I remember the first week of my technology course.. I was not optimistic. I have been rather resistant to technological advances in my personal life so the thought of incorporating more technology into my professional life was absurd! Tweeting? Blogging? Ha!
Flashback to Gamification. I am in love with this concept to this day! I cannot wait to implement gaming strategies into my own classroom.
Also surprising? I have found myself on twitter fairly often recently as the American election draws near (back channeling is my new favourite pastime!) Who doesn't love seeing impassioned Americans rant during a debate?
Like the technology wizard Dave said... The class is what YOU make it, and your attitude will impact your enjoyment of the course. I actually did learn a lot and have added a number of resources to my virtual goody bag of teacher things! How ironic that I decided to study how my attitude impacts my life for my Genius Hour project? I have actually decided to extend this project into my cohort inquiry project over my placement in January. I stumbled across the new MindUP curriculum this week and will be investigating how mindfulness can impact my students' mental health!
[Thehawnfoundation] (2011, May 18). The Hawn Foundation - The MindUp Program [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/tAo_ZSmjLJ4
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Your blog is absolutely beautiful and looks so professionally done. Everything fits together nicely and runs smoothly. I'm jealous of your twitter feed add-on, something I'm probably going to embed onto my page. I also enjoyed reading the blog posts, it seems as though you have a real nice knack for this kind of thing so I do hope you continue with. All the best!
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