The latest creation from this #EDC534 journey is <drumroll> this Powtoon!
This project was admittedly a bit outside my comfort zone. Write an essay? Sure, I can do that. Develop a collaborative video? That made my palms sweat a bit. As my partner, Jessica Cabral-Lafreniere, and I said over email, collaborating digitally wasn't simple. We used various tools for assistance: email, a Google Doc for co-note taking, then this Powtoon. We came together over a vague theme -- goals of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. We were each approaching this from different perspectives though (me from secondary education, she from primary; me from the classroom, she from a school library), and so what we each saw as goals was slightly different. I was inspired to think about this as I start a new job and begin conversations with teachers at all ends of the digital learning spectrum. It was helpful for me to re-answer for myself the question: yeah, why SHOULD we be getting students creating in our classrooms? Ultimately, I think we were able to build upon each other's ideas pretty organically to form a cohesive whole. Enjoy the fruits of our create-to-learn labor!
Published as part of Dr. Renee Hobbs' Digital Authorship class
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