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The project-based learning lessons, group projects, technology, and ideas presented in EDUC 407 have completely enlightened my perspective on digital integration in the classroom. I feel more informed on the possibilities of using tech with students and I understand how beneficial it can be in successfully teaching digital-native-students (Thank you Marc Prensky for teaching meContinue reading “Goal Achieved!”

I have a love-hate-relationship with Social Media. It is true that I am a digital immigrant, according to the poignant label Marc Prensky uses to define people in my situation. I embrace technology, but I remember the good old days when I wasn’t expected to know what everyone was continuously doing through social media. Currently,Continue reading “Share, Like, Scroll, Repeat”

Now here is an Ed Tech Tool that will make you smile: Creatability from Google is a collection of innovative tools which allows users to create music or drawings using different parts of their body, with their voice, or with your computer’s mouse. I used the free applications for HOURS! It is incredibly fun andContinue reading “Seeing Music with Ed Tech Tools”

EDUC 407 is possible because of cloudware technology. We are able to access our coursework and assignments from any device with internet access. The data is not saved on our personal computers, it is all in the cloud. I, personally, would not have the option to attend college if it were not for online-school-access-programs, suchContinue reading “Our class…brought to you by Cloudware”

The majority of schools practice a system of teacher-based learning where the teacher provides lessons, lectures, and assigns reading or homework. The lessons are generally tested upon completion either by a written test or project. The students take information from the lesson and apply what the have learned to answer the test or complete theirContinue reading “Raising Student Achievement with PBL”

The TED talks by Sugata Mitra discussing his method of discovering how children will learn even with limited resources and minimal to no instruction, and his vision for The School in the Cloud is simultaneously intriguing and counter-intuitive. I was captivated when Mitra states, “Children will learn to do what they want to do.” ItContinue reading “The Big Questions”

Hello Everyone! My name is Trisha Cupples and I am in my Junior year of the Bachelor’s Degree Program for Educational Studies. I spent the last 15 years working as a paralegal. I was a preschool teacher and nanny when I was younger, and I attended college to become a teacher, but I never completedContinue reading “About Me”