EDU 776

To be honest, contributing the past seven weeks and being apart of this course has been a bit tedious and overwhelming. I must admit, I am the least tech savvy person and this course has challenged my creativity outside of the box. I find comfort in my ways and how I do things now. However, now knowing how technology evolves and the many free resources available to people, encourages me to want to try to keep up with the many benefits and useful resources the tech world has to offer! But honestly, it doesn’t. Although, I feel the way that I do, I did find this course resourceful and I will continue to use some things I found beneficial for my future use as an educator.  Image Source During this course, there were tools that allowed me to become open-minded on the many resources out there that can help me with my future career as a diverse learner teacher. Nearpod is very useful and I cannot wait to further explore it. I also enjoyed the active learning assignment on...

Active Learning Children are prone to be engaged in lessons and have fun most during active learning. I am a hands on learner myself and as an adult, I enjoy active learning! Lessons involving active learning are exciting and can be meaningful for children and teachers. Teachers and students can build memories and relationships through the process. Students also benefit from the interactions, instead of observing or listening to teacher lectures. Active learning is when students are able to participate and become involved in the learning process rather than just observing or listening to teacher lectures. Student Feedback In the blog, it mentioned various resources supporting active learning activities. Some of the resources are: TodaysMeet, Audioboom, and PicCollage. Students were encouraged to create their very own book designs using PicCollage. They were also instructed to use audio recordings of their reviews. Students were given the chance to explore their creativity by...