Category: #ECI834WeeklyBlogPosts

Collaboration. We hear that word all the time now, but do we fully understand the meaning or the motivation? It’s encouraged in our workplaces, our classrooms, and communities. When some people hear that word, they roll their eyes and dread the activity that is about to ensue. Other people (myself included) are excited to embark…

Literacy is multi-faceted, complex, and incredibly powerful. It’s truly embedded into everything we learn and do. It might seem as if literacy is just reading, writing, speaking, and listening, but there is so much more to it. In our current digital world, literacy is also seen through the skills of digital and media literacy. Literacy…

There is nothing more valuable than raising a generation of kids who are knowledgable and experienced in our online world. The only way we can combat misinformation, apathy, and online hate is to instil digital literacy skills in our students…. and that is exactly what I have set out to do. Digital Literacy for Kids…

Teaching guided reading online, during a pandemic nonetheless, is a completely different experience than what educators are used to. When schools initially closed down due to COVID-19, many teachers used Epic, Read Works, Newsela, and Raz Kids to facilitate reading online. While all of these resources have an important place in the online classroom, I…

Digital literacy. What is it? How can it be achieved? Where do we start? These are all valid questions that are asked by many of us. Digital literacy encompasses a range of different elements and themes that contribute to our online identities. It also intersects with the topic of media literacy, which is crucial in…

“Can you hear me okay? Is my mic on?”“I’m just gonna share my screen real quick.”“Please mute your mic…. nope you’re still not muted.”“Thanks for introducing me to all of your pets…. again.” If you are a teacher, you have probably said or heard these words more than once since the pandemic started. Everyone has…

Another semester is upon us, and I can’t believe it’s already my 5th graduate class. Once this class is over, I will have successfully completed my Master’s Certificate in Educational Technology and Digital Media and will continue classes to finish a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction. My current graduate course is called…