This semester in my exploration of 歐體style Chinese calligraphy, I documented my practice of 丶, ㇀, and 一 strokes, and I also practiced |, while trying to make space for quiet time in the busyness of the semester. Being the end of the semester, it feels like spring is finally here. Throughout the semester, I’ve…
It’s hard to believe that it’s the end of the semester already. We started off in January with a first class discussing FIPPA, and the documentary Most likely to succeed. Week two, we learned how to screen-record in zoom, and practiced by making and editing a short video. Week three, we talked about AI, thinking…
This week we had presentations from half of our inquiry project groups, and learned about our digital footprint and how targeted ads actually work. The four projects that I watched this week are Pod 3: How can fitness technology and activity tracking apps promote healthy habits or unhealthy competition and anxiety among students?, Pod 4: Old School…
This week we tried out doing Ed Camps! Ed Camps is a type of discussion activity to lead in zoom classes in which students suggest and then vote on possible discussion topics, before going into breakout rooms to discuss their topic of choice, before returning to the main room to present the results of their…
For our EdTech inquiry, we focused on how translation tools can help support language learners in science, along with the benefits, limitations, and best practices teachers should keep in mind.
For this post I am practicing the 横heng horizontal stroke. The numbers 1, 2, and 3 are written 一，二，三 in Chinese, making it very easy to chose characters to practice the horizontal stroke with. Pictured below are my best examples of each character.
This week we talk about coding and gaming in education.
A friend recently gave me a very nice little bowl that he brought back after visiting his mom in China for Chinese New Year. It is perfect for holding the water for my brush, so I’ve upgraded from the tin that I used last time. He specifically got me one with a tiger motif on…
This week is all about EdTech Pro-D session with Idéllo, a French online reading resource.
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