When given the opportunity to take time to reflect more deeply on one topic that we have talked about, it gave me the opportunity to reflect more deeply on cyber safety. Cyber safety is something that I find very important. Before this class I truly haven’t given it much though or given a thought on how I am going to teach cyber safety. This class made me look back and reflect on my experience with cyber safety and how I was introduced to it in my elementary and high school experiences. Looking back I see things that I did not like the way that they taught us, they tried to…

I am enrolled in elementary education and although it may seem to young to begin talking about digital literacy, I believe it is not. Technology plays a huge role in our lives everyday. I am nearly positive that by the time a kid gets to kindergarten they already have had access to technology in some way. This could be watching Pingfong, Danny Go Go, or even just playing a simple game on their parents phone. A lot of kids at this age already have their own iPads or tablets for playing games or watching shows. Teaching kids about digital literacy does not have to be as complicated as some make…

As the world changes there are many changes that come along with it. One of the biggest changes that is happening and presence in our everyday life is technology. Technology places a huge and vital role within our society. It is our base of communication, knowledge and everything we do. If we want to talk to someone we are able to just pick up the phone and give them a phone call or send them a text. No matter the distance communication is not a struggle we face. With tech playing such a significant role within our lives it it important to be able to think about the role that…

Cyber safety is a very important conversation to have with youth, starting at a young age, now more than ever. Cyber safety was not a topic that I was introduced to until around grade 7. I believe that talking about the internet and how to keep yourself safe on the internet was something that was introduced to us way too late in our lives. There was a few different ways that we were taught about cyber safety within our school: Our school tried to use the scaring us method, they would tell us all the bad about the internet and how certain things could ruin our lives. They did not…

When posed with the question ‘how does technology affect your everyday life,’ it made stop, look at my life and reflect on all of the ways technology is used within my every day. Each Sunday on my phone I get a little notification that pops up giving me my weekly screen time and I am able to go look at what apps I am using the most. When looking at it, it really was not a surprise to me, most of the hours spent on my phone were scrolling TikTok, answering Snapchats or looking through Facebook. None of these apps are really educational, although you can learn some pretty neat…

Although I have heard of Canva I have never really explored or played around with it. Canva is an app that provides templates for absolutely anything you can think of and are fully customizable. I spent some time playing around on Canva and after using it I decided to buy the pro membership. I found it very easy to use and simple to create any design that I could want. Buying the pro version allows me to access many things and add more customization. Canva has the options of Canva Teams, this allows people to work together upgrading their experience using Canva. Canva for Teachers  Canva for teachers can be…