The activities provided were awesome. I tried something similar to the jam sandwich activity with my pre-service teachers in class last semester. It was very engaging and playful. I enjoyed teaching about logarithms without telling students before hand.

What are your thoughts on the teacher candidate visual resource? I thought it was so a creative way to express their emotions and thoughts about learning through and about various technologies.

What surprised you? What resonated with you? I was surprised to read about some of the struggles. For example, Lisbeth story was one that I have sometimes…[Read more]

I am interested in tackling the following inequity:  Mobilizing computing and digital tools for social action. The goal is to accomplish this by incorporating a digital version of the final project in class. Students will have the option of choosing a website or podcast to create awareness of an educational issue.

Another inequity I am…[Read more]

PPT and Reflection:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12045ism8gg9abPuHcIjATCYvPQq_ZcMqdCZl0PVap3Q/edit?usp=sharing

1. Ruth, TED-BMCC
2. Cards:

• 5: we need to level the playing field and help close the “digital divide” for young people who attend lower-resourced schools.
• 8: teachers and students can use new media and computing as a tool for voice, participation, activism and critique related to causes they care about.
• 9: it can help change the status…

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Hi All!

ruth guirguis (she/her) BMCC TED program. Super excited to learn more about scratch and codap!