Hi everyone!
My first post here is basically my own personal crash-course evaluation on blogging techniques, how to build and edit content on Weebly, and how to properly link to and credit sources.
Is this working?
Over the past couple of days, I have examined my relationship with technology and digital media while subtly surveying my grade 8 students about which class might be interesting to develop using an online/blended model. I would definitely describe myself as a "user" of online tools rather than a member/contributor to any virtual community. This creates a gap between myself and the young people I work with, who are so deeply immersed in the connected world. My first (very personal) goal for this semester is to become more comfortable engaging in online community. This will include facing an ingrained fear of being publicly ridiculed! I am by nature an overthinker and share very little, until I have planned out exactly how to articulate my carefully organized thoughts. Consequently, any spontaneous comments to communicate my reactions to or feelings about news, stories, articles, jokes, images or videos I encounter on social media are very rare from me.
I hope to overcome this fear by becoming more active on Twitter this year. My handle is @MmeBouvier - please follow me!
In terms of the subject matter on which I would like to focus, I am partial to Mathematics, which seems like a challenging place to start in developing an online course. However, I do feel like there are several sources of inspiration out there, such as the free-of-charge khanacademy.org, and paid subscription services like IXL. I teach math in French, and there are fewer resources out there en français, let alone directed at a Fransaskois audience. My second goal for the semester is to work towards contributing to the niche of virtual mathematics education for French-speaking students in Saskatchewan. My school division exclusively uses the Microsoft Teams platform for remote learning, in both the "virtual-only" and "temporarily-out-of-the-classroom" settings. I have been able to try some interesting things using the Microsoft suite of applications, but I'm still limited in my breadth of knowledge about other options that exist. I am looking forward to working towards my third goal of exploring and learning more about more the platforms and tools used to build online courses. More specifically, I am interested in researching new or unique online assessment and evaluation methods, and trying them out. I look forward to discussing with my classmates/colleauges, learning from you and alongside you, and hopefully contributing to your learning in any way I can. Drop a comment to let me know how you feel about math – love it or hate it?
6 Comments
Mitch
1/16/2021 05:32:10 pm
Love math.
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Heidi
1/16/2021 07:13:00 pm
Thanks to my husband for testing my comment section ;)
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Daniel
1/17/2021 07:34:11 pm
You can do this Heidi! Looking forward to the occasional hallway chat about the journey you're about to undergo. If you need anything, just ask! I'm sure you'll knock it out of the park!
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Heidi
1/19/2021 02:38:44 pm
Merci Daniel! I look forward to it!
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Raquel
1/19/2021 07:27:28 pm
I love how you used GIFs in your post! And I totally relate to what you said about being an overthinker and needing time to articulate your thoughts. I am the same way, which I why I usually just "consume" on Twitter and don't always contribute. We can work on this together - overthinkers unite!
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