category Weekly Reflections
Since today’s class was online, we each got to explore an “activity” of our choosing. These consisted of Ed Camps, Audacity, Canva, and a few other digital resources. I decided to explore Canva as I had used it before but… Continue Reading →
In today’s class we learned about Gamification and the effect that is can have in the classroom. Tina O’Keefe, an expert on gamification and coding in the classroom, zoomed in to talk to us a bit about how she used… Continue Reading →
In the beginning of today’s class we got the hear from guest speaker, Jeff Hopkins about the school he started, Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry. This school is focused on allowing students to determine what they learn and how… Continue Reading →
This weeks discussion was one of my favorites, because it discussed a topic that I am passionate about and something that I wanted to learn more about in a classroom setting. To start off the class, we were all handed… Continue Reading →
Prior to this class I had never heard of EdCamp before. I had heard of Professional Development days but this was a completely new experience for me. The idea of not having a set structure or someone who would be… Continue Reading →
Today in class we learned how to screencast and screen edit using Screencastify. I have never screen recorded anything on my computer so this was a completely new experience for me. For someone who has never done anything like this… Continue Reading →
Ah it’s finally that time of year again where you can sit down and eat more food than you probably should have. Thanksgiving is always a fun time for me, not only because I get pumpkin pie again, but because… Continue Reading →
This week in class we discussed the ongoing debate on whether or not cellphones should be allowed in classroom. To start off the class, we were required to place hand over our phones to our professor. While at first I… Continue Reading →
In todays class we had the privilege of hearing a guest speaker discuss some of the consequences of using technologically incorrectly, and how we can avoid placing ourselves and students in vulnerable situations. The “danger of social media” is not… Continue Reading →
Too be completely honest when I first heard of High Tech High and the way they structure their curriculum I thought it was a recipe for disaster-but after finishing the documentary I realized I may have been too quick to… Continue Reading →