This week in EDTC 300, we were asked to get a Feedly account, at first I was a little confused as to what Feedly even was. I also felt a little overwhelmed with having to create another account to manage. As shared before, I am not someone who is "tech-savvy", so having to learn how to use another browser and manage it kind of stressed me out. But Feedly is neat. Feedly is, " a news aggregator application for various web browsers and mobile devices running iOS and Android. It is also available as a cloud-based service. It compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for the user to customize and share with others" . My first search was, "education", then, "teaching", then, "primary years". From there, Feedly started suggesting certain pages for me to follow. I then got into "ed tech" articles. Once I had spent enough time browsing, I saw the option of creating boards (this reminded me of Pinterest, I love Pinterest so I know all about 'boards'). I have created three feeds so far. One is "teaching" related, another, "primary year", and the other, "education" . I also made myself one that is titled, "Activities for Kids" which has already shown me awesome resources (some even FREE). After creating some feeds, I created a board. In my board this week, I added in articles or posts from my feed that caught my attention. Some of the posts I saved to my boards have information I want to remember or resources I would like to use later. One account stood out to me in particular. Cult of Pedagogy's account and feed stood out to me first. The first article that stood out to me from Cult of Pedagogy was titled, "6 Ed Teach Tools to Try in 2021". I thought this would be a good read since, well, I am in an EDTC class and with our world right now, we all could use some more knowledge around technology in the classroom. I enjoyed the option of being able to listen to this article in podcast format, that is something new to me! This time, I read the article, but perhaps next time I could use that feature. In this article, it shared 6 tools that included, Mote (justmote.me), AllSides (allsides.com), Google Lens (lens.google.com), Bulb (bumbapp.com), Embracerace (embracerace.org), Prezi Video (prezi.com/video). I thought Google Lens was SO cool. Google Lens allows you to point your smartphone camera at an object and the app can give information about. You are able to pint it at images, plants, and even texts in other languages to translate. This is such a useful tool and I am so glad I read about it. Check out this neat video! Categories
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1/24/2021 1 Comment introductory blog postPhoto retrieved from: The Creative https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/43839796361655831/ Welcome to my journey with #EDTC 300. If I was being completely honest, I have always wanted to be a blogger. I love to write and share. But there has always been one thing holding me back... I am NOT tech-savvy. I nanny for a family, and the seven year old is always showing me how to turn on their TV so we can search GoNoodle's. So, if that tells you anything, I am in great need to learn from this course and improve and expand my technology use in the classroom and add more digital resources to my "future-teacher" list!
I've written a little "About Me" already on my blog where you can learn more about me and my interests. In short, I am a third year education student at the University of Regina. I am absolutely thrilled to hear that I will be in the classroom come March for my pre-internship (YIPEE)! Besides being a full time student, I nanny, tutor, sub as an Educational Assistant, and coach gymnastics for toddlers (it is legitimately the sweetest job, I get to teach little ones how to tumble, jump and swing). I am also a big Pinterest gal, I have so many boards with home, food, life, teaching and everyday inspiration. My partner and I are currently DIY-ing our house, it has been so fun... well, maybe not so much for him ;) but Pinterest has been our best friend throughout the process. I am also extremely close to my family and am a firm believer that family ALWAYS comes first. I have a Mom and Dad and one older brother (and a five pound pup, named Freddy). My parents are both teachers and have been for over 23 years (talk about rockstars!!). My parents always joke and say I grew up in a school/classroom since I was always at either my Mom or Dad's school on the weekends, as they were both actively involved in their school community. I would have to say I was influenced by them to take the education route in university and I am SO glad I never turned back. I 100% know this is where I am supposed to be in life and I just can't wait to see where teaching takes me! Join me on this journey. -H. |
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