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Name: Vivian Hsiao

CONT933 Course Culminating Task

A) Technological Resources

Resource #1
Name of technological
resource: Youtube
Description of how Youtube is a great resource to watch and share videos that can
this resource could enhance a lesson. Users have the option to search for already
be used: created videos or create their own videos to upload and share with
their audience.

This platform will be useful for teachers, especially if they need to

transition to remote teaching. Teachers can film a video lesson and
upload it on Youtube for their students to view and refer at any
time. Teachers can also create playlists to organize their videos and
make it easier for students and parents to find the videos they need.

Youtube is a safe platform for kids because they have a version just
for kids where comments are not accessible or limited. Links can
also be created through websites such as Safe Share, so students can
view the video without ads and focus on the parts the teacher wants
them to view.

Justification for using - There are many great videos created by other content creators /
this resource: educators that can be used to help students understand certain
topics.
- Easy to navigate and find videos needed.
- Great tool for visual and auditory learners.
- Teachers and parents can use this tool to find additional videos
to support students.
- It is a free platform.
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Resource #2
Name of technological
resource: Khan Academy
Description of how Khan Academy contains many great Math videos that covers grades
this resource could K-12. It covers the content found in the B.C. curriculum and it is
be used: accessible for everyone to use. The videos on Khan Academy allow
students to understand the how and why behind the concepts. For
some videos, there are some practice questions for students to
practice what they learned.

This is a great tool for teachers because they can create their own
class on Khan Academy and assign video lessons to their students.
Teachers can also view how well students performed on the
practice questions. The videos on Khan Academy can be used as
additional support for students who are struggling.

Parents can also use this tool to support their child at home. It is
easy to navigate and find the videos for specific concepts.

Justification for using this
resource:
- The video explanations for concepts are well presented and
easy to follow (step by step instructions) for users.
- Teachers can use the videos as an introductory lesson or a
review of the lesson.
- Teachers can create their own class on this platform and assign
videos to students.
- There are practice questions for students to review the concept
and check for understanding.
- Users have access to this tool inside and outside the classroom.
- Students can learn at their own pace.
- It is a free platform.
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Resource #3
Name of
technological Hour of Code
resource:

Description of how Coding is becoming increasingly popular and students have the
this resource could option to start their interest at a young age. Hour of Code is a
be used: platform that contains different coding activities and lessons for
students ranging from primary to high school. The tutorials are easy
to follow and there are activities for users if they have weak to no
internet.

Hour of Code is a great resource that can be taught to the entire

class or offered as an early finisher activity.

Justification for using - There is a wide range of activities with various themes that
this resource: students would be interested in.
- It is fun and the tutorials are easy to follow.
- It allows students to think critically and be creative. There are
usually no right or wrong answers.
- Each activity has levels for the students to progress through.
- It is a free platform.

Resource #4
Name of
technological Google Drive
resource:

Description of how Google Drive is a great resource to use for organization when it
this resource could comes to teaching materials and collecting assignments. Folders
be used: can be created on Google Drive to share information with students
and parents. Google Drive contains all the Microsoft apps, which
makes creating documents easy to share with other users.

Within the many apps of Google, users can also use Google Forms.
This is a great tool for teachers to use for formative or summative
assessment. Teachers can create an exit form, quiz, gather
information, etc. using this platform. All the information collected
can be viewed in one place and it is also easy for users to use and
submit the information.
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Justification for using - It is easy to navigate and use.

this resource: - There are so many useful apps within Google Drive and
everything can be saved in one place.
- It is easy to share information.
- It is easy to collect formative and summative assessments.
- It is a free platform.

Resource #5
Name of
technological HyperDoc
resource:

Description of how HyperDoc is a great resource to consider when it comes to sharing

this resource could information with others. It is a document that includes hyperlinks to
be used: websites or resources without making the document look too messy
with the entire website url.

Teachers can consider using a HyperDoc when they are sharing a

document that contains websites with students or parents. This way,
the users accessing the information can easily navigate the
document and easily access the website without having to copy and
paste the url into the Internet browser.

