Tag: science

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 […]

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 […]

“Information Visualization”

I am grateful to be teaching in the technology-infused, connected world we live in today. As an educator the internet offers a vast array of resources that can be easily implemented in your average secondary classroom to meet information, communication and technology (ICT) outcomes and course outcomes or simply making a difficult concept easier for […]

Teaching Earth Sciences and Planetary Motion

Many science teachers struggle to with lessons surrounding Earth Sciences. Explaining the planetary motions that give rise to day, night, seasons, differences in insolation and tides are not simple, concrete topics that students can easily grasp. I have struggled with teaching lessons surrounding these and similar ideas in my own Science 10 classes. I believe […]

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 […]

ETEC 533 Module A Reflection

The first module of my ETEC 533 class has been very interesting thus far.  In this module we have engaged in a variety of activities in this module including: A discussion of what it mean to use technology in an effective manner. Analyzing and discussing video case studies depicting student and teacher responses to technology. […]