When I was in elementary school, the internet was not a thing yet, and so I have grown with the internet as it has grown. Hotmail was the first e-mail I ever dealt with, and as the internet expanded, I learned how to navigate it with relative ease, and developed Read more…
In our Edtc300 class we discussed Ribble’s nine elements of digital citizenship in connection with our students and it’s use with the SK curriculum. Technology has added a whole new world of intricacies to our classrooms that several years ago we would never have imagined possible. Students have Read more…
“I’m a visual thinker, not a language-based thinker. My brain is like Google images.” – Mary Temple Grandin (Professor of Animal Science, Autism Advocate) Like Temple Grandin, I am also a visual thinker. I really love languages, so I am attempting to learn two right now.. Spanish, which I don’t find too Read more…
So I haven’t posted much in the last couple of weeks. I have been feeling completely overwhelmed, and as a result have been having some difficulty functioning. School and then a couple of family emergencies, have been enough to knock me out. I am back though, and although I have Read more…
Now you know (aprox.) how old I am. I pre-date the Internet! Digital citizenship and cyber safety were not a thing when I was in school. I remember taking my first computer course in grade 8, and I wasn’t really sure I even liked it… (which is funny because later Read more…
As much as I want to learn Sign Language, I have to admit that there are challenges to trying to learn on varying sites all over the internet. I also have not been as consistent with practicing as I would like. I am in my pre-internship now, and four kids Read more…
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It was a blitz all right. I was not overwhelmed with this particular Sign language site. First of all, I didn’t realize when I started that it was only a demo. I am not a fan of how they teach sign language in this site. I understand that they are Read more…
Once upon a time, there was a girl who tried Twitter, and …sadly…did not like it. The girl quit using twitter, finding that there was not much of interest there to keep her entertained. Eventually she cancelled her account. Yes.. obviously the girl was me. Until recently I have not Read more…
Since my learning Project involves me learning sign language, I thought it would be interesting to see if there was a Chrome extension to aid people who are hearing impaired. It turns out there are actually several. I found two I like and will probably use because they will help Read more…