Category: Weekly Reflections

As this course comes to a close I have had time to reflect upon everything I have learned and been introduced to so far this year. First of all, I am very thankful to have gotten the opportunity to take a class on technology. At the start of the year, this was something that really…

This week in technology we all presented our group research presentations. Overall, I really liked how each group had five minutes to discuss our project but we weren’t necessarily only showing the final product. I think it is important that we had time to explain to the class a couple things yet we left them…

This week in technology we had a guest presentation from Kirsten Pierce who is a grade 7 teacher in SD61. She discussed with us how we can use technology not only in the classroom but also outside and on the land! We discussed the difference between a relationship FOR the land versus WITH the land.…

This week in technology we had a zoom presentation by BC Ed Access. They discussed with us inclusion in the classroom and how technology can be used to benefit inclusion. To begin class, three different coloured cards were handed out to class so that everyone had one card. Everyone who had a blue card was…

This week in technology we focused our discussion around artificial intelligence in the education system. To begin class we looked at a website called genotype that allows you to create an alphabet with any prompts you like. This is a really fun use of AI. It is quick and easy to use and allows teachers…

This week in class we participated in a super cool, collaborative activity called an Ed Camp. The premise of this activity was allow for creative questions, discussions and open communication. It started with an invitation to the group to write down and topics of discussions or queries any of us had. From there, we all…

January 28, 2025 This week in Technology we learned about the importance of using digital media in the classroom. This can be done in a variety of ways, posters, powerpoint, infographics etc… We learned various sites that can be done to help implement this in the classroom. Canva is my personal favourite because I appreciate…