Smart Sensors
By benson chang on January 28, 2019 In many ways, we the users of mobile phones have wasted the potential of the smartphones that have become more important to us than any other possession. Many people spend hundreds of dollars on their phones to use it for nothing more than a few basic apps, messaging, YouTube videos, […]
Brilliant
Brilliant is a mobile education app for those who are interested in learning or practicing math or science in a fun way. Brilliant can be used by everyone as they have various levels (they advertise ages 10 through 110). They claim to help you learn math and science through conceptual quizzes that are both entertaining […]
Teaching as an open profession
Originally posted by Gary Ma on February 10, 2017 Hello all, I am here to present the concept of teaching as an open profession for my assignment 1. The link to my video presentation is found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R75ibGID2Go&feature=em-upload_owner We live in a world of on-demand service. We can very easily hail an Uber using our phones and […]
SkyView Free – A Simple Example of AR in Education
Originally posted by christopher clarke on January 21, 2019 This app is an excellent example of AR meets education. It’s an extremely simple to use app that assists amateur star gazers identify planets and constellations. Since public schools tend to operate exclusively during daylight hours, it is not the most useful app to use during […]
Qanda: Real time Q&A helper for Math and Science
Originally posted by David CHO on October 13, 2019 For my A1 assignment, I’ve chosen to create a blog focusing on a mobile application called Qanda which helps solve math and science problems for students. Students can ask questions by taking a photo of the problem and A.I system finds the solutions automatically. Also, teachers […]
digital Human Library
A number of years ago at a conference, I went to a session about the Digital Human Library (dHL). The Canadian teacher who had set up the dHL was a primary teacher who was gathering websites, tools, lessons, etc., into one spot. In particular, she wanted to gather all of the animal webcams from different […]
A1: Digital Citizenship
Original post by Abraham Kang on October 14, 2019 This video presentation discusses Digital Citizenship and its importance in today’s day and age. For this assignment, I wanted to discuss an ongoing issue with how people portray themselves online. Thanks for watching!
A3- Core Competency Tracker
Original post by Inhee Kim on November 23, 2019 Hi all, Here is my A3 assignment I work as a Resource Teacher in BC and find that it is difficult to assess Core Competencies. The Core Competencies are part of BC’s curriculum, but each school year is very chaotic and need a way to manage […]
Market spaces to create and sell your own online courses
Exploring a different dynamic in the online learning space, Teachable is one of many software companies out there that now offers the opportunity to create your own online courses, market and then sell them to prospective students. In essence what it promises to do is allow educators to monetize their trade. Founded in 2013, Teachable […]
A3 Power and Batteries: the Obstacle to True Mobility
By Yannick Wong on March 24, 2019 Inspired by my discussion of the limitations of mobile technologies in my A1 assignment, I decided to do another podcast episode talking about a tech problem that we face every day yet probably don’t think much about. Here, I discuss the importance of power storage and delivery in mobile technology […]