TT#7

Infographics are a visual images such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data according to Google.  If used correctly, infographics could be useful in the classroom for students to display information that they have learned.  The possibilities are endless!

I used the site Piktochart to create my own infographic.  There are so many different templates to choose from.  Here are two examples that I found on the site:

These two examples are very different but both used for the subject of ELA.  The first one examines language, while the second one tells a story.  The second infographic I could see as useful when looking at character traits in novel studies.









Here is a story map infographic I created.  The story is from the Fountas and Pinnell Levelled Books.

This style would be great for younger grades in retelling the events of a story they read.  This would show the teacher if they were able to pick out the main points of the story.














~ Miss Laing

Week 9 - The Final Week

It is hard to believe that my final semester is coming to an end.  The past two years have been full of memories that I will cherish.

For our final week's post, Mike wanted us to share our final projects, so here is mine:


Although this is my final post for I4ed, this is not the end of my technological journey!

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~ Miss Laing

WestCAST and Week 8

It has been awhile since my last post.  Going to westCAST was such an amazing experience.  The keynote speaker was basically able to summarize the main points that Mike has been teaching us in class.  The break out sessions were great.  My favourite session was by a teacher from Alberta who talked to us about communicating with parents.  This was the most beneficial session I attended.

This week I have been stressing over my final project for I4ed.  Normally I have a few ideas about what I would like to make my movie on, but this time I am not sure what to do.  This feeling does not sit well with me.  After viewing a friends I got a few ideas, and it is slowly coming together.  Luckily one of my sisters was willing to lend her voice to help this project.  My focus of this project was to talk about different topics that teachers need to discuss with their students about being responsible online, importance of bring technology and social media into the classroom, and what kind of 21st century teacher I would like to be.

This week we had our final presenter come to talk to us about EverFi.  Although I am not a fan of online courses, because I am the student who always needs one-on-one help, it was interesting to learn about how they are partnered with the National Hockey League.  This is one program I will definitely want to keep in my sites.

~ Miss Laing