Hi everyone! My name is Jon Patry, and I…
Hi everyone!
My name is Jon Patry, and I reside in the city of Calgary, Alberta (sorry if you have read this bio intro already). I am currently employed by the Calgary Board of Education as a Grade 4/5 teacher and an in-house Technology Learning Leader. There are many new fun and technology driven projects happening in our elementary school, and the students are becoming savvy digital citizens.
I had two goals for this school year, one being to create a classroom blog (check) and the other is to have each student create their own personal webspace to use as a portfolio (still work to be done). The personal webspace might be a larger wish (with many privacy issues), but one that I am hoping to become a reality! Along the lines of working towards students creating their own portfolio/webspace, I recently have joined that revolution. You can take a gander if that is something that interests ya! http://www.eduboot.com/
I am currently enrolled in my 7th & 8th MET courses this summer . I have never taken a business or entrepreneurial course before in any of my schooling. I am really looking forward to this course and the new learning curve that comes with it all!
Cheers,
Jon
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janetb 4:46 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Jon,
I am also currently on my 7th and 8th courses – the end is near! While I enjoy the courses, I am getting antsy to have more time to APPLY what I am learning. Like you, I have already started trying things, but the number of hours in the day are certainly limiting factors.
Looking forward to learning with you.
Janet
jtpatry 9:09 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hey Karen,
It’s all about trying and pushing the envelope! Look forward to working with you also!
Jon
Donna Forward 9:00 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hello Jon,
You are very adventurous taking on the task of having the students create their own personal webspace to use as portfolios. I’m looking forward to working with you in this course.
jtpatry 9:11 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Donna,
i don’t mind being adventurous. This past year we have been using blogs in the classroom, and low-and-behold, the students actually take part within the home front without being asked. The webspace/portfolio I think would be something that would be a huge hit, allowing the students to display work that is meaningful to them, using technology for a valuable purpose!
Look forward to working with you also!
Jon
HJDeW 8:16 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi again Jon! Looking forward to learning along with you again.
Helen DW