

Critical Media Literacy
Since there are no signs of a technological moratorium any time soon, the need to reflect upon digital and critical media literacy is...
Virtual Classroom Creation
First and foremost, my team and I created a website to use as a teaching tool in an elementary school classroom. This website,...


Media Portrayal of Aboriginals
In our society, the media and news outlets hold a lot of power and influence over us because they are the places we get all of our...


International Society for Technology in Education Standards
Apart from the twelve MELS Professional Competencies, teachers should also meet the ISTE standards, which revolve around the use of...


Discussing Race in the Classroom
In Bolgatz’ (2005) “Talking Race in the Classroom”, some strategies for discussing race and racism with schoolchildren are illustrated,...


Using Technology to Include All Students
In my opinion, one of the most important issues in education that also connects with the use of technology is that of inclusion. In other...


Courtland Park International School Volunteering
This semester, an opportunity came up for a friend of mine and myself to volunteer in a Grade 1 Classroom in St-Bruno, at Cortland Park...


Networking
Recently, I’ve participated in some events in the Faculty of Education that I believe is helping me network with other professionals,...


Gender Stereotyping in the Media
As I was browsing the Media Smarts website, which I highly recommend checking out, I searched for lesson plans on gender representations...
Sketchnoting
I have recently experimented with the note taking technique of Sketchnoting, which is an alternative to the traditional way of taking...