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This brings us to my last blog post for the semester! I have really enjoyed posting my assignments here for EME 2040, and I hope you all have enjoyed reading through my work over the course of the semester. Although things have ended in a way that no one could have ever expected, I’m superContinue reading “Final Reflection”

Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you safe and healthy. For my final project, I decided to research and present on the technology trend of Cloud-Based Technology in the field of Education. As an aspiring educator, I know Cloud-Based Technology is not going anywhere anytime soon. In this digital storytelling project, I introduce myContinue reading “Final Project: Digital Storytelling Video”

For this week’s assignment, we were given the choice to research Blockchain, Bitcoin, or both, and create an animated whiteboard “explainer” video for whatever topic we chose. I chose to focus my project on Bitcoin, and in my explainer video I briefly share what it is, why people use it, the positives and negatives ofContinue reading “Week 13 – Animated Explainer Video: What is Bitcoin?”

For this project, we had to work in a group from a previous project in the semester, and the topic that we researched was the advantages and disadvantages of using virtual reality (VR) in education. Throughout this presentation, we share four advantages and three disadvantages of using VR in education, ultimately coming to the conclusionContinue reading “Week 12 – VR in Education Group Project”

Hello everyone! I hope this blog post finds you happy and healthy during these crazy times. Above, I included a link to download the picture book that I created with Storybird for this week’s assignment. It’s titled “How to Manage Sadness: A Guide for Children to Find Happiness”. I chose this topic for my bookContinue reading “Week 11 – Online Storybook”

This animation outlines my midterm paper, the issue of increased screen-time usage in children negatively impacting their overall development. Not only can increased screen-times limit the social interactions that children have with their peers, but it can also lead to the development of behavioral issues later in life. One practical solution to solving this technologyContinue reading “Midterm Topic – Animaker Video”

This week’s topic of the Inquiry Cycle was very interesting to me as a future educator. I think it is so important to give students the opportunity to really be responsible for their own learning, and the Inquiry Cycle does just that. In brief, Inquiry-Based Learning follows the following five steps: Ask, Investigate, Create, Discuss,Continue reading “Week 7 – The Inquiry Cycle”

What is cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is the protection of computers and any other type of technology from digital theft, damage, or other disruptions. Cybersecurity also involves how to avoid cyberbullying or any other negative communication via the Internet. Below is a Piktochart with several tips on how to be safe online and avoid any hackers orContinue reading “Week 6 – Cybersecurity”

For my group’s project on various trends in technology, our topic was Social Media in Learning. Above is a voiced over recording of our presentation, and I enjoyed researching about this topic because it very applicable to my future profession. As a future elementary educator, I think my students would benefit from the use ofContinue reading “Social Media in Learning Presentation”

After reading about PowerPoints for this week’s module, there were several important takeaways that I will remember for any future presentations that I make.  The most important suggestions that I’m going to remember are to keep my presentations simple and spend plenty of time practicing. I definitely go overboard with the information that I putContinue reading “Museum Kiosk Assignment”