Category Archives: EC&I830

I was really excited to give this program a try since seeing it in action at a Keynote speech during our convention last year. In it, the speaker mentioned a student who used NotebookLM‘s audio overview tool to take her … Continue reading →

Schools should continue to teach skills that can be easily carried out by technology (e.g., cursive writing, multiplication tables, spelling) Pre-Vote: agree This debate was one I was excited about! Kudos to my classmates who took this topic on, because Idon’t … Continue reading →

*Note: I asked ChatGPT to assist me in writing this post. Anything taken from ChatGPT has been underlined. Also, I ran my finished product through to keep my writing concise, as I rambled a lot in this one!* Surprise surprise, … Continue reading →

Debate Topic: Phones in the classroom should be banned Pre-vote: Agree *depending on WHO is blocking them* Another difficult topic to debate! My initial feeling was one of frustration with the Saskatchewan Government who decided to implement a cellphone ban in … Continue reading →

Well, you know… we’d all love to change the world! This week’s first debate led to a lively, thought-provoking discussion that had mequestioning everything I thought I knew about the role of AI in education. My pre-vote for this topic … Continue reading →

Pre-Vote: YES There is no denying that technology is becoming increasingly common in our classrooms. It allowed educators the ability to teach during an unprecented global pandemic and ensure that our students didn’t fall too behind being out of school … Continue reading →

Pre-vote: No. Going into this debate, I can absolutely understand how people would believe that social media has changed childhood for the worst. I could even point to some examples from my own life that would support this opinion. However, … Continue reading →

…I actually don’t read the news – but I listen to it! I’ve always taken pride in the fact that I don’t rely too much on technology… but in reality, it has slowly become a bigger part of my life … Continue reading →