Category: Personal Learning Networks

Coding

I really liked this class because it connected directly to my tech inquiry. It was really good to see a lot of different applications that I have been investigating outside of class. He referenced scratch which was one of my favorite applications that have been pushed for elementary grade students. Scratch is a graphical and gentle introduction to coding that gives learners immediate visual feedback from the very beginning. It is “Great for younger learners” especially if they are intimidated by coding languages. It can be used for making interesting visual projects, it is not compatible with databases or phones. Some resources feature in class to get started with Scratch included:

We also looked at Grasshopper, Hour of Code, and Code BC.

 

 

I also spent the class working on Tinker Cad. It is used for making digital 3D designs. this is what I made

November 25, 2019 Add Comment

ED Camp

Today we did our first Ed Camp! Although it was short, I thought it was a constructive method for starting a deep thinking discussion. I stopped at two groups which considered mental health in education and classroom management. The mental health group discussed a lot about different apps and resources that could be implemented into a class as a way for teachers to keep well informed about what their students are feeling inside even if they are not showing it. Even guided mediation apps like Headspace were talked about for helping calm students down when they come to school or after recess.

For the classroom management portion we talked about different methods we have noticed our Wednesday visit teachers have used. I found this valuable for my free inquiry project as it relates to my topic. we talked a lot about  giving younger kids visual ques to know when their behavior is not acceptable or getting out of hand. I connected this to my free inquiry because most new teachers will not have all the art and posters in their classrooms like teachers who have taught for a long time have collected over the years. new teachers will have far less teaching manipulative in comparison.

November 4, 2019 Add Comment