ravneet sandhu
A3 – SPIRITED MINDS: A Mental Health Application
For my forecasting project, A3, I decided to explore wearable technologies. Specifically, I described a fictional future technology that does not currently exist. It is a mobile mental health application, called SPIRITED MINDS. This application requires the use of a smartwatch device. Its main purpose is to aid the self-regulation process by providing therapeutic activities […]
A1: My Storybook
Hi everyone, For my A1 assignment, I analyzed My Storybook. It is an application that I’ve been using with Grade 2/3 students this year. I looked at the strengths and limitations of My StoryBook and explored how digital storytelling can be used to support the learning process. Feel free to ask questions or leave comments […]
BrainPOP
BrainPOP is an educational application with over a thousand short animated movies for K-12 students, together with quizzes and learning activities, covering the following subject areas: Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Engineering and Technology, Health, and Arts and Music. During our time in remote learning, I’ve been using BrainPOP Jr. instructional videos in Language […]
A3 – DANC(E)XERCISE
Originally posted by Jennifer L on November 23, 2019 Welcome to my forecasting project, DANC(E)XERCISE, a fictional dancing game where teachers can create a virtual classroom, add students, assign workouts, create class challenges, and receive data reports generated by the app on student’s physical activity and app usage. Click here or the pineapple to visit the product website. […]
Teachers Pay Teachers
Originally posted by stephanie kwok on January 27, 2019 A website that I’d like to share this week is teacherspayteachers.com This is a website on which teachers can create educational resources such as lessons and worksheets and share them online with other educators around the world. Nowadays, teachers do not necessarily have to go to buy professional resources […]
Selfie-Esteem: Instagram’s Influence on Body Image
Instagram is a popular social network site among teenagers. A challenge associated with this social media platform involves the possibility to manipulate Instagram photos by using retouching techniques and the potentially negative influence that these “perfect pictures” may have on body image of young Instagram users. Both critics and fans often blame celebrities and models […]
Is social media replacing our real relationships or adding to them?
Originally posted by rtelford on January 21, 2017 Lately there seems to be more and more discussion as to how our hyperconnected lives may be affecting our behaviour and how we may be addicted to our devices. In the video below Dr. Daniel Siegel considers these ideas as he answers the question: Is social media replacing our […]
MindMeister – Realtime Collaboration
Originally posted by Rebecca on January 20, 2019 In teaching the writing process, brainstorming and organizing ideas are critical skills to employ when writing in another language. I wanted to find an app that allowed for both synchronous and asynchronous input. MindMeister has proven to be a gem of a product. The writing component of my course has […]
FreshGrade: The Future of Assessment
As we progress through the 21st century, digital assessment tools are gradually replacing more traditional methods of reporting. FreshGrade is a learning technology that takes on an innovative approach to student assessment. This online platform is a digital portfolio that showcases student learning. It allows teachers to interact with both students and parents to share, […]
Froggipedia: dissect an AR frog on your iPad
Originally posted by Vincent Dong on January 15, 2019 Many people believe that Augmented Reality (AR) technology has the great potential to introduce new ways and methods of teaching and learning and will transform the conventional educational process. Here is an outstanding example of how AR can provide an immersive learning experience. Froggipedia is an interactive AR […]