Contibution to the Learning of Others

This class has actually taught me a lot about myself.   Turns out I think I  am kind of selfish. I appreciated others comments and their contributions to my learning through Twitter, and Slack. However, I really did not prioritize contributing to the learning of others.   Actually, when I look back at my interactions …

Summary of Learning

  Holy! I can't believe that we are at the end of the semester already!!! Here is my summary of learning for the course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAUoxgf1o-c   On a side note, I am very excited about how easy this was for me. Usually, I would spend days on a project like this finding apps, (and sometimes …

New Coding Enthusiast

I have had a lot of fun this week learning to code. I played a bit with two different websites. I like hour of code because of their structured activities. I liked Scratch because of its open-ended creative mode. I don’t know if those ideas cross over to both websites or not but that was …

Teaching Digital Literacy

Fake news is a real part of our daily world and teaching students how to think critically about the information they are accessing is now essential. In my internship, I had students researching different weather-related inquiry project. I had one student come up to me three days in a row to tell me on day …

Cyber-Sleuthing Kaitlyn

This weeks mission was to be a cyber sleuth. For me, this brought to mind the adventures of Nancy Drew. (I wonder how different her stories would be in the 21st century)   I didn’t have any dreams of being an award-winning cyber sleuther, but I have done my fair share of Facebook creepin’ so …

The Cellphone Debate

My self and two of my EDTC 300 classmates simulated a texting conversation between a concerned parent, classroom teacher and a principal. Here is a video of the chat from the parent's point of view:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3_bJRC9Y7k All parties brought up good and interesting points for this debate. The parent starts the conversation by bringing …

My Fear of Twitter

Three weeks ago my class was given an assignment to participate in a Twitter Chat. Seems easy enough. And yet, almost a month later I still have not been able to complete the task. I have tried. The first week I faced a time-change confusion, an untimely update, and multiple time conflicts. And then I …

Navigating Education in A Changing World

I have noticed when talk turns to how much technology has changed in our lifetime, people typically express feelings of fear and nostalgia. The feeling I most readily experience in this conversation is almost always overwhelming wonderment. Throughout our EDTC 300 class discussion and while watching An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube , I kept thinking …

A Time Waster that’s Worth My Time

I am a notorious procrastinator and an expert time waster. When I should be writing or reading or applying for jobs, I spend hours on Facebook. This week I found myself using Feebly as my chosen method of distraction. It was so easy to scroll through a feed and get immediate access to interesting blogs …

My new outlook on blogging

Hi! My name is Shyla Froshaug and I am very excited to be taking this course and to be learning more about educational technology. I am in the last semester of my degree and recently finished my internship. During my teaching experience, I used the smartboard frequently, incorporated some online research into some of my classes …