Google Translate…making the world smaller?!
Originally posted by unknown on September 23, 2017 As a grade 3 teacher in Alberta, we teach 4 major countries in social studies; Tunisia, Ukraine, Peru and India. Daniel Knowles’s article reminded me the desire my own students have to learn the language of the countries they study. Recently a colleague recently posting her experience using Google Translate while […]
Culture in Your Pocket!
Original post by unknown on January 17, 2017 Culture is quite simply defined as the arts and other collections of human achievement viewed collectively. Culture is a human made collection of meaning whether that is art, music and other events that impact and influence the course of our humanity. It is almost a living organism […]
The Observer Report: Teenagers Say Goodbye To Facebook
Originally posted on November 11, 2013 The Observers reports that teenagers say goodbye to Facebook and hello to messenger apps. The ability to chat privately and share pictures (selfies) in real time with friends is increasing in appeal to teens. The reports points out that teens are migrating to mobile messaging apps such as WhatsApps […]
How Mobile Technology, Mobile Culture and Mobile Education impact each other
Originally posted by mzivkocms on September 19, 2013 The title may sound weird and to the point self-explanatory, but I see the strong causal relation between those 3 categories, that I will try to theorize in simple terms. Year by year, the mobile technology’s positive impact on education is quite evident in all levels of […]
Activity Bubbles
Many of us would agree that we’re probably on our mobile phones too often. We can be pulled away from in person social interactions because our phones have a notification on it, we are afraid of what disconnecting might mean and what we might miss. Activity Bubbles is an app that was created to help […]
Curiosity makes you smarter
Originally posted by benson chang on January 20, 2019 We tend to be spending more and more time with our head buried in our smartphones, especially on public transit (because, come on, looking at other people is just awkward). Most of this time is spent on the likes of Facebook, Instagram etc. with very little […]
Mobile Phones & #MedEd
Originally posted By allison burnett on January 17, 2019 Mobile devices and social media platforms are transforming how medical students access educational resources, and collaborate with peers as students and practitioners, and conduct their work. The medical education space and the profession as a whole are both trying to keep up with the rapid pace of change […]
Augmented Eternity and the Digital Afterlife
Originally posted By Marc Tavares on January 16, 2019 When we send our friends a text, post to Instagram, or write a review on Yelp, we’re sharing a piece of who we are through the data that’s created. What if this data could be used to create an online version of ourselves that lives on after we’re […]
Streaming Together, But Apart
Originally posted by kimberley seto on September 22, 2019 https://kast.gg With the advancement of mobile technology, it has become increasingly easier to stay connected and not just through traditional texting or video conferencing avenues. People are demanding for connections outside of simple communication. The Kast app allows users to share their online entertainment experiences. That […]
Long Distance Relationships, Sharing, Community
By Mary on January 22, 2017 The Benefits of “Long Distance Relationships” — How our sense of ‘Community’ has broadened. How we are home to each other on our virtual front porches, now that we are not often home to each other on our real front porches…. Jooay — Connecting children and youth with disabilities to […]