Digital Video Surveillance
Mobile culture has enabled an increase in personal, corporate, and governmental surveillance through digital devices. These daily intrusions can range from being on a simple phone or by tech-savvy individuals with wearable technology. There are several positive factors, such as empowering minorities, corroborating statements of the vulnerable, or evidencing dashcam distracted driver accidents, but because […]
Diffit.Me
Differentiation Creator & Comprehension Helper DiffIt is am amazing and FREE, AI tool that helps teachers create and differentiate (modify and/or adapt) resources into teaching materials. It’s super convenient to use as the user is able to search on a topic or ask a question, include a video or article link, or paste in text. […]
Altruism in Mobile Culture: A Growing Trend
In the era of connectivity, mobile culture has seen a rise in apps promoting altruism. By leveraging technology for the greater good, these apps have facilitated a shift toward social responsibility and compassion. Apps like “Be My Eyes” assist visually impaired individuals and allow for independence and inclusivity. Sighted app users are called to assist […]
Mobile Authentication
One of the offshoots of people constantly having mobile devices with them is the trend to using them for authentication. Many sites now are trending towards two factor authentication (including UBC), with phone calls, texts or other push notifications to mobile devices being used to verify a user. When I worked in finance, I eventually […]
Codebreaker: Student-friendly ChatGPT
I was shown this website previously from another individual in the MET program, Jeannine Younger, who had noted how this platform is one of the few AI tools that is approved by the Alberta Education. Aside from the brief intro on how I came to contextually find this resource, I have personally tested this in […]
Talkpal AI – ChatGPT in Support of Language Learning?
I am always on the lookout for new language learning tools. As someone who is raising my own bilingual children, and teaching in a French Immersion classroom, there is a lot to be excited about in recent years. Early in my teaching career (and when I was a younger language learner myself), resources were static. […]
Capcut – Going mobile with video storytelling
CapCut is one of the applications popularized as a mobile video editing suite, packing powerful capabilities and impressive mobility of its interface into your pocket. Made by TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, it’s been specifically designed to create short and shareble media. Students and educators alike can access this free resource to share and create project-based […]
Quiver: Bringing Art to Life
Thinking about AR integration into the classroom and looking for apps that haven’t been mentioned as much, I have taken a look at the Quiver app. Used in conjunction with a web-based site, students are given colouring sheets that are related to the topic at hand. Once they are coloured, using the Quiver app, a […]
Week 2-3 Transition
Happy Sunday everyone – Our collective dive into Mobile Technology seems to have been very worthwhile – I appreciated the level of commentary and quality of reviews. It is a good warm-up for the meatier topic of Mobile Culture this week. A few of you are still selecting multiple Categories for your posts – in almost all […]
Spotify – More Than Meets The Eye
Spotify is a great tool that is available to be used through a mobile web browser like Safari or Google and it can be downloaded as an app. While Spotify is notably used for its music selection, it is also used for its podcasts, audio books, and ambient sounds. Other popular applications like Apple Music, […]