I found setting up this blog to have its challenges but ultimately went pretty smoothly, especially when I compare to my peers. I am quite excited to start a blog documenting weekly reflections because I have always wanted to start a blog and have always wanted to start a journal — so this accomplishes both! I am quite interested in EdTech but have a specific interest in social media. I have done quite a bit of research into the use of social media and did an inquiry last semester into the potential use of social media in classrooms so I am curious to see and reflect on this topic as well as all the others in EDCI 336.

I believe it is so important to have teachers that have a good sense of digital literacy and the knowledge of both the benefits and the dangers of using different technologies within classrooms. These technologies, and specifically social medias, are ubiquitous, so it is important that we do not try to ignore or avoid them, and instead use them efficiently to enhance learning.

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