Alexandria Saracino

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

In the Gadanidis article, I appreciated the Feedback from Teachers section. It's so important for teachers to share their experiences and resources. This can help minimize apprehension and instead, create excitement about integrating computer coding in the classroom #week6tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

Dr. Janette Hughes highlights that every child can become an innovator through maker pedagogies, which promote important principles including inquiry, play, imagination, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and personalized learning #week6tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

Assistive Technologies enable ALL individuals to be more independent, self-confident, productive and better included in every day life, education, and employment. School systems must increase supports to enhance teachers’ ability to effectively use these tools. #week5tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

Assistive Technology like text to speech, screen reading, magnification, touch accommodation, word prediction and switch access is in our hands-it's built into our phones and tablets we use everyday, and is capable of supporting learning experiences of all students #week5tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

E-portfolios give students the opportunity to present and share the progress of their work and talents in a digital space, while encouraging students to showcase their individuality and creativity #week4tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

#KhanAcademy videos encourage students to experiment and fail in their practice. Students build their way through the knowledge map to reach mastery at their OWN pace. Significant data is provided, so teachers can make interactions with students more productive! #week4tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

Minimize and mitigate screen time while mindfully maintaining and modeling a healthy use of screens. These are the four main principles in the optimization and support of children’s early media experiences. #week3tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

Research evidence shows that children and teenagers need time away from media. It is essential to remember to turn the screens off! This reminds me of an app I came across that can be a useful tool for students in doing just that-- https://t.co/pzasL7TlPb #week3tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

Care, trust, respect, and integrity. All forms of communication, technology related or not, should always reflect these Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession #week2tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

"Technology is only effective when used to provide access to richer content, develop stronger teaching practices, make links between classrooms and life, and enable assessments that align with learning expectations and outcomes" - Ontario Ministry of Education #week2tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

How do we effectively cultivate adaptive expertise in our students-- how do we get them to feel that there is no final destination in learning, but that it is an immersive, lifelong experience? #week1tech252

[Alexandria Saracino @Ms_Saracino]

Ken Robinson urges us to go in the opposite direction of standardization. How would this change in direction affect our students in the future? Would the positives outweigh the negatives? #week1tech252