In preparing for this week’s debate and meeting with my team members, we were especially drawn towards the word “enhance” in our debate topic. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, enhance means “to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or … Continue reading
Continue readingIs it social media that is ruining childhood?
I always have a condescending “I am not on social media”, excuse for looking down on those who tell me that they have been posting and watching videos on either Instagram or TikTok. As an Asian, I can tell you, social media is a luxury. It is not for the average middle class or the …
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Continue readingIs social media RUINING childhood?
Is social media RUINING childhood? I’m unsure any one individual thing can “ruin” a childhood. Life is how we make it, and we can choose to look at life in a glass half-empty way, or a glass half-full way. I’ll fully agree that social media has certainly impacted the childhood of our students, as it […]
Continue readingTechnology was created to enhance our lives, and obviously enhances our educational spaces.
I think that technology enhances learning in the classroom. If I didn’t have technology, we wouldn’t be able to use it to escape the realities of the situation in our community and the safety precautions needed to get out. We have pushes for land based learning, but everything inside it is experiential, and much of […]
Continue readingDoes everyone have equal access to technology?
After the GreatEd debate this week, I have to admit that I have been thinking and reflecting a lot about the role of technology in education. According to UNESCO (2024), education is a fundamental human right for everyone. We may…
Continue readingTechnology and Classrooms: My Two Cents
The idea that technology is boon or a bane for learning has up in the air for a long time. Despite my disagreements with the Big Bang Theory at multiple levels, I could understand how it became a major global hit. Kids experimenting with technology, growing up into brilliant scientists as a premise was brilliant. …
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Continue readingBlending the Right Frameworks for Meaningful Classroom Learning
Whenever I discuss edtech with teachers in the future, I want to reinforce the realities of technology that their are pros and cons. In one sense we can significantly close achievement gaps and elevate learning outcomes, particularly for at risk … Continue reading
Continue readingLet’s Not Confuse Flavour for Nutrition- Technology as a Facilitator, Not an Enhancer of Learning
When I signed up for the debate “Does technology enhance learning?” I was excited to get a chance to defend my position. As my team and I met, researched, and … Continue readingLet’s Not Confuse Flavour for Nutrition- Technology as a Facilitator, Not an Enhancer of Learning
Continue readingSocial Complications
I’ve had a very eventful couple of months. For a high school teacher, June is always a crazy time: wrapping up the school year, marking final exams, preparing report cards, and, inevitably, dragging a few students across that finish line. But when I sit in my school’s graduation ceremony, there’s a great sense of accomplishment that I have made it through another school year. This year was even more significant because my own children were graduating from high school. So…
Continue readingStrangers and Screens, Oh My!
The Montreal news article argues that we need greater protection for children online which is a stark contrast to the conversation in class, where many argued that children are actually more protected now, than ever. This conversation wa…
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