James Seaton
Mobile Annotation
Inspired by a need to mark up some of my beautiful cookbooks with recipe adaptations (and at the same time not really wanting to wreck their pristine nature), I decided to look at creating digital annotations for physical books. Within my presentation, a Weebly site, I explored some of the current options out there and […]
Learning in the Field With Merlin
As I write this, I can see a young couple admiring a small bird outside my window and it brings my joy. It also brings me joy to present my A1 project to you – Merlin: An Analysis. The Merlin Bird ID app is mobile ed tech at its best: intelligent design and impressive functionality […]
Teach From Home (with Google)
“Giving teachers and families the tools and tips they need to help keep students learning.” https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/ I’m sure that many of you have already seen the site linked to above (I’ve been spammed with it on Twitter recently, but I know that many do not use that platform), but I still thought it was worth posting […]
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 can explain […]
A1 – Digital Formative Assessment Tools
Originally posted by brian ham on October 13, 2019 For my A1 project, I decided to do an analysis of Digital Formative Assessment Tools. I focused specifically on tools that can be used in the K-12 classroom and are mobile-friendly. This project was create using Adobe Spark, and can be accessed here. (The included reviews below were given […]
r/futurology and r/darkfuturology
Originally posted by christopher wong on January 12, 2019 In the book Utopia is Creepy (podcast regarding book found here), Nicholas Carr writes about the how our hopes for technology have often not met our expectations. TV shows (Black mirror), books (someone is a previous post mentioned Dave Eggers’ The Circle) and popular media (articles on Wired) have […]
A1 Assignment: The Gig Economy
Originally posted by christopher wong on February 9, 2019 For my A1 assignment, I chose to focus on the Gig Economy. I have made a website and podcast which can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/etec523-gig-economy/home The website works well on mobile devices and a podcast covering the same material can be accessed from the first page for those […]
Communication with Mobile-Savvy Students using Remind
Originally posted by Jon Campbell on January 12, 2019 Communication with students and parents is an aspect of teaching that has become dramatically more complex over the last decade, and mobile technology has been a significant driver in that change. Now that both groups can generally be assumed to have some sort of mobile technology about their […]
Google Street View, Tour Creator, and Poly
Originally posted by Graeme Harkness on July 18, 2018. Google Street View With Google Street View you can create your own 360° images without needing a 360° camera. Google Street View will allow you to take multiple images, using their template, and then the app will stitch the images together for you. It will allow the […]
To Echo a Few Others: Hello From Vancouver!
Hello everyone,My name is James Seaton and I am a secondary math teacher living in Vancouver’s Olympic Village and working in beautiful West Vancouver. This is just my third ETEC course, so I’m still working on achieving that balance between work, grad school, and everything else in life (so much of which is on hold […]