Encorporating Technology into the classroom

Hello, an happy Thursday bloggers!


Technology is a game changer in education, both in terms of teaching and learning. My experience interacting with technology, and the opportunity to embed technology into my teaching during my time in Teacher's College has taught be any avenues of teaching with technology. Most importantly, I have seen the engagement that technology can bring out in my students.

I have been exposed to, and experimented with countless resources online for different purposes, from creating podcasts, to making interactive PowerPoint presentations to representing information in different ways, such as through the use of timelines, gallery walks or word clouds. I have learned that there are so many possibilities out there, and that making lessons and presenting information to students can be unique every time.

I have also been learning more about coding, primarily through use of my blog. I have also seen some interesting programs to get students coding, some of which are themed - my favourite: Elsa and Anna skating program - to expose students to coding. Coding has quickly been added to the list of important 21st century skills that I wish to instill in my students.

The following video posted by SMART classrooms summarized the power of using technology in the classroom so well!




Looking forward to learning more!

Take care for now.

A

Fun with Prezi

Hello there!

With Remembrance Day fast approaching, I have been looking for fun, educational activities that I can do with my class.

Technology is something that I have recently been learning A LOT about, and I am beginning to consider myself more and more proficient at it every day.

So, I thought that finding a cool, interactive way of incorporating technology into my lesson is one way of doing something a little bit different with my class.

With the generous, (and patient!) help of Dave Potts, I created my own Prezi of the book: " A Poppy is to Remember". I added pictures of the illustrations, created a voice-over using Audacity, and put the whole thing together in what I think is a pretty cool presentation.

Here is what the final product looks like:




The learning process continues...

Until next time,

Ana