Category Archives: Introductions

Hi everyone! Speech always has a purpose.  We speak to communicate ideas.  Great orators know how to use silence, volume, intonation, and body language to capture their audience’s attention.  However, when you get right down to it, the words matter.  … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! It was difficult to pick just one photo, but I ended up selecting what appears to be the beginning of a presentation promoting a Moodle learning environment to an unknown audience, possibly other teachers. The text on the … Continue reading →

A student recently told me that he read the world was going to end in two weeks. A comet was going to align with Earth creating a catastrophic earthquake and we would cease to exist. My first thought was, “darn, … Continue reading →

Hi everybody! This image shows a fresco Kiss of Judas in a small Croatian church build in the 13th century – St. Mary of the Rocks in Beram. I’ve chosen this image because it is related to a primary oral … Continue reading →

I chose this picture because to me it epitomises just how much technology has made literacy available to us all.  The Gutenberg Bible was the first book made (more) widely available through the technology of the printing press.  The iPad … Continue reading →

Hi everyone! My name is Garth and I am a student in the Educational Psychology, Technology in Education department at the University of Alberta. I chose this image because I am fascinated with how mobile technology is changing the way … Continue reading →

My favorite part of the day in my classroom was when we would sit down and share a really good book. Early in my career I made a pedagogical decision to read aloud in my classroom each day regardless of … Continue reading →

  Hi All, My name is Jasmeet Virk and this is my 6th MET course. I am a grade 4 teacher in Kelowna, B.C and loving every minute of the MET program.   I choose this picture because I have wondered … Continue reading →

I choose this photo because it reflects my sense of humor. I think the sign does a marvelous job at getting the correct point across whilst adding humor to the message; I’m a believer of trying to instill humor into … Continue reading →

Image Title: Reading in the Subway This image caught my eye since I have recently had subway reading experience. It is a unique environment to escape from one world and into another. The stark, dramatic image of an individual reading … Continue reading →

I selected this image as it illustrates that mixed messages can occur when the meaning of “text” changes or when new technologies are introduced. I am interested in learning more about the tradeoffs that occur when a new technology is … Continue reading →

I chose this picture because I love the contrast shown for the meaning of TEXT: it is a word with many meanings being applied to something most of us do every day on our phones. Better yet, we are asked … Continue reading →

I’m fascinated by the intersection of information, communications, and educational technologies. My undergrad degree is in computer information systems, my post grad is in communications and this term will mark the end of my educational technology masters degree. Before my … Continue reading →

Hi all.  My name is Mark Barrett and this is my 9th MET course.  I’m also taking 590 and thus these are my final 3 months (providing I don’t fail!) of completing my masters.  I am a high school teacher … Continue reading →

This is a photo posted by a flickr user of an English website translated into Korean using Google translate. I chose this image because I think the instantaneous translation of texts and languages into other texts and languages constitutes a … Continue reading →

Hello Everyone! My name is Juliana and ETEC 540 is my 8th course. I have had a very varied career. I have worked as a research technician in the biotech field and I have also worked as a biosafety associate … Continue reading →