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This is how far I got into the Elsa coding. I enjoyed the block coding, and it was very accessible and easy to start. Coding and Computational Thinking in Music I think that computational thinking can be applied to two main things in music: rehearsal and practice. In a rehearsal, the music teacher needs to…
I was looking forward to this opportunity to visit PSII, but when I got there, it exceeded my expectations completely. The passion that the two principals showed for this way of learning was infectious, and I feel like I learned a lot. The two main things I will discuss is Trello, the tool that they…
The Resource This resource was made in response to the calls from Black-Canadian activists who called for the inclusion of Black history in Canadian history since they are inseparable. This resource explains that teaching Black history with an anti-racism lens means infusing joy and positive moments into the material. Thefore, it focuses on positive narratives…
My two tools for critical reflection this week are Google Keep and Google Classroom. Before this week, I had never heard of Google Keep. I have known for a very long time that I wanted to be a music teacher, and I have been receiving a vast array of resources for the last five years…
What are some major limitations of AI? I believe that there are a lot of limitations to AI. The biggest limitation is the unreliablility of the information provided. We all know that AI has a tendency to make things up. There are many situations where generating something only to spend time revising it for errors…
This week, we focused on the H5P interactive video element. Reflections on whether you think including H5P tools would potentially be a useful tool at the grade level you hope to teach (or not). I believe that this tool may be too complicated for the students to use in an assignment that they submit. However,…
Getty Images from Unsplash+ published 2023 Do we need to reimagine education? I believe that this question is at the top of everyone’s mind in the world of education. Multiple courses in this program, such as multiliteracies, cross-curricular inquiry strategies, promoting pro-social behaviour, etc, have all approached this question. I do believe that we must…
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