With presentation day tomorrow, each of us finalized our slides today. As a collective group we made the unanimous decision to use google slides rather than powerpoint as it is better for tracking progress for each individual and the best tool to use for sharing when working on a presentation in a group. With the end of the semester coming up soon, each of us are extremely busy with jobs, homework, studying and final assignments. Therefore we weren’t able to meet up before presenting so google slides saved the day with being the best tool for us to each have access to it from our seperate homes. For my editing of my slides I put each of them into grammarly (another great grammer and editing tool to use and implement in the classroom), as well as adding images to make it more engaging. We decided to add initials to each of the slides we were going to present this way each of us had sufficient time to prepare and no confusion would occur when presentation day came. With our presentation needing to be at the minimum 15 minutes long, I think with the amount of work everyone has put into this project it is sure to engage the class and be informative while following the criteria!
Category: EdTech Inquiry
Today we had an extremely engaging and creative addition added to our presentation by Morgan. After discussing as a group how we could make our presenation more ‘eye catching’ or interactive, she had the great idea of creating a Kahoot game that consisted of some questions on the topics we are covering. This was great because this added a different platform of technology to our presentation. This also gave each of us a type of technology that could be beneficial and engaging to our future classroom.
The steps to create a Kahoot were straight forward as well, all you had to do was (1) visit the website (2) choose your role (3) give your school if applicable and (4) Create a username, add your email and password. By using Kahoot, thought provoking questions can be implemented in the classroom as a form of reflecting on what the students know. It is also easy to use and highly engaging while being inclusive as well. Overall, I learned a great deal about Kahoot and how to properly integrate it into future classes successfully such as in our upcoming presenation.
With the presentation day fast approaching, each of the group members have already completed their entire brainstorming page for the project. It’s interesting seeing all the different ways social media can affect us, how sometimes we allow it to control our lives and how the comparison game stems from social media. With that being said, there are also an equal amount of positives from social media which I found very surprising. This is because I have always know how there are multiple branches of effects that stem from social media such as depression, loneliness, addictions and more. But this project has also made me realize how many self-help resources there are online as well as support groups.
My task today that I completed was researching all those specific apps and resources that social media can provide. Originally I was only going to do the negative side of this project, however, after my curiousity getting the best of me I decided to add to both. I learned that there is even an app that distracts people who are wanting to act upon self harm by providing multiple games until the feeling passes. For the powerpoint slides, we collectively have added pictures that add to the content by using Unsplash as a tool for our presenation. Overall I believe the project is coming along quite well.
For my groups Ed Tech Inquiry, we chose the topic ‘The Effects of Social Media on Youth’s Mental Health.’ During this weeks class my group which consits of Morgan, Hailey and Kylee got together to discuss the path we wanted to go for this assignment. After a lengthy discussion we decided on providing the presenation with postives as well as negatives that social media can contribute to the individuals.
This sparked my interest and the rest of the group members as we have each individually been affected negatively in some way by social media. Therefore we each want to be able to share the information of how to get past this, how to not let it affect us and what we can do to change it. We have already watched 2 ted talks on the subject which have been very informative. We will also be using scholarly articles to find the route of the problem. The group has agreed that meeting once a week to discuss our plan of action is completely doable and will allow us to prepare a presenation that represents all the work we hope to put in it to the best of our ability. To keep everyone on track we have developed a Trello Board which has a to do list for each one of us and we even colour coded our tasks to ensure success. We are currently off to a strong start and I cant wait to continue the research on this topic in order to share our learning efficiently with everyone in the class.
The TedTalk we found was…
https://youtu.be/Czg_9C7gw0o
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