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Digital Technologies for effective learning design: selection & application

Digital Technologies for effective learning design: selection & application

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged with Assessment, EDUC 451, inquiry, MY SRL, planning, udl

Recognizing how to effectively select a digital technology and appropriate teaching strategy is important work for teachers. Given the very busy job of teaching and the complex task of learning to teach, it is particularly important for pre- and early career teachers to spend time thinking about how the lessons they design can best support […]

Digital Communication: enlarging perspectives and sharing inquiry

Digital Communication: enlarging perspectives and sharing inquiry

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged with blogging, blogs, communication, EDUC 450, inquiry, PLN, professionalism, SAMR, social media

Communication is a large part of what teachers do and it is important that we consider how we communicate, what we communicate and with whom. In this post, I look at professional communication in an Inquiry classroom with UBC instructor, Dawn Allen. With her EDUC 450 class, we discussed innovative uses of social media, blogs and other digital tools to support inquiry sharing. At the same time, we ‘troubled’ the benefits and issues involved in digital tech integration.

Cross-curricular planning: accessing and evaluating resources to support all learners (LLED 351)

Cross-curricular planning: accessing and evaluating resources to support all learners (LLED 351)

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged with inquiry, LLED 351, planning, resources

Designing a cross-curricular unit plan that incorporates aspects of student inquiry is a major assignment in LLED 351, Literacy Practices and Assessment, and also excellent practice for practicum and future planning. To support you in completing this assignment, I’ve been working together with our knowledgeable education librarians  some of your instructors and to develop some […]

Wonderopolis

Wonderopolis

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with animals, answers, ask, Free, general knowledge, geography, history, how things work, inquiry, questions, science, wonder

Wonderopolis is a website that poses daily ‘Wonders’ (questions to wonder about) and different ways of answering those questions through video, audio, images, and text. Wonderopolis was developed by the U.S based National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) who state they “work(s) to eradicate poverty through education solutions for families.” This website could provide a […]

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A brief history… Timelines

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Paid, Resource | Tagged with ets, Free, inquiry, Language Arts, multimedia, scarfe sandbox, storytelling, timetoast

I came across TimeToast awhile ago and was just reminded of it this morning as a tool for creating interactive digital timelines. There are many options available for timeline creation – I’ve listed several in the ‘how to get started’ section below. For Timetoast, a free account allows photos to be uploaded, annotations and live […]


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