My Learning Objective

I created a wordle with one of the resources we were introduced to in Tech class. This word cloud gives you a look into what my GH project is about. 

Ready, Set, Create 🎬🎥💫

Creating my Genius hour iMovie trailer is to date one of the most complex assignments I have completed with technology. Throughout my brainstorming process of how to create this trailer I thought of the different real-life pictures I can take, the perfect song, and the perfect words; but the task proved to be more complicated then I envisioned. I would have liked to implement photos I personally took of either myself, family and friends and the children of the community I work with on a daily basis, however settling for the next best option of the Internet also worked. I also found the perfect song but not in instrumental so I decided to see what it would sound with the lyrical version and it did work not as well but worked! What did work was the words and implementing them into the video. It was a working process to put it together and get timing and transitions to work with each other. I definitely educated myself with video demonstrations from YouTube with individuals explaining the process and program of iMovie. It required lots of patience and will power not to give up! Technology has not always been my best friend, I do however value the importance of it and completely agree that it has become apart of the 21^st century learner and should be used in our classrooms.

This project as much as it has been rushed unfortunately because of the time frame we had to complete it I think can be taken and used in our future teaching plans. I allowed me to think critically of my life as a student in my 20’s, how students now learn and use physical education and physical activity to help better themselves both physically and mentally. It took a lot from me the week I was not physically active and that will be explained in my TedTealk…so stay tuned for that! But all that being said this class was a great, felt overwhelming at times when your not in your comfort zone, but that’s a huge part of what learning is about. This course connected a variety of classes and opened avenues for educators to use cross-curriculum methods. For example using different Math games to develop skills (games are played online!), using a variety of literature sites (ie. worldle, Storybird, paper.li to develop literacy skills). Not to mention the sites introduced to help organize and make brainstorming fun and innovative (Popplet and Bubbl.us) and connect us to educators through blogging, like Edutopia. Taking the opportunity to explore, learn and create with new pieces of technology, new materials and resources and begin the start of a diverse suitcase filled with tools and a growing mindset! 

The end is near...

The past couple of weeks have definitely been piling up with the workload of all the classes. This reading week could not come at a better time!

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As Tech class is slowly starting to come close to an end our last minute work on our Genius Hour Project will be happening. I look to use this upcoming week to put together my TEDTalk and movie trailer for my Genius Hour. Little hesitant about the movie trailer tech has never been my strongest subject so I’m interested to see what I will manage to put together.  Having the chance to look at some movie trailers of my classmates definitely very impressed with the work they have put forth in them.

This week in Tech class introduced us to a variety of different tools that we can add to our teacher toolkit as we continue on our journey through teachers college. I for one am very appreciative of all these tools we have gathered, I think each can provide a unique way to teach different subjects and for different grade levels. Connecting the classroom to technology is imperative with our 21^st century learners; we no longer can use the tools and teaching methods with the past to help all our students. Our students know come to us with different learning styles, different abilities and understanding of materials and different ways of understanding. We also explored more with Google and created online quiz with Google forum application. This tool will certainly be added to my classroom, I found it easy to use, easy to share with my students and easy to review the response from my students. Overall a nice way to go end the week and go into reading week, work on our projects and continue to bookmark and save valuable resources shared to with us.

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So it's been two weeks...

So today’s class was intense! Got the ball rolling on Genius Hour project, learned a lot about Blogging and using the Blogger application from Google a lot more in depth. So leaving class needed to definitely take a minute to reflect on everything learned with 21st century technology. 


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There are a number of tools that I would take away from 8Y08 already. Blogging is a great way for students to reflect on their days and their lessons and projects in a less formal format, allowing them to add their unique character with different meme’s and giphy’s. In the world of physical education it is hard at times to tie together technology and being physically active but I think we can create goals and progresses that can be kept online with data and statistics to show students tangible results in their overall physical lifestyle. There is still lots to learn so who knows how much more can be added! 


So it’s Genius Hour time and getting the ball rolling with a topic that is both interesting and personally related to my interest with physical education and maintaining a healthy lifestyle was tough. But I got the question and it relates a lot to every day activity; “Does an active body help keep an active mind?” My goals for my Genius Hour project relate a lot to how I live my life and how I can influence others to possibly inhibit a positive and active lifestyle in activities and trends they love most. Measuring my project is in the working progress it will roughly look like the following: 
 •Measure a short period of days with minimal physical activity but continue with my everyday academics (i.e readings, assignments, homework) and reflect how I feel emotionally. Do I feel exhausted, drained, unable to stay focused and on task, etc. 
 •Then measure the next period with adding a more vigorous active routine in different forms (my sports teams, everyday fitness routines and possibly add something different for me like yoga!)
 •I will continue with academics through this period of time and see how I feel after my days filled with both my focus on academics and physical activities. 

My motivation is to prove the positive outcomes of this small project and try to instil this lifestyle into the young learners of the world and those who are continuing their education at an older age as well. Demonstrate that living an active lifestyle does help keep an active mind!

A little about me

Who am I, well I’m a girl who once had a dream to be a teacher in Physical Education and now living the life of a teacher Candidate working towards that dream I had when I was a young girl. I knew from a young age that teaching was for me, I loved working with others, help others become successful and felt good when I past on knowledge and experience that I have. Everyday is about learning and whether that is in a classroom or in a gymnasium, I look forward to learning something new form my students each and everyday. I enjoy being physically active, playing sports and keep tabs on all the sports leagues out there.

I’m passionate about teaching; I have been doing it since a young age in the sports world and in the world of recreation and community development. I have been fortunate to have key role models in my life that have helped me become the person I am today. I feel that paying it forward to students is a way I can thank everyone who has played a key role in my life to be where I am today.

Hope you enjoyed learning a little about me…remember to stay active!

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