmed with the content. This was the first resource I had
ABCD and Well You Know The Rest!
As we continue our ASL learning project I figured it was time to begin setting specific goals on what I wanted to learn each week. This week I decided to learn the alphabet! My goal for this week was to be able to sign the alphabet all together as well as to learn a few
Ms Rachel has entered the chat
-Ms Rachel has entered the chat For week 2 of my learning project, I decided to go with a familiar channel. Ms Rachel is well loved in our house by not only our daughter, but us parents as well! While my main focus with Ms. Rachel is usually keeping my kiddo entertained during a long
Technology’s Influence on My Daily Routine
When asked to look at my daily use of technology, I realized my life could be separated into many categories and it would be crucial to do so in order to accurately look at my use of technology. These categories are separated into: mom life, me time, work, and school. Mom Life There are some
Week One of ASL
This week I began to expand my learning in American Sign Language. I knew when I began this learning project that I wanted to search for resources that I could use with my now 15-month-old daughter. This first week I decided to focus in on Baby Einstein’s YouTube channel on their videos for ASL. Baby
Learning ASL
As an infant, my mom taught me sign language to be able to communicate before I learnt how to speak. When I found out I was going to be a mom, I knew right away that I wanted to teach my daughter sign language the same as my mom did for me. Now that we
Introduction to Me!
Hello everyone, My name is Brianna Paskell and I am a second year University of Regina student taking my Bachelor’s of Education Middle Years program. I am a first time blogger, and a little nervous about the process of blogging but excited to learn! I want to become an educator as I truly feel it