CUNY Academic Commons | Andrea Zakin | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/azakin/activity/ Activity feed for Andrea Zakin. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 60c0ec7a1da88751edd29031a6551637 Andrea Zakin replied to the topic Module 1 - Lehman in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=141344 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:24:37 -0400

When I first received the cards, I thought I’d never be able to make decisions from among them because I wasn’t sure what my interests were. But then I started separating out my choices, and the reasons for my selections became clear –creative self-expression and story-telling (#16, 18, 30, 35, 43) resonated for me. I also enjoyed the game of ta…

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]]> 3d9313de6b7d7483e7c64bc872658268 Andrea Zakin replied to the topic Module 6 — Lehman College in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=141341 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:27:09 -0400 When my daughter started school, I became aware of assistive technologies that help learners with learning differences, which made me think that technology could be a way to level the playing field in education. I’ve observed assistive technologies help students organize their thoughts, integrate visual, speech and auditory processing, provide i…[Read more]

]]> 014572fecade581dcce62182204b9dcb Andrea Zakin replied to the topic Module 7 — Lehman College in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=141340 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:14:00 -0400 When my daughter started school, I became aware of assistive technologies that help learners with learning differences, which made me think that technology could be a way to level the playing field in education. I’ve observed assistive technologies help students organize their thoughts, integrate visual, speech and auditory processing, provide i…[Read more]

]]> ac250b80dd6a51388bfc0768505f2033 Andrea Zakin replied to the topic Module 7 — Lehman College in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=141339 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:12:16 -0400 I enjoyed reading and viewing the graphic presentation of teacher stories. I was surprised by the many issues with technology it explored that can enhance or hinder communication and participant self-worth within a relatively brief storyboard. I appreciated the drawing quality and the humor inherent in the depiction of extreme perspective! I…[Read more]

]]> e1e4004d2e97693eb15dec0b3d17fb32 Andrea Zakin replied to the topic Module 3 — Lehman College in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=141047 Sun, 18 Jun 2023 21:34:50 -0400 When I read the word, “Loopy,” I envisioned spiral loops in my head so I had to go with that one. I liked moving back and forth so easily between word and image, and tried, but didn’t quite succeed in creating a spiral image. As a way to ‘embrace complexity’ (my module 2 topic), I would have liked to make it less linear. However, I did capture m…[Read more]

]]> 750ceb828244b094b549cb9ac09be391 Andrea Zakin replied to the topic Module 2 - Lehman in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=141014 Sun, 18 Jun 2023 15:07:10 -0400 I incorporate art, or graphic representation, in all courses I teach, whether or not they directly relate to art. In a general foundations of education class, for instance, I use ‘art’ to help students organize and see their thinking in concrete form. Art is all about embracing complexity, and a place of safety for me, and, hopefully can bec…[Read more]

]]> a481a56d600a5e15f780294b3e349f5a Andrea Zakin replied to the topic Module 0 - Lehman in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=140666 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:57:16 -0400 Hi everyone, I’m Andrea, an associate professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education. I primarily teach art education. I am totally new to all of this and eager to learn. I’m interested in Scratch and Flipgrid.

]]> 269ccb3e6e55c360c505a67ea1b1597e Andrea Zakin started the topic Module 0 / playing with cards in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/computing-integrated-teacher-education-cite-cuny/forum/topic/module-0-playing-with-cards-2/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:55:19 -0400 When I first received the cards, I thought I’d never be able to make decisions from among them because I wasn’t sure what my interests were. But then I started separating out my choices, and the reasons for my selections became clear –creative self-expression and story-telling (#16, 18, 30, 35, 43) resonated for me. I also enjoyed the game of ta…[Read more]

]]> ed9c0443b02b311e876049bdb98eb186 Andrea Zakin started the topic Module 0 / playing with cards in the forum Computing Integrated Teacher Education (CITE) @ CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/computing-integrated-teacher-education-cite-cuny/forum/topic/module-0-playing-with-cards/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:54:56 -0400 When I first received the cards, I thought I’d never be able to make decisions from among them because I wasn’t sure what my interests were. But then I started separating out my choices, and the reasons for my selections became clear –creative self-expression and story-telling (#16, 18, 30, 35, 43) resonated for me. I also enjoyed the game of ta…[Read more]

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