As part of my ETEC 533 course, which focuses on technology in the science and math classroom, we were given a list of metaphors and descriptors used to define technology. From these descriptions we were asked to identify which we identify with most and why.
This website allows you to select exactly what you want to print by simply pasting the URL and electing the areas. Here is a video of it in action: This is an especially handy digital tool for those having students do research and seeing that they are printing way too much. Ideally any notes could […]
Anyone who knows me knows that I have always appreciated a quality mustache. I have gone out of my way for an excuse to sport “the stache” in the past and have always admired fellow Canadian and trivia host extraordinaire Alex Trebek for his classic facial hair. In a very interesting article and video from […]
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 […]
It has been a few days since I conducted and analyzed an interview with a former teaching colleague J.P. as part of my ETEC 533 coursework (you can see that interview analysis here). As a continuation of that work my class has been discussing and reflecting upon the issue of educational technology, how our views […]
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