Reflection #10 – Innovation Hour
Today we ran our stations at Gordon Terrace Elementary, and overall it was such a positive and engaging experience. I was in charge of two stations the button-making station and the movement-tracking watches and...
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Reflection #9 – Design Lab
Yesterday we visited the Design Lab at Kootenay Orchards, and it was such an eye-opening experience. I had heard about the space before, but being there in person made me really appreciate how creative...
Reflection #8 – EdTech Presentations
“Unplugged or Unprepared?” – Digital Literacy & Internet Awareness in Children This presentation explored how digital literacy and internet awareness shape children’s social and emotional development. It emphasized the growing importance of teaching online...
Reflection #7 – Educational Uses of Gen AI
When I first started using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, I saw them mostly as a shortcut a quick way to get answers when I didn’t understand something. But over time, I’ve realized that...
Reflection #6 – Computational Thinking
Before I started exploring the idea of computational thinking, I used to think it was all about coding lines of numbers, symbols, and screens full of logic that didn’t feel very “elementary.” But the...
Reflection 5 – Take Me Outside Day
Over the past couple of weeks, I had the chance to experience two very different outdoor learning environments one at Kootenay Orchards and another at Gordon Terrace. Both days left me thinking about how...
Reflection #4 – Technology as Support Not the Focus
For this task, I used Canva to design the title for my website and WordArt to create a text bubble filled with words that describe me. Canva allowed me to experiment with fonts, color,...
Reflection #3 – Marysville Elementary In-Situ
Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle: Marysville Elementary In-Situ 1. Description During this week’s in-situ at Marysville Elementary School, our group of three student teachers worked with four students to create Stop Motion videos . The goal...
Reflection #2 – Stop Motion Animation
This week in class, we explored stop-motion animation by creating a short video of penguins running away from a polar bear. Even though our group members wouldn’t describe ourselves as particularly tech-savvy, the app...
Reflection #1 – Social Media/Technology
Growing up, I had very little exposure to technology. My parents didn’t use it, so neither did I. We didn’t even have a TV at home, and everything we did was old-fashioned, pen and...