This week hasn't seen much progress for my Genius Hour. With work and school its been a little difficult trying to find a couple of spare minutes to crochet but I have set some time aside this weekend so be prepared for some funny videos documenting my progress. This week i have researched some websites and have found some good research on how...
This week kicked off our Learning Activity presentations that we presented to the class. One that really stood out to me was a classmate who taught us a mini lesson on common multiples. What I noticed immediately was that she had the definitions of multiple and common multiples in her slide slow as a refresher. After explaining the definitions, she showed us visually...
I feel so accomplished leaving our Tech Class each week and learning new tricks and tips to help me become an effective Digital learner. This week we leaned how to make a presentation using Google Slides. It's a new concept for me because I have only used PowerPoint, but I love the fact you don't have to save your work because its already...
I have been feeling a bit more comfortable with Math and coming to terms that it really isn't as bad as I thought it to be. When I was in elementary, there was a big focus on "this is the right answer' and not "what is your thinking toward this problem?" If I had teachers that were patient with me and understood that there was...
As a student and future educator, it is important to be aware of the important rules we should be following. Living in such a digital world, it is so easy to find a picture on Google, or a YouTube video that is relevant to an assignment that we can show in a presentation. BUT, as many of you probably didn't know (because I...
Hey everyone and welcome to my blog! My name is Ally McWhirter and I am in the Teacher Education program at Brock University! I completed my undergrad in Modern Language with a major in French and a minor in Italian. I love languages and travelling to new places exploring the culture.Feel free to take a look at my Pinterest page to find out more...
