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Student Response Systems

Posted on December 19, 2014 by jho

A Student Response System is a wireless response system that allows individuals to request information and for students to respond by using a “clicker” or hand-held response pad to send his or her information to a receiver (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, n.d.). … Continue reading →

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E-books in the Classroom

Posted on December 17, 2014 by jho

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E-books, or electronic books, are being increasingly common in the classroom across all grade levels. Slowly but surely, e-books are becoming more popular and are starting to replace some physical books. Particularly in higher education, e-books are a cost-effective option … Continue reading →

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UBC Blogs support

Posted on December 15, 2014 by jho

Here are some resources for Teacher Candidates and instructors for additional support with technology integration (thanks to Jenny Ho Dec. 2014) CTLT WordPress Drop-in Clinics: Facilitated by the Centre of Teaching, Learning, and Technology over at Irving K. Barber Learning … Continue reading →

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How to create slideshows

Posted on December 11, 2014 by jho

If you have a series of photos you would like to upload on your ePortoflios, there are a number of ways that you can create a gallery. One of them is through the “Portfolio Slideshow” function. When you create a … Continue reading →

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Games: purpose and potential in education

Posted on December 10, 2014 by jho

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Let my playing be my learning, and my learning be my playing. -Johan Huizinga Games and play are typically overlooked (Prensky, 2001) by many as a way for students to learn. As defined by Sharp (2012), stealth learning is “when … Continue reading →

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Introduction to digital technologies commonly found in elementary schools

Posted on December 3, 2014 by jho

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The elementary school experience today is vastly different from what it used to be like not too long ago. Thanks to the rapid development of various technologies, how they are used in classrooms has vastly evolved. Eight years ago in elementary school, … Continue reading →

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Video Editing

Posted on November 28, 2014 by jho

Want to edit some video footage you have? Is your practicum video too long/large to upload onto CLAS? Here are a few tools for you to cut your videos so that they are within the upload limit (2GB/video). Final Cut … Continue reading →

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