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Cultivating Community & Collaboration via Digital Media Literacy: A Project-based Approach to ENL1W
Presenters Alexandra (Xan) Woods [email protected] Blog: https://medium.com/the-reciprocal-teacher X handle: @xanwoods Amanda Potts [email protected] Blog: https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/ X handle: @ahpotts Summary The OTF Connects webinar entitled “Cultivating Community and Collaboration via Digital Media Literacy” was presented by Zan Woods and Amanda Potts. The session focused on integrating digital media literacy into the curriculum to enhance student …
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Get Kids Talking using Tech Tools!
Let’s get students talking, explaining, creating and documenting their own learning! In this webinar, participants will learn about four iPad apps that we consider to be the most powerful and easy to use. These apps will provide learners with opportunities to practice essential skills for oral language development, print representation and storytelling skills. Use: Explain …
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Storytelling and Coding With Scratch
In this webinar participants design, build and code a working Scratch application that tells a story using principles of mathematics to support a narrative. Participants explore curriculum connections, learning skills and cross curricular entry points from numeracy and literacy across all grade levels. Note: K-8 examples are shared, however, secondary level teachers may still find this session …
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Publishing with Technology
As part of the Media Literacy Strand students are expected “to create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions and techniques” (Ontario Language Curriculum 1-8, 2006). What technology tools are available to Ontario students and teachers to meet this expectation and to publish research results? What knowledge and …