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  • Weekly Reflection 8

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    This week in tech, we discussed accessibility in the classroom and how technology can be used to support diverse learning needs. We watched two videos. The first video had a group of people with different disabilities discussing the changes that needed to be made to meet their particular needs. Whether it was a ramp for…

  • Weekly Reflection 7

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    This week in tech, we had a guest lecture! Her name is Kara Dawson, and she told us all about Minecraft Education and how we can properly integrate it into the classroom. When using Minecraft Education in the classroom, Kara emphasized setting clear rules/guidelines for students so they don’t use it improperly or go off…

  • Weekly Reflection 6

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    This week in tech we all presented our group research presentations. I really enjoyed seeing everyones presentations and especially how each presentation was only 3-5 minutes. This way, it felt like an elevator pitch, so we could see just a glimpse into everyones presentations. Everyones presentations went very well including my own. It felt like…

  • Weekly Reflection 5

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    This week in Tech, we got the opportunity to attend two virtual Focused Ed PD day sessions. I decided to join Lisa Reads session about The Digital Classroom, and Mike Silvertons about Student Cybersecurity Awareness. Lisa showed us how to navigate The Digital Classroom website which contains 17 online content resources that are available to…

  • Weekly Reflection 4

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    This week in tech we had the opportunity to visit the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry. To begin, Jeff, the founder of the school, discussed the typical day to day of a student who attends PSII and about a student’s inquiry project. He brought in a grade 12 student who told us about her…

  • Weekly Reflection 3

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    I have really enjoyed the last few tech classes, but the one that really stood out to me was the lecture about AI in the classroom. I don’t think I have really grasped the whole idea of AI, and how much it has evolved over the short amount of time it has been around.  We…

  • Weekly Reflection 1&2

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    The first week of tech we reviewed the course syllabus, and set up our blogs. Initially, I really struggled setting up my blog and had no idea how to navigate it. I am used to being very quick to understand technology, so setting up my blog was very humbling. I realized it did not matter…

  • Welcome and Introduction

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    Before proceeding with this first blog post, we expect you to consider your privacy preferences carefully and that you have considered the following options: First tasks you might explore with your new blog: Do consider creating categories for each course that you take should you wish to document your learning (or from professional learning activities…