This week I found a brand new app on my phone that was recommended to me by my mom. The app doubles as a website and is called Tabs. This app is extremely helpful, and the website works well too. The app provides you with different courses that you can take to learn and improve […]
Month: October 2022
All kids are Online?
When going into the classroom as teachers, we need to remember that most of our students are likely online in one way or another. This means that we need to recognize the 9 elements of digital citizenship. Teachers often forget that not every student has access to technology at home. I had a friend in […]
Lost Boy
Ruth B’s “Lost Boy” was one of my favourite songs when I was a kid. When I saw a youtube video tutorial for how to play it, I was in. So I watched the video a few times and got the hang of what was happening. Overall it’s a pretty simple song to play with […]
Staying Safe In Cyber Space
Cyber safety was talked about a lot in my schooling. I grew up during the rise of social media platforms, where cyberbullying was significantly high. We had at least two talks a year with counsellors or the local police on staying safe online. This started during the time that Amanda Todd’s story was first coming […]
“Running Down the Riptide”
This week for my learning project, I wanted to try and learn a song on the guitar. So, I looked up YouTube easy-to-learn guitar songs for beginners. This gave me many different options, but I wanted to choose a song I at least knew to a small degree. After scrolling, I saw the song “Riptide” […]
Using the Bird App
I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter because I have always enjoyed scrolling through Twitter and seeing what others are posting. Still, I have never been a very active participant. I have had Twitter for almost two years and posted for the first time this September. My biggest issue is that I never really know […]