That’s a Wrap: Learning Project Summary

Over the course of the past semester, I’ve chosen to learn about coding for my Learning Project. Although it was a rocky road, I’ve learned more than I thought I ever would about coding and programming. Computer Science, Engineering, Programming etc., have never been topics I’ve been very interested in learning about, so I believe…

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Summary of Learning

#EDTC300 Summary of Learning I can’t believe this semester is already over. I am beyond grateful for the time I’ve had, the resources I’ve acquired, the skills I’ve learned, and the knowledge I’ve gained, and am looking forward to seeing where the world of EdTech takes me from here! Until then, enjoy my Summary of…

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“I’ve got 99 problems but a switch ain’t one”

That title was not my idea, but is literally what Python called the tutorial, and I legitimately laughed out loud. That aside, the tutorials have been getting more difficult, and are taking wayyy longer than they have before. via GIPHY One critique that I have for Python is that many of the tutorials, I don’t…

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“Scratch”-ing My Head

This week in EDTC300, we’re learning about coding! Because I’ve chosen to learn about coding in my Learning Project, I’ve done quite a few of the Hour of Code courses (App Lab, Sports Code, Hello Processing), as well as done some work with Code Academy (Python); I hadn’t yet done work with Scratch though, so…

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SnApp, Crackle, Pop with Khan Academy

For this week’s blog post we’ve been instructed to find an educational app or tool we were unfamiliar with to review and provide insights on. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to review, because let’s be honest, I’m unfamiliar with most educational type apps (aside from Twitter maybe), so I started with a Google…

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Monty Python… and the Holy Grail

via GIPHY I think I’ve found the Holy Grail of Python resources! I have still been using the guide provided by David Sinsky to learn about coding, but along with the basics of coding, I’ve chosen to learn the coding language called Python, and have been working through the Codecademy tutorials to do so. Because…

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Harry Potter Puns: They Can Slytherin to any Conversation

via GIPHY If you have been following my journey through learning code (which let’s be honest, has been fairly hard to follow), you will know that I’ve chosen to learn the coding language called Python (hence the HP title reference). As stated in my previous learning project blog post, I’ve decided to follow the direction…

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#DigCit

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term Digital Citizenship, (and/or do not have the time to read the linked article), it can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behaviour with regard to technology use, and according to Mike Ribble can be broken down into nine key elements (the following nine…

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What Would You Do?

For this blog post, I worked with the wonderful Megan Gurski (check out her blog and Twitter if you haven’t already!). We decided to create a couple of case studies, that address some of the problems with technologies in the classroom. We created case studies for each other, and then provided hypothetical responses to the…

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