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Month: October 2023

Wesch Direction is Technology Taking Us?

Wesch Direction is Technology Taking Us?

As an educator, I realize that technology can benefit us in many ways. For example, having a blackboard(introduced in the 1840s), which is now a whiteboard and a laptop (introduces in the 1970s/80s) to use are things that we take very for granted now but weren’t always tools that teachers had access to. It is also important to consider how technology has changed the way we communicate with others and it can impact the relationships we have. Social media has…

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Expanding my Horizons

Expanding my Horizons

This week I continued on my Duolingo journey, while also watching some YouTube videos as well. I am now on day 21 of my Duolingo streak and I am still on section 1, Unit 2. I am feeling like I am very behind but I do know that I have learned a lot already and I am proud of myself. It isn’t easy to learn a new language and I think I expected to pick it up a lot quicker…

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Duolingoing Slow and Steady

Duolingoing Slow and Steady

Hi y’all, It’s been a while since I have shared my progress on my learning project. I currently have a 16 day streak on Duolingo which means I have practiced my French on the app 16 days in a row. Some days I practice for 5 minutes and others I practice for a bit longer. I haven’t yet explored any other way to learn French but I am hoping to listen to some podcasts and try watching some YouTube videos…

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Skitch…Sketch or Fetch??

Skitch…Sketch or Fetch??

The tool I tested out this week was called Skitch. The application looks like this: This tool is extremely useful for taking a screenshot of things on your MacBook. I particularly liked that you could draw on the captured photo with a pen tool, you could put “X”or arrow stickers on it, you can type written messages and you can even put shapes on it. Here is an example of a screenshot I took on my MacBook and the things…

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