Author: seegerc

  • Google Cardboard in the Classroom

    During this semester, I have learned a lot about how to incorporate Global Collaborations in the classroom using VR and AI, which is something I never thought about including in my classroom until now. I specifically decided to look into Google Cardboard. Google Cardboard is a handmade VR headset to play games or use apps…

  • Optimal Mental Health Cards

    After researching and exploring WE.org, I found one particular activity that I would like to include in my future classroom. There are numerous great resources on this website, but I decided to look into the Optimal Mental Health Cards. Throughout the PDF, there are different yet important discussion questions. The discussion questions give students a…

  • 7 Accessibility Tools to use:

    After researching different accessibility tools online, it amazed me how many there actually are between Chrome and even device settings. The first accessibility tool that I frequently use, is closed captions on YouTube. I watch closed captions with everything I watch, even though I don’t necessarily need them. I comprehend more when I read what…

  • Hyperdocs

    After reviewing some examples of hyperdocs for the classroom, I decided to blog about one specific hyperdoc that I found as a Math Review Game. In this google document, students would play different games or review different websites in order to finish their game board. There are directions in the middle that says to complete…

  • My Virtual Field Trip: Venice Italy

    It is a goal of mine to visit beautiful Venice Italy, that is if I can ever feel comfortable flying. For my virtual field trip, I decided to take a virtual trip to Venice Italy, which was honestly so fun! When I first clicked on it, I was brought up with multiple different choices of…

  • Subtitles

    This week I watched No Translation Needed by StarMedia Russian TV Series 1 Melodrama. Throughout the entire episode, there were always plants in the neighborhood scenes but city buildings and city life when they went to school and work. It was very similar to the United States with having to travel to a different city…

  • Educational Technology: Microsoft Speaker Coach

    After reading Chapter 2 of Sail the 7 Cs with Microsoft Education: Stories from Around World to Transform and Inspire Classroom, I quickly found an interest in Microsoft Speaker Coach, which is something I have never heard of before. Anyone can use Microsoft Speaker Coach on Microsoft Powerpoint 365 for Windows or Mac. As explained…

  • National Geographic Explorer Classroom: Educational Technology

    After reviewing these tools, I found that one tool I would like to use in my future classroom is National Geographic Explorer Classroom. I remember when I was in elementary school, my teacher would put on live videos for us to watch in the background, while we did our classwork. I think National Geographic is…

  • Educational Technology: Collaboration

    Collaboration between co-workers contains many benefits to increasing the working environment in a workplace. Online collaboration allows a group of co-workers to work together, even though they may not be in the same room. Working together in teams could help members of a workgroup work more effectively and faster. A blog that I have found…

  • Educational Technology: The Lingua Connect Method

    “The Lingua Connect method is simple and effective.” The article that I found on Twitter directly explains what the Lingua Connect method is and how it is beneficial to learners. Lingua Connect uses educational technology to develop a child’s English language learning. There are live lessons and short homework tasks to help the student study…