Now it was time to set up my WordPress website/blog. I signed up for a blog through opened.ca, following the instructions from the 336 course website. It was pretty straightforward and I think the longest time sink was waiting for the confirmation email. That being said, I read all the steps once before even starting and I think that helped avoid any major mistakes in the signup process. Once I was able to get into the admin side of my new blog I went to the clone zone on opened.ca and got the UVic EDCI 336 template. At this point the blog was populated with a bunch of content and it was time to start customizing it. I decided that before I made any changes I would be sure that I had the first few posts ready and have a few photos ready to be in a place where I could replace the pre populated content as I changed the look. So with that done now, I am finally getting to adding my first few blogs and photos!
Category: EDCI 336 (Page 3 of 3)
This is a category for the EdTech course. Please add this category in addition to the relevant edtech assignment category(ies).
I had no idea what to expect from EDCI 336 when I saw it in the list of fall courses for the second year of the BEd program. I was able to read through the 336 course syllabus before the first class and that gave me some direction but I was still a little unsure about the delivery of the course. The first class definitely gave me more direction on the expectations of the class and how we are going to be interacting with other students and faculty. I am pretty nervous about this class but it seems like we will be covering some pretty important information so I hope I can keep up with everything! We also signed up to “learning pods” in the first class to give us the opportunity to make connections with the people in the course. I am looking forward to meeting with my pod during the term and seeing the different ways we each approach the course.
Hi, I am Carla and I am currently attending UVic’s Bachelor of Education program. This blog will be exploring my experiences in class and on a free inquiry project where I will be playing and bungling my way through Minecraft for the first time. In my free time, I like to play both tabletop and video games so I hope that some of the problem-solving skills I gained from those activities will help. My beagle Leopold (pictured) helps keep my feet warm while I study or when I am on my computer, his companionship has been wonderful during the pandemic. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy the content!
Loves…
- Nachos
- The smell of fresh cedar
- Window shopping
Likes…
- Comfy clothes
- West coast hiking
- Video games
Hates…
- Okra
- Wet socks
- Climate change
Work in progress no longer!
For my group EdTech inquiry I worked together with Amy to search out apps that a teacher can use to connect with families and aid in a student’s learning outcomes. After looking through our options there were two apps that caught our attention so we decided to focus on Seesaw and Class Dojo.
We picked these two because there were some differences in the approach that each takes but both allow communication between teachers and parents with privacy from the student.
I really liked the way that you could share what is happening in class with families and send confidential comments on students behaviour, class work, and progress.
But for now, I’ll let myself and Amy do the talking in this video of our presentation to our learning pod.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaC7o2EfKAE&feature=emb_logo
I think the biggest take away from this inquiry is that there are so many options for teachers that you need to first understand your use case for the app. Seesaw and Class Dojo are great resources for apps that a teacher can use to connect with families and aid in a student’s learning outcomes. They also have other functions to help teachers with class management, digital portfolios, and different modalities of information delivery.
Lastly, here are the slides from our presentation.
Thanks for checking out our inquiry and I hope you found some useful information for your future, or current, teaching career!!