Goldilocks vs. Technology ~ “Not too close, not too far, just right.”

With the world being dominated primarily by technology, we, as human beings, need to learn how to balance our lives, learning, and interactions with others with technology. There is no way to fully ‘escape’ the technological world, and therefore, we have to learn and grow with it. Today in class, we watched a TedTalk by Sherry Turkle exploring the ‘Goldilocks Effect’ — “Not too close, not too far, just right.” She explores how...

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Sandbox #3 - Digital Storytelling Tool - 'Toontastic'

      "Toontastic is a digital storytelling tool that empowers creative writers to draw, animate, and narrate cartoons through imaginative play" (LaunchPad). It has the potential to be an amazing teaching tool as it teaches students the fundamentals of storytelling (conflict, climax, resolution, story arc, etc.). Students are able to digitally tell a story by animating characters, narrating their story using their own voices,...

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WHAT, SO WHAT, NOW WHAT to Being Flexible

     Today in class we had a working period as we as a school are celebrating our 50th anniversary. First we were instructed to review each element of the course site page before choosing which activities to complete. I chose to complete the Digital Learning Horoscope where I found that my beliefs about the importance of teaching media to students revolves around the idea of being a motivator. I also developed an awesome beach...

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Digital Learning Horoscope

      After taking the Digital Learning Horoscope, I found that my beliefs about the importance of teaching media to students revolves around the idea of being a motivator. I believe that students should be given guidance and support while becoming independent learners in whatever direction their creativity takes them. I learned that a secondary focus of mine is being a spirit guide and am dedicated to looking at both...

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Discussion Posts So Far in Class

So far in class, we have explored and discussed two key topics. The idea of re-imagining instruction and connectivism. Below of the discussions I posted. Re-imagining Instruction These resources re-imagine instruction as an entirely different approach then that of the traditional methods of teaching and the act of digitizing our current practices. The video expresses how an educator needs to move from focusing on students in a classroom as a whole to focusing on individual students through personalized learning. Technology is  a huge component...

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