Telegram
Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging application. Users can exchange messages, photos, voicemails and audio and video files of any type. Telegram features end-to-end encrypted calls as well as secret chat functions between any two mobile users. The app’s focus on privacy contributed to it’s wide adoption among high-school and university protesters in Hong Kong […]
A3- Core Competency Tracker
Original post by inhee kim on November 23, 2019 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 the paper work. I wanted to imagine […]
A1 – MyBlueprint
Original post by Jennifer L on October 11, 2019 I have chosen to analyze MyBlueprint for my A1 project. MyBlueprint is an online portfolio, similar to FreshGrade, that the Vancouver School Board started investing in. My school has volunteered to pilot this program, so this project came at the right time! In the video, I […]
Link-ED
By Ryan Dorey on August 5, 2018 Hello Classmates,Please find attached a link to a Piktochart presentation that outlines a plan to create a platform for students to share learning with each other. The key to Link-Ed’s success is that students can offer other students credit in the form of tuition grants or job credentials that can be deposited […]
K-12 Blueprint: BYOD
https://www.k12blueprint.com/toolkits/byod I came across this website as I was doing some research into “Bring Your Own Device” and how to successfully implement it into a classroom and school. I am NOT saying that this site is amazing and the “be all, end all”… but what I found interesting is how in-depth they went into the […]
drum pads 24
Originally posted by on September 28, 2017 This is a fantastic sample/drum pad music making machine that I use not only for my music class but for any music my students want to build themselves to add to projects. The layout is quite simple, with 12 pads that act as sample triggers that you can upload […]
Augmented Educational Environments
Originally posted by Adam Matthews on March 29, 2015 Please watch the video below and follow the link through to my article on Medium. I chose to do the video as a way to illustrate the technology in a simple and credible way. I discovered Medium while doing research for my assignment 1 and really like the […]
Edmodo
Edmodo is a free learning management system (LMS) that looks similar to facebook. It works like google classroom, as teachers can create classes, post assignments, create online resources, activities, and tests. Teachers can have a library of resources to provide to students, and promote class discussion and collaboration. Teachers can integrate edmodo with google drive […]
TED TALK review- Why Technology CAN’T fix education.
Originally posted by johnny wu on June 9, 2018 Published Dec. 2017: An interesting TEDx talk done by Mary Jo Madda a former educator turned education journalist, currently working for google in the CodeNext program. She breaks down her views on how education can’t directly fix education, but can harmonize with teachers to help improve education. Here […]
Investopedia: Learning about Investment
Investopedia is an investment simulation program that gives students the opportunity to interact with the stock market while using play money. The program follows the opening and closing times of the real stock market and the stock prices are updated with a 15 minute delay from the real-time prices. The teacher is able to create […]