Post #6 “Take Me Outside Day” is an initiative in Canada, aimed at encouraging students and their families to spend time outdoors. This year it is on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. It promotes outdoor education and activities, emphasizing the importance of nature in children’s learning and well-being. Many schools participate by organizing outdoor lessons, hikes, […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection"Post #5 This week, I used Canva to create a graphic for my website. There were many designs to choose from. I decided to create my own, as I am trying to learn more about technology through this course. It’s drag-and-drop design made it accessible for all skill levels, including me! I looked through the […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection"Post #6 Have you ever started dancing around your living room with music blaring, or driving down the road, and your favourite song comes on, so you crank your stereo and start singing to the lyrics? Music is said to enhance intelligence and focus, but it can also improve your mental health. Our mental health […]
Read more "How Music helps Mental Health"Post #5 The app Duolingo was launched in 2012. It is offered on Apple as well as Android. The idea was to offer a platform for individuals to learn different languages. It has now expanded to include math and music. For Duolingo Music, it teaches music theory as well as instrument skills. It launched in […]
Read more "Duolingo Music"Post #4 A Youth Orchestra in Cateura, Paraguay, has their instruments made out of trash from the landfill. Favio Chavez and Luis Szaran came to Paraguay to open a music school. They quickly realized they had more students than instruments. Being resourceful, they went to the landfill and made violin, cellos, and other instruments artfully […]
Read more "Recycled instruments"Free Inquiry #1 In our Technology course, we were allowed to have a free inquiry project on something that interested us for our classroom. I decided to involve music, as it has always been important in my life. Since before I started Kindergarten, I began playing the violin. It was something my Grandfather and I […]
Read more "Why I wanted my Free Inquiry Project"In-Situ this week, was a great experience. Being in a K-3 school, was very exciting. Going into the Grade 3 classroom, engaging with the students to make a stop motion short film was a fun, creative process. A stop motion film, also known as a stop frame animation. Is a technique used in film making, […]
Read more "Weekly Reflections #4"My group made a stop motion animation film today about a family of penguins. We worked together on the story and added music to make it come alive. It was a creative project that was enjoyable and made us laugh. We worked together from picking out the characters, to creating a story, to editing the […]
Read more "Weekly reflection #3"A digital footprint on social media is the trail of data and information left behind when we interact online. Every post, comment, photo, and like contributes to our online presence, shaping how others perceive us. On the positive side, a well-managed digital footprint can enhance personal branding and professional opportunities like I had with my […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection #2"Free inquiry Post #3 In the classroom, teachers are looking for effective ways to enhance learning and engagement. A powerful and inspiring tool that often gets overlooked is music. Listening to music in the classroom can transform the learning experience, offering a range of benefits that support cognitive, emotional, and social development. It helps with […]
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