Throughout the weeks being in this class gave me an understanding/insight of what and how technology has changed dramatically. This makes me think of when I was a young kid like my daughters age, I would listen to my music on my Walkman, cassette tape or from my mp3 player. Now we have all that on a phone or can upload from an app that can be used within the classroom virtually. When I found a VHS player and mentioned it to my girls, right away she asked “what is that and what was it for”. I remember before Facebook was created there was Bebo and msn (laughing). Now today, kids are so into different kinds of technology and games make us think of what can we do as future educators to how we would include technology within the classroom respectfully and safely as well as teach students about the proper way to use technology especially in the classroom. I didn’t own my first phone till my girl was about 3 or 4 and now as soon as I get up I’m checking my phone. Personally, I am not one for social media other than having a Facebook but being in this class has opened my eyes to what is really out there and how to go about teaching and including technology in the classroom.

I was confused when our instructor used the concept participatory culture when we were in class, this got me thinking about technology of how often we as adults use our phone and other technology everyday from when we wake up to when we go to bed. A few months ago when the internet went out, I’m not sure the reason was but anyways that was insane as I kept asking my sister if she had connection and i would constantly check my phone or refresh to see if it went back on. if that happened when i was younger, it wouldn’t have even made a dent as playing out with my friends is what was on my mind.

Wesch’s video mentions how different our world is today from back then of how social media’s are so different that they are accessible by a click of a button. Technology and the internet is constantly evolving and this can be said about in his YouTube video. He highlights how people are connected to technology by the many links that helps them connect to others which is so different from back when we only had landlines to communicate. People and kids are exposed to new medias everyday. For the classroom, on the topic of how to make education safer with technology in the classroom and the use of it, we as teachers have a responsibility to educate and teach our students on the proper way to use technology and have open conversations so they have an understanding of how to be safe especially when it comes to social media because some medias can affect how they see themselves and the world around them. Media is changing and we as educators it is important to have a better understanding of what our students are exposed to such like TikTok, Snapchat, Roblox, and other medias so adapting is a good way with our ever changing world. thinking about our students, technology can benefit the classroom and future schools as it can be used as a resource or a means of helping our students communicate but with the benefits we must remember technology can be dangerous as well so educating our students is important. Personally, I think finding the balance is key to go about using technology in the classroom.

For my learning project I decided to try out the FilmMaker app which at first I was hesitant to use as I am not that good at technology but I found it really fun. I found it very tricky and a bit frustrating for me to use and figure out. Using my learning project and taking snapshots of how to use the app was okay until I had to showcase the steps. I just want to mention that I may use it for my learning process however, that depends on if it works out for my interest of this course. Originally I was going to go with iMovie but I decided to go with FilmMaker. I chose this app because watching a short video on YouTube and found it fairly easy to add videos, edit pictures and so I decided to get it which it is free but if you want the full package deal with all the kinks then you can pay but for me since it is just using the basics to document my progress then i am staying with the free version.

The App has 7 menus; basic editing, intro & animated text, stunning effects, speed & filter, picture in picture, green screen, and music & sound options. For this blog post i am only going to show the first menu just as an demonstration but i am going to add a video of my overall experience with the app which may not be great however, i am still learning

For this option you can zoom the timeline for a better editing where you would pinch with you two fingers to zoom in and zoom out in the timeline icon so that you can edit more precisely as to how long you want you video or photo to show before transitioning onto the next.

In this last option for basic editing icon, this option you can adjust you video or photo sequence, the idea is to press your picture and hold the clip you want to swap and drag it to swap among pictures so rearrange then in the order you want.

After importing the tutorial pictures I made a little demonstration with FilmMaker and later I imported my media of making my little tutorial of my earrings that I posted in in my blog of Post 3 and clicked on the ones i wanted to use for making a short video. I trimmed, added different transitions to make it a little bit more interesting.

For this post I will add both my short tutorial and my clip of my progress that I did so far in my learning project. I still have a long way to go to learning how to make different shapes, designs and characters for my earring however I am still in the learning phase and soon will get to where I like to make more beautiful Delica brick stitch earrings. After learning the basics and watch clips on how to create amazing videos with FilmMaker, it kind of got easy but I still find it challenging and will continue to use this app so I can get better.

The Classroom: This app can be useful for the classroom with teacher permission and from the principle and teacher guidance, it can enhance literacy skills through digital video production where students can create their presentations. Students routinely interact with complex forms of online and digital media. Increasingly, teachers are being asked to address an ever-broader notion of literacy – one that includes new forms of digital literacy, related to the multimedia technologies students routinely interact with (e.g., blogs, wikis1 and social networking websites, apps). How can teachers integrate digital literacy with the curriculum which underscores the importance of traditional forms of print and oral literacy? Student-created videos are one possibility that affords an opportunity to integrate print, oral, and digital literacies
into a compelling curriculum unit.

