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Exploring the EdTech Puzzle: Part 2

8/1/2017

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Current Use of ICT

      Is the potential of educational technology being maximized? Not at all. In spite of the numerous benefits offered by educational technology, schools have not been using computers to their full, transformational potential (Blin, 2008). Examining current use of educational technology will highlight a blatant misuse of a potentially powerful tool. In addition, exploring the current ways in which teachers currently utilize ICT in their teaching practice will reveal the true origin of the problem.

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Exploring the EdTech Puzzle: Part 1

7/1/2017

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      Information Computer Technologies (ICT) typically follow Moore’s Law, wherein technology becomes cheaper, better and faster every 18 months. The advent of the Internet, and the accompanying technologies that have been developed over the last few decades, has completely transformed every aspect of our daily lives. Technology is omnipresent, thanks to social media, smart technology, wearable technology, cloud computing, e-learning, artificial intelligence, data mining, the Internet of Things, and so on. The world is now so connected that physical boundaries are often inconsequential. Information is available at the press of a button, global communication and collaboration is a daily occurrence, and universal connectedness is the new normal.


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resurfacing...

6/1/2017

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PictureThis teacher's Friday nights...
      Well, it's been a minute.
      For those out of the school loop, my departure from blogging exactly coincided with the fall term of university- no coincidence there. With my Master's of Education wrapping up (hooray!!), I've been completely submerged in readings. 
     My final project for university is a culminating capstone project. 6 credits in the fall, and 6 credits in the winter semesters, as I work on one mega inquiry project of my choosing. 


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Google Certification - Level 1

12/6/2016

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It all started on a cold, cold, day back in December of '14...

      I caught the Google bug back in 2014 when I attended my first Google Summit. The best word I can use to describe the benefits of Google is intuitive. As my school board adopted Google Apps for Education (GAfE), and as I integrated Google into many aspects of my personal life, I realized how I intuitively knew how to use so many of their tools. They make it user-friendly, clean, and clear to navigate.
       Shortly after that first summit, I spent a big part of my winter vacation studying for, and taking, the 5 or 6 exams then required to become Google Certified.
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Using Tech to its full potential

3/3/2016

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     I am a huge believer in doing things right. 
     I am also a pretty critical person (you may have noticed).
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    A few years ago, I attended a Google Summit here in Montreal and caught a glimpse of the effects technology could have on my teaching, Then I started getting access to more technology in my classroom (such as iPads, a handful of laptops, more computer lab time), I right away knew I had a lot of thinking to do! Just like Spiderman says: with great power, comes great responsibility...and teachers have tons of power!
       This is what launched me on a quest to learn about successful and meaningful tech integration. 
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