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My name is Sunaina. I moved to Canada in March 2022 from India. I have Master’s in Biological science but got into teaching right after finishing my master’s. I was a biology and chemistry teacher for 6 years back in India. Now even after moving to Canada, I want to pursue my passion for teaching as my profession. So, I am enrolled in B.Ed. AD. in the University of Regina.
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Learning Blog #8 – photography-composition: Week 6

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So, for a few weeks, I have a camera in my hands.  While I am learning how to take photos with this camera. It’s proving harder for me to carry around all the time with me. As I stated in the first blog one thing I will do most throughout my journey is  “Take my camera everywhere”. Well, I might not be able to able to take a DSLR with me all time, I have my phone with me all time. So, from here on I will be mixing up both devices in my journey.

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Learning Blog #7 : Cyber Safety Week 6

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While I am glad to see after moving to Canada, this topic is being discussed. Back at home in India, Cyberbullying is a problem that, not many parents, even teachers are not aware of, let alone be the understanding of this issue.

I would start by acknowledging, I was not much aware of the scale of this issue until I discussed it in my class. I was even shocked to see If I google this topic; with “Canada” (or any other developed); there will good number of support articles.  But, when I search the same context with “India”; there would be more news about “Cyber Bullying ” incidents, but not much about actually talking about the extent of this issue in India.

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Learning Blog #6 – I stepped out: Week 5

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Already, Into week 5. This week has been quick and hectic. Still, I managed to step out with the Camera I borrowed last week.

Over the last week, I was scrolling the web to learn how to use Nikon D5500. There are plenty of resources available. So much so that, I was unable to retain anything in mind. I made a plan that will learn as I practice. The plan is simple, there is an AUTO mode in the camera  (Obviously); I  will click the picture in auto mode and then try to recreate the same picture with full MANUAL mode. And If I feel stuck at any point; I will do a quick google search. As I practice and google stuff, I will also make quick notes on what resources I find useful to be added to this blog.

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Learning Blog #5: I got a Nikon camera: Week 4

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Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
Give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph

I couldn’t have come up with better opening for this blog. Last week finally I got my hands on a loaner camera. The friend loaned it to was curious to know why I want his camera but not his help. I described him about this learning project , #EDTC300 and how I will am documenting my  journey with this blog. He introduced me to this song.

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Learning Blog #4: Digital Age-Digital Learning-Twitter: Week 4

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Just a few years back I had not imagined, giving lectures online to my class was possible. Just a few months I didn’t there is whole technology that allows me to take all my classes for the semester online, wherever I, whenever want.  And just a few weeks back I didn’t know I will write this blog as part of my B. Ed curriculum or even strange was I had to use Twitter.

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Learning Blog #3: Digital Tools in Photography: Week 3

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Here comes the time to summarize what I learned in Week 3 (or Week 2 as I started counting from 0 😉 )Last week I wrote about three pillars of photography and intended to use that on my Photography camera or try on the Manual mode of my phone. Bummer I am unable to get hold of the Camera, neither iPhone has Manual mode in its Camera App. (Well, unless I pay for 3rd party apps). So, while I work out my logistics here, Let’s talk about a few tools I found very useful:

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Learning Blog #2: Let’s Find Out What I Don’t Know: Week 2

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Here comes week 1 of the photography learning journey.

Since last week, one thing I have understood for sure, there is much more to it than just point-and-shoot.

At the end of the last blog post, I summarized for myself a few links I want to go over, here they are again:

One line stuck in my mind from the first one is, (I would say the best lesson so far…! )

“Bring Your Camera Everywhere”.

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Learning Blog #1: Learning to see through Lens: Week 1

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OK, It’s 2022, and almost everyone, know has met life has a smartphone with a decent camera. Being from a family of decent financial status it was not until 2016 I got my hand on a camera phone. I would like to believe, that I am able to capture decent pictures by now. Thanks to the modern smartphone cameras, which do most of the heavy lifting.  And big thanks to guys who invented Filters (Instagram, Snapchat). If you want to check out my Instagram feed on Home Page.

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