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Wow! I can’t believe it is the end of the semester already! Never did I think on my first day of teacher’s college that it was going to end like this! And yet… This has been an incredible learning year. From building working relationships with teachers and colleagues, to getting to know my students andContinue reading “As we come to a close…”

It is hard to believe that we are wrapping up our first year at NU. The time has flown by and we are ending it in a totally unexpected way. Katelyn and I figured the best way to write our last blog post would be to write it together…to collaborate. Collaborating online to write ourContinue reading “What a long, strange trip it’s been….👩‍🏫🏫🤹‍♀️💻”

Claire McKinnon: Group C Throughout this course, we have be introduced to a wide range of technological tools that can be effectively used to enhance student learning through creative teaching practices. Today, some of our classmates introduced us to an educational site called, BrainPOP. BrainPOP is a powerful educational tool that engages students and teachersContinue reading “Final Blog Post–Fostering Creativity”

I often wonder who else is familiar with the website or app named ” Raz-Kidz”? Never before I have I had experience or heard of the app Raz-Kidz, never mind of the benefits it reaps for our students today. During my placement, Raz-Kidz was a popular and one of the most visited apps on theContinue reading ““All about Raz-kidz””

Google Expedition was presented in this weeks class as a technology that can be used in class room to allows students to experience different parts of the world through the Google Expedition platform. This platform is a great tool for teachers to incorporate in their lesson plans and allow for student centered learning, where studentsContinue reading “Group A – Blog Post 4”

Group A – Kleine Manansala In this week’s class, the Ed Tech presentation focused on a Google program that allow students to have an immersive experience of different parts of the world using Google Expeditions as a platform. Google Expeditions is a platform that teachers and students can use in the comfort of their ownContinue reading “Google Expeditions”

Group A -Blog post #4， Guoying Zhang According to the article “How student-centered learning is delivering on its promises”, student centered learning seems to be a very popularized educational philosophy in recent years. This philosophy empowers students to take ownership of their education and allows them to follow where their curiosity and creativity lead them.Continue reading “Student-centered learning”

Hey guys, Last week we began class by talking about Vooks. Vooks is an education technology program that helps bring children books to life. The app has a free streaming library of animated storybooks that encourages imagination, creativity and engagement through reading. The service is ad free and perfect for some at home reading, especiallyContinue reading “Group D – Post 3”

This week, the ed tech group taught us about Vooks, an app that promotes children’s engagement and creativity by encouraging reading.  This is an app that brings storybooks to life both inside and outside of the classroom.   Aside from reading, this app also exposes students to oral language which is a foundation to helping studentsContinue reading “Group D – Blog Post #3”

Hello everyone! We had our second virtual class today where we got the opportunity to explore some AI apps that are being used in the classroom today. My group looked at OSMO, something that I saw was being used in my kindergarten room during my last placement. OSMO is a unique gaming accessory, which isContinue reading “Group D: Blog”