Tag: Learning

ETEC 533 Final Reflection and Analysis

Below you will find my final reflection post for ETEC 533.  To see the article full screen please click here. Introduction When I started this ETEC 533 class I had a strong feeling that the activities and readings would help me to discover new interactions between learning and technology and further develop my understanding of […]

BC Principal Blocks Cell Phone Reception

A principal in BC became fed up with cell phones in his high school and decided to take matters into his own hands by buying a cell phone jamming device for $115 (with school funds) and installing in the school. According to The Province his actions were rooted in reducing classroom management issues surrounding cell […]

Virtual Reality and Haptics: Lessons for the Classroom

In my ETEC 533 class we are discussing how embodied learning can be achieved by portable, hand-held and virtual reality (VR) technologies.  As part of this module we were asked to research one or more of these topics and reflect on our findings.  I chose to discuss and reflect upon the areas of virtual reality […]

The Future of Online Learning Communities

According to Bielaczyc and Collins (1999): “The defining quality of a learning community is that there is a culture of learning in which everyone is involved in a collective effort of understanding. There are four characteristics that such a culture must have: (1) diversity of expertise among its members who are valued for their contributions […]

Aviary – Free online graphics editing

A common problem for teachers and professionals on the go is having the software you need when you need it. As the Internet gets speedier and programmers get more creative we are beginning to see software move into the “cloud” of computers and servers. Cloudware is one of many terms used to describe software that […]

Jasper Series Impressions

Teachers often labour to anchor learning in a realistic and applicable context and with firsthand experience I must say it is no easy task. In an effort to develop material to cater to the instructional needs of teachers and learning needs of students the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt (CTGV) developed the Jasper Woodbury […]

Pedagogical Design in Math and Science Education

As part of my ETEC 533 course, which focuses on technology in the science and math classroom, we were given the following quote: Kozma recommends that, “Designers should provide students with environments that restructure the discourse of …classrooms around collaborative knowledge building and the social construction of meaning” (Kozma, 2003, p.9). What do you think […]

Google Earth 5.0

Google Earth 5.0 was released last week and I have been meaning to post about it for some time now.  A new feature added to Google’s already acclaimed software is the ability to step forward and backward through all available satellite imagery with a feature called “Historical Data”.  This relates to research in my ETEC […]

Touch Recognition for SMART Boards

SMART has just released a new feature for its SMART Boards that I heard about last year.  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.  The feature he spoke of was […]