A3 Mobile Games and Technology for Primary Classrooms

A3 Mobile Games and Technology for Primary Classrooms

Mobile Games and Technology Changing The Way We Teach As a primary teacher I have noticed that the students who are coming into our classrooms come in with knowledge that is far superior to the students who have just graduated from our primary… Go to this Sway For my A3 I have created a presentation […]

A1-FreshGrade

A1-FreshGrade

For assignment one I have selected to talk about FreshGrade. I have used FreshGrade for many years in my own classroom and have taught many new teachers at workshops on how to use this program. I am very passionate about this tool because it has changed the way reporting is happening in classrooms. As a […]

VR/AR-The Future of Field Trips

VR/AR-The Future of Field Trips

By dan edwards on July 30, 2018 Hello everyone! While this is a topic that is already underway in education, I do believe that virtual field trips is one that offers huge potential.  Accessing most physical locations for field studies is difficult for most educators and students to take part in.  Field trips offer an immersive way for students […]

Online Portfolio Platform FreshGrade

Online Portfolio Platform FreshGrade

A1: Online Portfolio Platform FreshGrade By stephanie kwok on February 10, 2019 For my Analytical Publishing Project (A1), I created a critical analysis video of the online portfolio platform/learning management system FreshGrade. It is something I have been testing with my students this past year at school, and I have received positive feedback from students, their parents, as well […]

The Culture of Minecraft

The Culture of Minecraft

Minecraft…the adventure is up to you There is no denying the Minecraft boom in children’s mobile culture. In four years, this simple game has grown immensely in popularity and is now owned by software giant Microsoft, purchased for $2.5 billion. With millions of copies sold, it seems Microsoft is on the same page as thousands of […]

Mobile Bible

Mobile Bible

By Tracey Stevens on June 1, 2018 Not a religious person (more spiritual), I wanted to understand how mobile technologies are impacting culture in the way of religion and teaching religion and fell upon : This is a mobile version of the Bible but all main religions have similar apps. This app can change the way people […]

EPIC-Education Site App

EPIC-Education Site App

Epic is an educational app that helps students with their reading skills. Epic was created back in 2013 but has continued to prove its importance in the online education world. Epic has incorporated many different reading assessment programs that educators use. With the assessments in place teachers can assign different books to the students at […]

Wearable technology

Wearable technology

Wearable technology By on August 21, 2013 Resource: The Potential Behind Wearable Gadgets Almost all wearable sensors connect to a smartphone or tablet in some way, using the phone’s data connection as its path to the cloud, where most data processing takes place. In this article, you can get a concept of the technology behind wearable gadgets. […]

Minecraft: Education Edition

Minecraft: Education Edition

By jan lewis on January 7, 2019 For my Resoure Mining contribution to the Knowledge Mill I wanted to research more about how Microsoft’s work delving into using Minecraft: Education Edition on a mobile device (rather than a laptop or desktop) was coming along.  I’ve  only had experience using it with my classes on laptops and desktops […]

Greetings From Burnaby!

Greetings From Burnaby!

Hello everyone, my name is Tyler and I am coming to you from Burnaby in British Columbia. This will be my 9th class in the MET program. I am also taking 540 which means I should be finished the program in August. I love winter, not a big big fan of summer. I enjoy playing […]