This sketch note is organized around a central title or icon “EdTech Final Sketch-note Reflection” with key topics listed around it. Each section is visually distinct with an orange highlight over the topic and green highlighting over the subsections. Overall, the design emphasizes clarity and visual cues to make complex information easy to understand at a glance.
Photo credits: Lianhao Qu on Unsplash We’ve all had that moment where you talk about something out loud with a friend or family member, and then 10 minutes later you suddenly see an ad for it on your phone. This can feel unsettling, almost like your device is listening in or your privacy has been…
Photo credits: Domingo Alvarez E on Unsplash Emotional Awareness and Pattern Recognition Emotional awareness and pattern recognition is one of the researched benefits of journaling, according to the Mental Health Center at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Offices. According to the experts, writing down your thoughts and emotions enhances emotional awareness. By paying attention to the patterns in your journaling, you…
Photo credits: Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash This week we were given the opportunity to take part in one of five different EdCamp sessions hosted by ourselves. Before attending this EdCamp, I had never experienced an “unconference” before. Unlike traditional professional development sessions where a presenter delivers prepared material to a passive audience, an unconference is driven entirely…
Nick Parker, Willem Bronkhorst, Lindsey Leavett-Brown, and Emma Hillian Our project looked at Cell Phones in schools including positive and negative effects on students and teachers and policies implemented by schools in Victoria, Saanich and Sooke. One of our sources looks at students at risk of being homeless who had previous drug use. This source actually identified…
Coding with Anna and Elsa This week, I tried my hand at coding for the first time using Code.org’s Code with Anna and Elsa game. While I didn’t really know what I was doing at first, I finally got the hang of it and was able to pass several levels. This allowed me to gain some basic skills…
Photo credits: Steve Johnson on Unsplash Now that I have been journaling for several weeks, days where I feel like I have nothing to write have begun popping up. While journaling is supposed to be a positive experience, I have to admit that the blank page has become frustrating and an obstacle to consistent reflections. In…
Photo credits: University of Victoria Education Technology Are there any important additional considerations to evaluating educational technologies that are not included in the SAMR or Triple-E frameworks? When I started working through these materials this morning, I had no idea what the SAMR and Triple E frameworks were. I had never heard of them. I…
Photo credits: Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash It is only the second week into this free inquiry project, and I missed a day of journaling. Actually, I missed a couple of days this week to be fully honest. This was actually quite discouraging for me as this exact same thing has happened before when I have tried…