There are so many different different technologies that are constantly coming out and advertising themselves as the next big thing. The SAMR model is a useful tool to use to examine new technologies and see if they should be used … Read More
Today I decided to try to make some spur of the moment naan bread to go along with dinner. I had accomplished my goal of making a full loaf of bread last week so I was thinking of other types … Read More
Taking information from a digital and verbal medium and trying to store it into our long term memory is always a problem. Finding ways to trick our brain into learning and convincing it that the information that we are telling … Read More
What is Kahoot!? Kahoot! Is an educational based app that provides students with the option of game based learning. While educators can use this to test students’ knowledge, they can also support students’ desire to expand upon particular subject works … Read More
Today I decided to tackle my main goal and attempt a actual loaf of bread. I received a recipe from a friend that seemed to be fairly approachable. It was hailed as the easiest, no fuss, best tasting, no knead … Read More
Whether computer games should be included in a classroom has always been a topic of contention between teachers. The idea of brining in games that are based on online mediums often stirs fears of students not working or wasting time. … Read More
A few days ago a friend of mine posted a picture of some lemon squares they made and they looked absolutely amazing. Since I was on this baking kick I knew I had to ask them for the recipe. After … Read More
Learning about 3d printing and modelling was one of the highlights of discussion for this week. Using TinkerCAD we were able to design 3D objects for printing in a future class. We were given a number of choices of objects … Read More
I decided I wanted to try some different flavourings in some bagels I made and see if my technique had improved at all with what I had learned from the last time I made them. The main recipe I used … Read More
The concept of EdCamps was introduced this week in class. The basic premise is that a group of professionals (i.e. teachers at a school) group together and list topics they would be interested in discussing. These topics are then narrowed … Read More