The Relevance of Fake News Today Fake news has been around since the dawn of time, as the true definition of the word is simply a lie or a twisting of the truth. However, I personally have noticed an uptick in the “believability” of fake news since the “Modern Father of Fake News” Donald Trump…… Continue Reading →
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Weekly Blog Post #7- Cyber Sleuthing and Digital Identity
This week I was given the opportunity to cybersleuth an old friend and former high-school classmate of mine: Laura Fiddler. Me and “Fiddlestix” have known each other for quite some time, and are connected on a variety of social networking sites as a result. I was looking forward to the activity a lot because I…… Continue Reading →
Continue readingWeekly Blog Post #6- Digital Citizenship and the Saskatchewan Curriculum
Digital Citizenship As stated in Mike Ribble’s “Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship”, digital citizenship is simply the norms of appropriate, responsible, and empowered technology use. These norms constantly change and evolve, so it is important that students and teachers are always staying up to date on their own perceptions of digital citizenship. The Nine Elements…… Continue Reading →
Continue readingWeekly Blog Post #5: Participation in the Ever-Changing Digital Age
How Did We Get Here? It truly is astonishing to think back to the way the internet, and technology in general, have evolved since I was a child. Being born in 1999, I have always been connected to the internet, and both computers and cell phones are present in some of my earliest memories. However,…… Continue Reading →
Continue readingWeekly Blog Post & Learning Project Update- Anchored to Anchor…Sorta
This week’s blog post is arriving a bit late, as I’ve been busy with midterms and papers ever since the break wrapped up. But alas, the return of this blog is now here, with today’s topic being the podcast software that is Anchor! The majority of this blog will document my experiences with, and overall…… Continue Reading →
Continue readingWeekly Blog Post #3: All Hail Twitter
Prior to taking Ed. Tech 300, I did not have a Twitter account. Therefore, signing up for it a few weeks ago proved to be an all around new experience for me, as Twitter is one of the old-school social media networks that I know next to nothing about. The Twitter logo, and a hashtag.Image…… Continue Reading →
Continue readingWeekly Blog Post #2: Feedly Me Some Information!
This week’s class focused on the importance of information and how to find/share it. Twitter is a great way to share information, and if you haven’t already followed my handle, please do so for daily updates! Anyway, back to my point on finding information. Following the advice of my professor, I signed up to the…… Continue Reading →
Continue readingEDTC 300- Introductory Post
Hello EDTC 300 class, My name is Callen Boutin, and I am in my final year of my Bachelor of Education degree! I’m majoring in History, and minoring in English. I just finished my internship at Swift Current Comprehensive High School, and can confidently say that I feel very comfortable with educational technology, as COVID-19…… Continue Reading →
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