Can I take a moment out of my busy day to say that I love the word “iterate”? Such a lovely word that just rolls off the tongue and says “fail forward” in a much nicer way. Likely due to how late in the week I submitted it, I did not receive a lot of […]
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Having looked at the floorplan for my school’s library and identified some needs of our users, here are some thoughts around redesigning the library. Sources BC Ministry of Education. (n.d.). Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 8. Building Student Success – B.C. Curriculum. https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/adst/8/core Brown, T. (Performer). (2008). Tales of Creativity and Play [Video file]. In
Source Overdrive. (n.d.). Fraser Valley Regional Library. Retrieved from https://fvrl.overdrive.com
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A few questions that came to mind while reading about the legal issues surrounding the sharing of student work. How does my home district monitor and enforce compliance with FOIPPA and sharing of student work? Given that most version control companies are based out of the United States (e.g., Github, Bitbucket), what options exist for
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This graphic, created in collaboration with Dee Singh and Angela Stevens, is targeted towards a middle/high school audience to educate students about some digital literacy topics. Sources Mihai Tanase. (2009, November 4). Cloud computing – How it all works. [YouTube Clip] YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTNgV0O_oTg November, A. (2012, March 25). How to read a web address? November
Another day, another assignment. Today, I’m talking about strategies for evaluating new technology for privacy concerns. At the end of all this, the individual needs to decide whether the privacy risks are worth the advantages that the tech provides, but being educated at least allows us to make an informed decision. How can you learn
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For this assignment, I surveyed staff on their current views of our school’s LLC, as well as their design thinking and maker-related practices. I did not get permission to survey students for this. The goal was to see where the library could be improved, and where a makerspace could fit into that vision. I only
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