I was once quite heavily affected by social media addiction – checking my phone every 2 minutes to see if there were any updates. Thankfully, after deleting my profiles, I am no longer impacted by the phenomenon. I still continue to use YouTube & SoundCloud, and that’s about it. Honestly, I am not a fan of the online world. I think it houses a lot of cowards hiding behind profiles who go off and belittle others and make a show…
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Blog Post #1: I am a second year student at the UofR and was born and raised in Moose Jaw. I am not overly familiar with technology in relation to using it to facilitate education, but I am hoping to learn more about how to integrate it into both elementary and high school classrooms. This […]
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Hi friends! This week, we’re talking about our screen time, how productive/unproductive we are with said screen time, and tools we use to…
Continue readingTechnology – yay or nay?
In my day-to-day life I regularly use four main apps. These apps are Text Messages, Tiktok, Disney+ and Notability. On a normal day, I can guarantee I am opening these apps multiple times for various reasons. Text Messages are my daily communication form. My family and friends are mostly back home, in Saskatoon so communicating online is a big part of my life and social activities. Tiktok is a distracting app for me, I can never seem to ignore it. Once I get on Tiktok, I can’ […]
Continue readingCanada’s Worst Chef…Learning Project- Week 2
Hi friends! To start off my journey of learning how to cook, I used the app that I use most…TikTok! I know… it might sound silly, but…
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This is what my bathroom currently looks like!
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In an era dominated by technology, our daily routines are intricately woven into the fabric of digital tools and online platforms. From academic pursuits to leisurely scrolling through social media feeds, the role of technology in our lives is undeniable, especially mine. Technology has pretty much been there my whole life. I can’t remember when…
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Most educators and students are aware of Canva, an online graphic design tool that allows users to create a host of projects from presentations to videos and much, much more. Many of us have used it for assignments or projects, most likely with the free version unless you have paid for the PRO version at […]
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For this blog post, I decided to take some screenshots of my phone’s screen time usage to show you all the most frequent apps I use in my daily life. By looking at the pictures above my daily average of being on my phone is 3 hours and 41 minutes, and the most frequently used…
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I grew up in a time that was not inundated with technology. Computers were a new thing and internet access involved high pitch screeching tones that tied up your phone line. I was in my 20’s when I got my first cell phone and apps didn’t exist. Using our imagination and spending time face-to-face was […]
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