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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: 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…
Taking part in a Artificial Intelligence Literacy professional development workshop Photo credits: Steve Johnson on Unsplash Today, we were given the opportunity to sit in on numerous EdTech professional development workshops hosted by Focused Education. I chose to sit in on two of them. This included workshops on student AI literacy lessons, and the digital…
Photo credits: Salvino Fidacaro on Unsplash The benefits of Google Classroom and my changed opinions on the platform Before really exploring Google Classroom today through the class materials, I assumed the platform was mostly a glorified digital hand-in bin. Essentially, it was a place to post assignments, collect student work, and maybe post the occasional…
Photo credits: Growtika on Unsplash Think about how you’ve found generative AI useful or not for educational purposes For me, I think the number one way that generative AI has been useful for educational purposes is simply idea generation. Whether that is for lesson plans, activities, discussion questions, or other class related items, if you are to…
Touring the NHL website with screen capture Would HP5 tools be useful in a high-school Social Studies classroom? Overall, I believe H5P tools could be a very useful tool in a high-school Social Studies classroom. Firstly, they promote active learning instead of passive consumption. Social studies often rely on simple texts, videos, and lectures. If…
Inquiry-based learning and “reimagining education” Inquiry-based education is certainly important and offers a unique opportunity and skills development that might not be offered through traditional education. I do think that all students should get to try at least once during a schoolyear. Guided Inquiry Design does a great job at defining inquiry-based learning and highlighting some of…