Throughout the semester I was able to interact with my classmates online and have meaningful conversations in discussion groups on zoom and through our blog posts. In class discussion, I don’t necessarily love speaking out in front of the large group unless I am truly passionate about a topic. However[Read more]
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AI: Endless Opportunities or Endless Problems?
AI is new to the digital world and is changing education. I haven’t tried any AI tools until we were assigned with this task and I am so glad that I did. I am eager to use AI when I return to my classroom in the fall. How can AI[Read more]
Continue readingHow do you identify digitally?
I was intrigued the article discussing having multiple online identities being more common than we think. I find this true in knowing that I have an account on Facebook and an account on Instagram. My audiences for both platforms are different from one another. My Facebook is more for childhood[Read more]
Continue readingPrimary Digital Literacy
This week we were tasked with finding approachable ways to teach digital literacy to the students of our specific grade range. Given that I teach grades one and two, I took a dive into the curriculum to make connections as well as find ways that I could teach digital literacy[Read more]
Continue readingLet’s Dance!
For this week I decided to code a dance party on Hour of Code. I chose the dance party because who doesn’t love grooving to music!?! Actually, I love dancing so I thought coding a dance party could be something fun that I connect to. I have never coded before[Read more]
Continue readingMeet the Digital Citizens!
I don’t recall hearing the term digital citizenship until I was in university. Cyber safety was never really addressed in my own schooling. When I was in high school all of my friends had Facebook as an online platform, and some had Twitter. The only time I recall discussing online[Read more]
Continue readingGetting “Down” with TikTok
This week I continued to use the app Yoga Down Dog, which I have been loving! I have a free trial until March so I will keep using it throughout the month while trying out other yoga resources. You select the type of workout you want to complete (body focus[Read more]
Continue readingTechnology is the FUTURE and so are Our Students
Technology is ever changing. Michael Wesch shared how the internet has become a phenomenon in society. This lecture was given in 2008. Today we could spend days discussing all that the internet has to offer our society and how we have evolved into a digital world. Today, teachers are implementing[Read more]
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This week I decided to dive into my phone and look at my average screen time and what apps I use the most. My daily average screen time this past week was 4 hours and 28 minutes. I spent almost 21 hours on social media apps with a total of[Read more]
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