The nature of a free inquiry project is that it changes over time. I was inspired by my last post, the ways Rainbow Loom can be integrated in the classroom, and I have decided to take a different direction with my inquiry project. I have created a resource that teachers can use in the classroom!…
Today, we talked about the gamification of learning and different educational games that can assist in learning. One thing in particular that I want to talk about in my blog today is Minecraft Education. We had Kara Dawson, the District Information Technology Support Teacher from the Comox Valley school district, give us a presentation about…
Today, I wanted to talk more in depth about how Rainbow Loom can be applied in the classroom. In my experience working with kids, Rainbow Looms are just as popular now as they were when I was in elementary school. I had a group in my summer camps last year that wanted to do Rainbow…
This week, we saw the initial findings on my classmates’ group inquiry projects. Some topics covered included the effects of social media on students’ learning and mental well-being, gamification of learning, and digital footprints/online safety. It was cool to hear what everyone else was discovering with their topics. My group presented on the effects of…
I wasn’t able to attend the Focused Ed Digital Classroom Pro-Ds on the day they were happening, but I caught up on recordings later. One of the recordings I watched and the one I am reflecting on is about Student Cyber Security Awareness from Fortinet. One of the first things I noticed was how there…
This past week, I have been really sick with a fever, and I haven’t been able to do much. What a waste of reading break! I don’t have any cool animals, but I did make a small flower, as they take about 20 minutes to do. I have this pattern memorized, as I made many,…
For my next free inquiry creation, I made a baby Triceratops! This project took two days to complete, as it was a tough one. I learned a new technique called stitching, used for a type of Rainbow Loom project called Loomigurimi, which is essentially crochet with Rainbow Loom bands. I’ve attached a video to this…
This week, we viewed the resource Focused Ed. This resource looks amazing for teachers and has a bunch of quicklinks to some educational resources. We checked out the different levels of World Book. Something that jumped out to me was the fact that students can change the language of the articles. This offers equity in…
In class on week 3, we had a guest speaker talk about AI usage in School District 63, and what they’re doing to implement AI and technology use correctly in the classroom. We also looked at the Focused ED AI Curriculum and digital literacy resources surrounding AI from the BC Ministry of Education. Something that…
For my first Free Inquiry creation, I made a little dolphin! Here’s a glimpse at the first step: creating the fins of the dolphin. This is what they look like on the loom before looping all the bands together. Here are the two pectoral fins and one dorsal fin looped together and off the loom,…