Tech Task #8, “This is Me”

Master Card Commercial

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“Me Blog? No Way!!!”

I thought this presentation was excellent! The use of animation and Voki intrigued me. Voki is a cool animation program where you can synchronize your voice with a cartoon characters mouth. A primary school teacher in Geelong, Victoria, Australia named John Pearce’s talks of the obstacles we will encounter with technology, but also how to [...]

“Design Matters”

So I checked out Dean Shareski‘s, yes our Ecomp instructor, presentation called “Design Matters”.  In it he explored 2 areas of design; Classroom, school and structural design as well as classroom multimedia design.
I really enjoyed Clarence Fisher’s idea of making your classroom a studio. He set up his classroom as a studio and therefore, the [...]

“If All My Classes Did This” presentation

The K12 Online presentation, “If All My Classes Did This”, really opened my eyes to how technology can be implemented in the classroom. Wendy Wolfe, a teacher from Minneapolis talked about and gave examples of how programs such as ToonDoo, Comic Creator, Gliffy, Zoho and G-cast could be used in the classroom.
ToonDoo is website where [...]

My First Day in the Classroom

On my way to Arcola Community School I was both nervous and excited.  What if the kids didn’t like me? Or what if it’s too much for me too handle?  I mean, it’s my first year in university and already I’m in a classroom.  What if I scar these kids for life?
After my experience all [...]

SAVE THE TREES!

As I was writing a paper for my English 110 class I noticed how much a computer saves me from destroying countless trees.  If you are anything like me, you make countless rough drafts of your work, which isn’t environmentally friendly.  By using my computer it saves me from wasting trees. This thought sparked my question [...]

Remembering the Past

In my English class we`ve read an article called, “You and the Atomic Bomb” written by George Orwell that concerns atomic bombs and other weapons.  Personally I have never gave this topic much thought, as I did not live through World War II and well, the thought of them is just eerie.  When I think of an atomic [...]

Reviewing my latest blogs I’ve kind of set a negative tone towards technology.  Then I tried to imagine my everyday life without it.  These are everyday examples of how technology makes my life so much easier.
8:00am – Checked my emails and Bank account balance

10:00am - Paid my Sasktel phone bill on-line
Mmmmm
10:45am - Used the microwave to cook my porridge!
12:00pm – Scanned my student [...]

Technology Crazy?

Symptoms of this new epidemic can be easily detected. You’ll find the infected walking with their heads down and thumbs moving like mad. They often appear to be in a trance, randomly walking into closed doors and generally ignoring one another as they go about their daily business. You’ll find them pulling their phones out [...]