SMART has just released a new feature for its SMART Boards that I heard about last year. Â At a teacher’s convention I was talking to a SMART representative who put on his hush-hush voice and told me about a new feature that should be released in the next month. Â The feature he spoke of was […]
Interviewee The interviewee was J.P. a junior high science teacher who teaches in rural Alberta. J.P. has a BSc and a BEd and has devoted most of his teacher preparation to the performing arts and general sciences. This is J.P.’s first full time teaching position and his second year teaching. He has received a variety […]
As part of my ETEC 511 class dealing with the foundations of educational technology we were asked to share our personal views and experiences with educational technology. View my response by clicking the link below. My Philosophy of Educational Technology
As part of my ETEC 512 class dealing with learning theories we were asked to share our reflections on the learning process. This assignment was intended to be personal and not necessarily pedagogically rooted in established theories. Click on the link below to view my response. Personal Learning Theory
As part of my MET program we were assigned the task of sharing our life and learning experiences with technology. Â By clicking the link below you will see my response to this tricky question. Michel’s Auto E-ography
For those out there that haven’t heard of Portableapps.com you should probably check it out. Â These small portable versions of popular applications for productivity (Openoffice.org, Gimp), internet (Firefox, Thunderbird) and many other uses are great to have on the go along with your files. Now there is even a built in menu to keep the […]
This week in my ETEC 533 class we are discussing the following questions: What is a good use of technology in the math and science classroom? What would such a learning experience and environment look like? What would be some characteristics of what it is and what it isn’t? With these questions in mind, bare […]
Hello one and all. This is my newest and hopefully most stable blog. This blog and its related sites will follow me as I complete my Masters of Educational Technology (MET) at the University of British Columbia. In addition to posts related to my education I will also include relevant useful technology, website and the […]
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