Final Post #8 Prodigy Game What is Prodigy? It is an educational platform that uses game-based learning to teach subjects such as English and Math. “The game is designed for 1st through 8th graders to play during the school day and at home. In this online role-playing game, children create customized wizard characters to earn stars […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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