category Class Reflections
Fresh Grade: for teachers Fresh Grade is a communication platform between teacher – parent – student Lesson plans: align activities to standards, curriculum Portfolios: keep track of student learning. Online journal for self reflection, photos, audio, video. Documentation of student… Continue Reading →
SAMR Model: A Practical Guide for EdTech Integration The SAMR Model is a framework created by Dr. Ruben Puentedura that categorizes four different degrees of classroom technology integration: Substitution: technology acts as a substitute for typical classroom activities with no real… Continue Reading →
Minecraft is a 3D procedurally generated video game that allows players to build virtual worlds with a variety of different blocks. Players exchange IP addresses to invite others into their virtual world. As such, players require cooperation and creativity from players. … Continue Reading →
Graphic creation technology like Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator can be costly and inaccessible Difference between pixel and vector graphics: Pixel based graphics are made up from lots of tiny physical squares or ‘pixels’ Vector graphics are mapped out using mathematical equations… Continue Reading →
“Trello’s boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible, and rewarding way” – Trello Notes about Trello: It’s only useful if you are fully invested & deliberate with posting You’ll be more efficient… Continue Reading →
What Is PSII? PSII is a school in Victoria, BC where there is no curriculum or mandatory scheduled classes. Instead, learning is achieved through inquiry. Students generate questions they have, and through exploring those questions come interdisciplinary learning Inquiry: a seeking or… Continue Reading →
The documentary Most Likely to Succeed, produced by Ted Dintersmith and Tony Wagner and directed by Greg Whiteley, explores the subject of teaching through project-based inquiry while exposing the shortcoming of conventional education systems. The documentarian follows a small group… Continue Reading →
Video make things visible what are otherwise not visible to the human eye. For example, the first ever film, made in 1878, was a stop-motion film of a horse running. Before seeing this, people weren’t sure whether horses hooves ever… Continue Reading →
Copyright licences apply to all works created and is automatically, and immediately assumed. In order to use pieces of work that are copyright, you must first get permission by the author. Updates to Copyright Act & Fair Dealings in Canada… Continue Reading →