While working through the readings about the cultural neutrality of technology in education, I could not stop thinking about a link that was shared with me. This link is an interactive map of Residential Schools. While the pain and cultural “white washing” suffered in these institutions is still felt today, this map was an eye opening experience for myself and my students. Realizing the years that some of these institutions closed in, and knowing that was in the lifetime of some of my student’s parents, it made discussing Residential Schools more real. I enjoy allowing my students to explore history through the use of laptops and the internet, and this tool was very useful, both as a research tool and initiating conversations at home.
https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/beyond-94-residential-school-map/
Children posing in front of a school with two nuns. Circa 1950. [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2018, from http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=3601415