Katlyn Laszczak
A3 – Predictive Algorithm for Student Success App
For my A3 assignment I stepped outside of my conform zone and learned about predictive algorithms in education. Based on my understanding and personal experience with at-risk youth I “created” an app to fill the gap. My website for the App and background information can be found here: https://misspaslawski.wixsite.com/passapp
A2 – Mobile Collaboration
Welcome to our Mobile Collaboration OER, Please join us in this week’s Moveable Feast as we explore tools, lessons, issues and the future of mobile collaboration. Note the following activities are embedded throughout: Tools (survey) Lessons (add your own) Mobile Collage Reviews (Fligrid) Issues (Dotstorming) Future (Learnbright) Our team worked hard to make our app […]
A1 – TikTok Your Way into Education
Here is a link to my A1 assignment. I review the benefits and downfalls of using a popular app called TikTok as a tool for teachers. I would love to hear your feedback and if anyone uses TikTok I would love to follow you and your journey online! https://sway.office.com/Zq29w4ycUHESHcUh?ref=Link
Scavenger Hunt meets Augmented Reality
I came across this AR app while reading an article on EdSurge. Scavengar offers a fun game that can be used in Education. You can complete Scavengar’s made by other people or create your own right on your mobile device. I could see myself creating a scavengar hunt for Lab Safety and important items around […]
A1: Noticing tools — Serious play for math and science learning
By Kim Ducharme on February 10, 2019 Have you ever wondered if there was a better way to learn math and physics than through text books and tests? Meet the Noticing Tools suite of apps — a great use of mobile technology for teaching middle and high school students how to notice and actively understand the world around them […]
Chatbots: Mediating Mobile Learning
By j christopher stanger on March 22, 2019 Chatbots are computer dialogue programs using artificial intelligence (AI) that carry out conversations with real people either by text or voice interaction. Chatbots are designed to pass the Turing test and convincingly impersonate real people within a human to AI interaction. This A3 explores the promising affordances of chatbots as virtual assistants in […]
Trace Together – Covid Contact Tracing App
Bluetooth tracking technology is not new, however in recent months an application for it is being developed world wide. In this article Justin Trudeau announces the plan to endorse a single contact tracing app for Canadians. Many apps have been developed, for example TraceTogether from Singapore and ABTraceTogether from Alberta. As seen in the chart […]
Google Maps is Changing Culture
Original post by Unknown author on January 22, 2017 While definitely not a new app, in fact Google Maps has now been around for almost 12 years, it and other mapping technologies have changed the way people interact with the world. Especially in its mobile form, Google maps has changed the way we navigate new […]
Mindfulness – There’s an app for that
Original post by Unknown author on January 19, 2017 On a recent episode of Spark (a technology radio show on the CBC) they began discussing using apps to improve mindfulness. Spark interviewed the founder of Mindfulness Everywhere who have created several mindfulness apps including a guided meditation, which actually integrate your mobile device into your meditation for example; look at […]
TikTok Teachers
Link to @iteachalgebra if video embedded does not load. https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/11/13/tiktok-powerful-teaching-tool-or-classroom-management.html https://www.businessinsider.com/math-tiktok-accounts-viral-sat-personal-finance-tips-2020-4 TikToking teachers have come up on my TikTok feed recently (as I downloaded it for some entertainment while stuck at home) and they are killing the teaching game! As seen in the post above, @iteachalgebra shares brief math lessons/tips for her students. I came […]