Our final debate argued that educators have a responsibility to use tech and social media to promote social justice. It was one for the books. Jacquie and Mike opened the argument with a well done video in favour of this. They focused on how essential social justice is in our schools and how it is …

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I did not know what to expect from this debate. The topic was openness and sharing in schools is unfair to our kids. I came into this debate not really sure how I felt. Both teams did a fantastic job of arguing their sides and brought some really good points to the table. I left …

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I think this was the debate that shifted my thinking the most. The topic, cell phones should be banned in classrooms. As a primary elementary teacher I have little experience with students in my classroom carrying a cell phone or using one for educational purposes. It just wasn’t something that my students had access to. …

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Is social media ruining childhood? This is probably one of the most debatable topics out there and not just among educators and parents. There are a lot of opinions on this and at this point it is really hard to say if it is or if it is not. I felt last night our class …

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Disclaimer: This post was created in collaboration with Daina to summarize the information we collected to defend our position on the debate statement: Schools should NOT focus on teaching things that are easily googled. We choose to disagree with this statement because we feel that schools SHOULD still teach things even though you can easily Google them.  As …

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This weeks debate was if technology is a force for equity in society. This topic is a tough one to choose a side on but both sides did a great job sharing their point of view. Not only that but they handle the power outage and internet connection issues like champs. Kalyn and Natayl started …

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I am still trying to wrap my head around what happened on Tuesday during the first debate. The topic was “Technology in the classroom enhances learning!” I had no clue what to expect coming into this debate. It is a fence I straddle regularly and so I was anxious to hear what Nancy and Amanda …

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I have always thought of myself as someone that did not struggle with technology. After taking a year off during my maternity leave I came back to school and could not believe how much had changed. All of a sudden google docs, google classroom and new websites and programs were common language at our staff …

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