Month: June 2022

I tried something different and did this blog as a podcast on WeVideo that I then uploaded to my Google Drive. I hope it works.

Here is the link.

P.S. I realize after listening to it that I say ‘umm’ a lot. Something to work on, however, I think I did better in the end. 🙂

Debate 8 – Online education is detrimental to the social and academic development of children.

I found this video while doing some research and although simple, it made an impression on me. I had never really thought about my digital footprint or that of my kids.

My childhood was before cell phones and iPods. Shocking, I know. We played outside, in the barn and rode bikes over to our nieces and cousins’ houses when we were bored. When I look at my kid’s childhood there are definite differences. I call them differences because I am not sure if the changes are ruining their childhood or not.

There were so many great points on both sides of this debate and I have used the same ones in my head as I constantly go back and forth on what I think is right for the students and for our classroom.

This topic was not a top pick for me. Who would have thought I would find myself so passionate about it? Perhaps it is because I never really thought of my role in social justice issues. This topic, Educators Have a Responsibility to Use Technology and Social Media to Promote Social Justice, was a hot one for some. This included me and I thought long about why that ended up being so.

These are the words I hear every day during grade 8 math class. We scramble to find enough calculators or discarded times tables I have printed in colour and laminated. Yes, I actually laminated them!