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The Grand Finale Well, friends, we’ve officially reached the end of this delicious, sticky, sometimes chaotic canning journey. What started as a simple attempt to preserve some fruit quickly snowballed into a full-blown kitchen adventure—complete with jam mishaps, pickling triumphs, late-night marathons, and a thumb fracture (my personal “canning purple heart”). Along the way, I’ve
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As this educational technology journey comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on the ride of networked learning that we have enjoyed together! This class has been anything but a solo mission—it’s been a buzzing hive of activity, with engaged learners sharing ideas on Zoom calls, brainstorming in team meetings, and connecting
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In today’s information-saturated world, digital literacy is a cornerstone of modern education. For students in grades 1-5, building these skills early can foster critical thinking, ethical online behaviour, and the ability to evaluate information effectively. Saskatchewan’s curriculum provides a strong foundation for this work, emphasizing inquiry, critical thinking, and responsible citizenship. By integrating insights from
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Date: Week 6 Canning and preserving food is often considered a lost art, but there are so many reasons it’s worth bringing back. Whether it’s a way to save a little money, reduce food waste, or add a burst of flavour to every meal, canning has a lot to offer. Plus, I now have a
Part 1 (Numeracy): Using Gale’s lecture, Poirier’s article, and Bear’s article, identify at least three ways in which Inuit mathematics challenge Eurocentric ideas about the purpose of mathematics and the way we learn it. Throughout Gale Russell’s lecture Curriculum as Numeracy, the main message she conveyed to me is that “we are all mathematical beings,