My Cybersluething Mission Today I had the pleasure of “cybersluething” one of my classmates, Robin Kinnee. This was a fun experience, nothing quite like trying to figure out as much as you can about a complete stranger based on the way…
Teaching Digital Citizenship
A little over 10 years ago, it seems like technology really took the world by storm. It felt like one day we were using T9 word on our Samsung flip ones, and the next we we’re dishing out multiple Instagram…
Part 6: Lively Lesson Plans
This week, I decided to get creative and find some new ways to use Canva to make a simple lesson plan come to life! I used an awesome new screen recording tool called Loom to record my explanation and video!…
Part 5: All Kinds of Designs :)
Hi friends! This week, I decided to use a good old fashion blog post titled: “37 Canva Hacks, Best Canva Tips & Tricks for Beginners” to help me with my learning project! I decided to try a new tool called…
Content Recreates Culture
“As an anthropologist, I think of media maybe slightly differently than most people. I don’t think of it as content, or tools of communication. I think of media as mediating human relationships.” (Michael Wesch) This quote stood out to be…
Part 4: Magical Creativity!
Welcome back everyone! Picking up from where we left off last week, I am going to show you the sweet new tool called “Magic Write” that is basically your brain/schedules new best friend 🙂 Maybe you’ve exhausted the materials that…
☀️ An Australian Adventure
Discovering Sydney: A Memorable Visit to My Cousin For 8 months last year, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit my cousin in Sydney, Australia. It had been years since we’d seen each other, so the trip was not only…
Part 3: Canva Design School!
This week, I discovered maybe the best resource so far – I wish I had found it even sooner! Canva itself actually has a “Design School” with a course called TEACHER ESSENTIALS !! I don’t think there’s a better place…
Part 2: Canva Tips and Tricks
Hi everyone !! Welcome to the second week of my journey of learning how to use Canva! This week, I decided to explore the educational side of TikTok by simply searching “canva tips and tricks” This was the first video…
Me + Tech = Love/Hate Relationship
Soooo … when I think about my relationship with tech, it reminds me of my younger years when tech played a very simple role in my life. Starting with TV when I was a kid watching things like cartoons and…