Category: EDTC 300 Daily Posts

As we have all experienced through discussion in this class AI is an amazing tool for us as developing teachers. The only problem that occurs with the use of AI is how easily students are able to abuse the power they have. When using AI, you have the ability to generate things in a matter of seconds, students can use this power to skip doing assignments all together just by typing in a simple prompt and having the computer doing…

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With all things in life, we see progression and development; in our case now we see this with technology and how much it effects our day to day lives without us really knowing. Technology is an incredible part of our lives that brings with it many advancements and helpful tools to help us develop and grow as a society, however, it is important to understand that there are issues that arise with all of this. By understanding what is at…

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Do one of the Hour of Code options on Code.org. Take screenshots and/or screencasts to show your progress. Then share it on your blog, along with some thoughts about what you learned, what you think about code, and/or why you think coding is important …

Increasing our collective digital literacy seems like the best way to combat fake news and the dangers that accompany it. What might it look like to teach about digital literacy in your subject area/grade range? What general ties can you make to the cu…

When I am all finished with my degree and have gotten my contract, teaching lessons aimed towards digital citizenship will be a priority. Technology is a major part of our day-to-day lives, and this will only continue to grow as time goes on. Digital citizenship is about understanding how to use technology safely, responsibly, and respectfully. It’s important because we spend so much time online, and we need to know how to navigate that space effectively. Throughout my lessons, I…

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Cyber safety is something that I have had very little experience with. When I was in elementary school we did some activities that related to cyber safety; we had some short presentations about the subjects but apart from that there was really no time spent on the subject. Of course when you bring in some Saskatchewan roughriders or police officers kids are going to listen but like I said apart from these presentations there was nothing else. When thinking back…

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Reflect on our changed world and the new culture of participation as described in lecture and by Wesch – what does this mean for your future classroom? What does it mean for schools in general? How might we rethink the idea of schooling and education in our networked, participatory, and digital world? How can we balance the challenges of our new digital reality with the possibilities that it offers? This is an open question – react to what we talked…

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For this post I chose Canva as my designated tech tool. I chose Canva because I have heard so much about it; There have been many people trying to get me to use canva rather than something like google slides or PowerPoint but I could never get the hang of it. I took some extra time to go through canva and actually used it to create another assignment for one of the other classes I am currently in. Just like…

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Technology is a major part of my day to day life, I do not think there has been a day in at least the last 6 years that I have not used technology in one way ort another. As a university student I spend roughly 4-6 hours a day on my computer, whether I am in class, working on homework or doing research my computer is my best friend. Apart from the time I spend on my laptop, I probably…

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