Guess what!? This is my first Resources To Start Off Your Week post since I’ve been back in the classroom student teaching. As such, I’ve been finding resources that I can be using in the classroom right now. Luckily, I was able to find two this week that I can’t wait to utilize in the upcoming weeks. As always, I will be posting these in my lists of resources under the Fav Websites page. 1 ) Jeremy Norman’s From Cave Paintings to the Internet– This database, “is designed to help you follow the development of information and media,… Read More
Internet for Ed – Summative Project
The following is the summative project I created for my Internet for Educators class. This narrative briefly summarizes some of the discussions we had throughout the course, what I believe is the most important aspect of educational technology, and an example of how to use technology with purpose. I can’t believe that the semester is already over as it seems like only last week I was sharing my thoughts on the beginning of the semester. We almost didn’t have an Internet for Educators class as it was not originally slotted in our timetable. After some daily… Read More
Teaching in a Fishbowl – What Can Happen When Teachers Are Online
“… Teachers practice their profession in a fishbowl… Once educators decide to use Facebook or any other similar social medial, it is imperative that they understand that they are about to expand their fishbowl exponentially and that they will be held responsible professionally for their personal posts and online activity.”[1] Does a teacher’s online activity on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, and MySpace, have any bearing on their abilities within the classroom walls? Many schools divisions, parents, and community representatives are saying yes. Social networking has increased exponentially over the past decade… Read More
Using Podcasts in the Classroom
Prior to beginning this post I had never really given podcasts much thought. Personally, I am not one to listen to the radio or music and I have difficulty understanding information if it is purely auditory. I think this has lead to my aversion of podcasts; I haven’t utilized them in the classroom much less listen to one myself. As I read through some posts by various edubloggers, and my peers from my Internet for Ed class, I began to get more and more interested. Image Credit: http://radiofreethinker.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/podcast-cartoon.jpg First and foremost, podcasts could be a great way to meet… Read More
Internet for Ed Presentations
In our Internet for Educators class we were required, in groups, to research and present information on a specific issue or trend affecting educational technology. All together we had five presentations on various topics and, overall, I found the presentations really interesting. I’ve always commented on how group presentations really allow you to see a different side of people and understand more about their personality and our class was no different. Despite all having the same assignment, we approached it differently and ended up creating PowerPoint presentations, a Glogster, a Wiki, and filming a video! After… Read More
Ed & The Law Exam Review
EXAM FORMAT: – 5 Terms of Reference – 1 Case Study Question – 4 Long Answer * No short answer questions TERMS OF REFERENCE 1 ) Nexius – Incidents requiring disciplinary action must show a direct connect between the questionable behaviour and how it affects your duties as a teacher – There are three levels: a) Rational Nexius (inappropriate jokes at a Christmas party) b) Sufficient Nexius ( c) Substantial Nexius (drinking alcohol with students) 2 ) Fundamental Freedoms – Section 2 of the Charter – Freedom of conscience & religion – Freedom of thought, belief,… Read More
App Show & Tell: Remind 101
One our projects for our Internet for Educators class is to share an app that we use regularly or that we’ve just found. The app that I’ve chosen to highlight is one of my favourites, Remind 101. I’ve actually blogged about this app previously but since that was many months before this class began, I thought that my peers may have missed out on this information. With this in mind, I thought that I would “re-share” this app as I am a big fan and definitely plan on using it again during student teaching 🙂 We don’t have… Read More
March Currently
Guess what!? March marks the month where I am officially DONE my classes at university. I am looking forward to getting back into the classroom for student teaching and then applying for teaching positions, yay! I just can’t believe that after six years I am finally at a place where I can be applying for a job that will actually turn into my career. After six years, my fiance and I are no longer moving back and forth between university and our home. After six years we can now begin the rest of our lives! If you… Read More
Web Based Courses in Manitoba
On Thursday we had the opportunity to have Donald Girouard & Sophia Palahicky from Manitoba Education visit our class to discuss Web Based Courses. I personally never participated in a web based course when I went through the public school system but I know that I will be working with them in the future so I was interested in learning as much as possible. Manitoba Education currently has hundreds of distance learning resources which includes over 40 developed online courses that students can take at the Grade 9 through 12 levels. Since I am in a… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 55
The time has finally come and I am officially in my last full week of classes at university! All that is left now are some final projects and presentations and then it is off to student teaching again! I am so excited to be back in the classroom and start applying for teaching jobs once they are posted. To help prepare for student teaching I found a great new Resource To Start Off The Week. As always, I will be adding this to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. Knowmia– Knowmia is a great resource… Read More