Technology has quickly become a mainstay in the field of education. It provides limitless opportunities for maximizing learning potential in the classroom while helping students prepare for a career in this technology-driven world. As a teacher, technology can make your life easier; it allows you to: Facilitate multiple intelligences Actively engage a wide variety of […]
Continue readingTechnology revolves everywhere!!
Hello everyone, I am Gunpreesh Kaur. I am from India and here am a full-time student, I am working part-time as an Early Childhood Educator in the YMCA of Regina. However, I have been teaching Pre-Primary and Grade-1 in my country for the past 8 years. This is my 3rd Ed Tech class and when […]
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Wow! This course was quick. I want to share my Summary of Learning through this video. This is the first time I have made a video alone; though I faced a few challenges but did my best. I hope you all will like it. It has been an incredible journey for me and I am […]
Continue readingOnline Education!! Debate:8
Here comes the last Debate and both teams- Britney S., Kayla, and Colton vs. Arkin, Kat, and Chris did a great job and as said and discussed in the class online as well as in person teaching and learning is important nowadays. As said by Dalton in the discussion that, “its ironical to have this […]
Continue readingWho is responsible for developing Digital Footprint?? Debate:7
Last class, Debaters Rae and Funmilola vs. Gertrude and Kim; both teams shared good knowledge about how and who is responsible for helping our students with digital footprints. In my last course, “Digital Citizenship and Media literacy” by Alec; I was first time introduced to the terminology and meaning of Digital Footprints and as discussed […]
Continue readingCell phones should be banned in the classroom? Debate:6
In the last class, both debate topics were similar and I think the teams provide great facts and information about the topic. As discussed and shared in the class, be it a social media or a cell phone; an Educator or Parent Guidance plays a great role in making their children learn about the best […]
Continue readingSocial media is ruining childhood… Debate:5
When you ask most young adults about their childhood, they can illustrate a clear example of what those treasured early years looked like for them. Playing outdoors, making new friends in the neighborhood, going on spontaneous adventures, and trekking home happily exhausted at sunset. But when I spend any time with my son or my […]
Continue readingPromoting Social Justice through technology and Social Media… Debate:4
Historically, classrooms have been the stage for social change, providing a venue to promote and accelerate new ideas. In addition to academic instruction, one of a classroom teacher’s most important roles is to help students develop the critical thinking, collaboration, and self-reflection skills necessary to foster a better society. Teachers must also be aware of […]
Continue readingSchools should no longer teach skills that can be easily carried out by technology!! Debate:3
With its various applications, technology has rapidly revolutionized all aspects of our everyday lives. It has slowly but surely also impacted education and how we shape young minds. And as is always the case with technology, some schools have embraced it, while some continue to resist it for various reasons. The traditional classroom learning method […]
Continue readingIs Technology leading to an Equitable Society??
Technology is inevitable in our everyday lives. This is because life without technology is pointless in today’s dynamic world. Technology, which brings together tools to promote development, use and information exchange, has as its main objective of making tasks easier and the solving of many problems of mankind. When technology progresses and makes our lives even more convenient, we […]
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