In summary: Incorporating student-created video production into the curriculum and classroom not only broadens the notion of what constitutes “literacy” and “texts” in the classroom but also serves to reinforce traditional forms of literacy through the creation of storyboards, scripts, and other print works and through apps such like this one (FilmMaker). Furthermore, the opportunity to create their own videos may generate genuine enthusiasm for learning on the part of students. Students retained a high degree of ownership, not only of the video production process, but also of the personally meaningful stories the students can create through video.

At the beginning of this course I was nervous as I didn’t know anything about blogging or how to create a blog for this course because I am new to all this information and learning about what blogging is, I found it very interesting. At first i was hesitant to start a new thing but now that ia m in the course i am starting to learn new things about my blog. For my first blog post about my introductory I had to play around with a few things on my dashboard to get the hang of what to post and where to post it. The more I use this site for my course and for my tasks such as my learning project that I am to blog about the more I am feeling more confident in this course.

For my reflection for this week I have been learning more and more about my blog and for my Twitter, to be honest I am not new to twitter as I have been using the site/app for about two years now when my instructor in my first year in the YNTEP program mentioned and suggested it for one of my courses we had to create an account in twitter and use it for our course which I found very interesting and beneficial for me as I have found it a great tool for the most part. I haven’t used it that regularly but until now that I am in this course I am finding it as a great resource to connect to my fellow classmates and to find helpful ways to learn about new educational resources.

So sometime early last week I joined and subscribed to Feedly, which is an RSS reader that helps you sort and find articles on topics such as Education, News, Entertainment, information on the articles and so much more. So far I have found this resource a very helpful tool and as well interesting as Feedly found articles that I am interested in. Some of the resources I came across were related to Education, educational technology, lessons planning, important information on teaching strategies related to my my course.

The two resources that I found so far that i found interesting is:

1. Educational Technology

Educational Technology is a learning resource that has educational web tools and mobile apps for teachers and educators as well as a helpful tool that has digital media, educational resources such as a guide, applications, can be a distant learning tool, books for teachers that are designed for learning via handheld, portable devices such as through tablets, smartphones and feature phones. Students may uses this resource to engage in mobile learning as an independent learner or can use the apps as part as a distant learning however must abide and respect the proper licensing protocols.

2. Teach Thought

Teach Thought is a great resource that is dedicated to innovation in K-12 education and is handy for teacher and educators. This tool is a growing teaching through thought leadership, profeesional development, resources, and helpful for the creating educators in curriculum development. The websites goal is to innovate education through the growth of innovative teachers and is dedicated to the thought and development of learning models and frameworks to help teachers as well create transparency for new possibilities in teaching and learning.

Personally, I found that Feeldy, is a great way to find information within education and other media that has articles that supports my interest within this course. I am excited to use Feedly through this course, on my twitter as well as to share with my fellow classmates.

My name is Rosalie Krengnektak, I was born and raised in my home community in Paulatuk which located in the Northwest Territories. I am Inuvialuit and a Lands Claims beneficiary which is under the Land Claims Final agreement. My language is Inuvialuktun. I’m a mother of an 8-year-old girl named Sophia Krengnektak and my parents are George and Moriya Krengnektak, they have seven children and five grandchildren that is including myself. My parents speak both inuvialuktun and Eastern Arctic (Inuinnaqtun – close to Inuktitut). With these two different languages I can understand them both. My identity shapes how I see the world. I graduated high school in 2011 and for a few years I worked in the school. After working I decided to continue my education where it led me to the Yukon Native Teacher Education Program here in Whitehorse in which I am currently in my second year in the program.

My name is Rosalie Krengnektak, I was born and raised in my home community in Paulatuk which located in the Northwest Territories. I am Inuvialuit. My language is Inuvialuktun. I’m a mother of an 8-year-old girl soon to be 9-year-old girl named Sophia Krengnektak and my parents are George and Moriya Krengnektak, they have seven children and five grandchildren that is including myself. My parents speak both inuvialuktun and Eastern Arctic (Inuinnaqtun – close to Inuktitut). With these two different languages I can understand them both. My identity shapes how I see the world. Since I was young my parents have taught us all about our tradition and culture of how to survive out on the land, speak our language which is passed down to their grandchildren. One of the things I like to do in the summer time is go out camping with my family where me and my daughter as well as the family get to spend time together and during this time I get to go hunting with my parents. I graduated high school in 2011 and for a few years I worked in the school. After working I decided to continue my education where it led me to the Yukon Native Teacher Education Program here in Whitehorse in which I am currently in my second year in the program. My experiences with educational technology is that since I worked within the school I was able to learn and use some of the main technology within the classroom such as the smart board, teams, and Moodle. for this course I can personally say that I am new to blogging which i haven’t owned a blog before. I can say that I am excited to learn more about my blog and all that goes with it.