EDUC 5203 - Hosting a Discussion

This past weekend I hosted my discussion on the benefits of implementing technology in a combined classroom. I had 4 great participants who helped push along the discussion and challenged me on my thinking of a "combined classroom". I was nervous after the first discussion post as all of my participants noted that they had not taught in a conventional combined classroom. However as things progressed, I realized that all teachers teach in combined classrooms. Despite grouping all 8/9 year olds together in my grade 3 class, I have students in that room who are at a preschool level and students who are at a grade 6 or 7 level of comprehension. This goes for all educators who are in the classroom. Grouping students together by age will automatically mean that some students will be further ahead/behind than others. So despite my participants never having taught in a conventional combined class, they all truly have!

EDUC 5203 - Artifact 1

Hi all,
I've been enjoying working my way through the modules thus far in 5203. I'm currently thinking about where to start with module 3, where the focus is to create artifacts using technology that is new to me. For a while now, I've been wanting to learn how to make PDF's, so I am going to start there. I think they will be very beneficial to learn how to make as I'd like to be able to post PDF's to my website for Math homework.

Now...to research how to make PDF's!

Chris