Teachers can create a HyperDoc with many websites or resources

to help their students review or get a better understanding of a
concept.

Justification for using - All the websites or resources can be neatly organized in a
this resource: document without making it look so messy.
- There is no need to copy and paste a website. Users just need
to hold ‘CTRL’ and click the hyperlink.
- It is an easy way to share resources and information.
- The links can be easily modified if an url suddenly stops
working or needs to be updated.
- It is a free platform.
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B) Using my website for Teaching

The website that I created can be used to document the lessons that I thought were beneficial and
could be shared with other colleagues. I can upload my lesson plans and supplement that with
pictures of student work or examples found online. I created my website using Weebly, which
worked out well. However, I would try Google site next time because I like how that platform
allows for sharing of documents easier. For instance, if I wanted to share lesson plans or
assignments with colleagues, students, or parents, everything would be on the same platform and
I would not have to alternate between two. I understand the difficulty of introducing multiple
platforms and having to learn and navigate each one can become very confusing, especially for
users who are not familiar with technology. Sticking to a single platform such as Google will
make it easier for all users. I currently have a website that I use to share information with
students and parents. Now that I have experience with different websites and platforms, I am
considering the switch to Google in hopes to make things more user friendly.

Having a website can be so beneficial in many ways, depending on how the user would like to
use it. I like to use it for teaching because planners can be easily forgotten at school, but students
and parents can still access importance information on the website. Parents can also be involved
with their child’s learning by exploring the resources shared on the website and trying these
activities at home with their child. As I gain more experience in teaching, I would like to explore
the other uses of having a website.

C) Curricular and/or Core Competencies

Applied
Design, Skills Website
Grade 4 Mathematics and Activities
Technologies
(ADST)
Big Ideas: - Fractions and - Designs can be Flip Grid –
decimals are types improved with Multiplication Art
of numbers that can prototyping and
represent quantities. testing
Google Forms –
- Development of - Skills are Multiplication Exit
computational developed Slip
fluency and through
multiplicative practice, effort,
thinking requires and action. SAMR –
analysis of patterns Multiplication Array
and relations in - The choice of Art
technology and
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multiplication and tools depends Common Technology

division. on the task. – Telling Time
- Regular changes in
patterns can be
identified and Financial Literacy –
represented using Class Party Budget
tools and tables.

- Polygons are closed Multiple Forms of

shapes with similar Technology –
attributes that can be Creating a grocery list
described,
measured, and HyperDocs –
compared. Mathematics Home
Learning

Curricular / Reasoning and Applied Design Coding – Minecraft

Core Competencies: Analyzing - Gather Hour of Code
- Use reasoning to information
explore and make about or from
connections potential users

- Develop mental - Outline a Social Media and

math strategies and general plan, Online Classroom
abilities to make identifying tools Platforms
sense of quantities and materials

- Use technology to - Test the product

explore mathematics
- Gather peer
Understanding and feedback and
Solving inspiration
- Develop,
demonstrate, and Applied Skills
apply mathematical - Use materials,
understanding tools, and
through play, technologies in
inquiry, and a safe manner,
problem solving and with an
awareness of
- Develop and use the safety of
multiple strategies others, in both
to engage in physical and
problem solving digital
environments
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Communicating and Applied

Representing Technologies
- Communicate - Use familiar
mathematical tools and
thinking in many technologies to
ways extend their
capabilities
- Explain and justify when
mathematical ideas completing a
and decisions task

Connecting and - Choose

Reflecting appropriate
- Reflect on technologies to
mathematical use for specific
thinking tasks
- Demonstrate a
- Connect willingness to
mathematical learn new
concepts to each technologies as
other and to other needed
areas and personal
interests

Content: - Number concepts to N/A

10000
- Addition and
subtraction to 10000
- Increasing and
decreasing patterns,
using tables and
charts
- How to tell time
with analog and
digital clocks, using
12- and 24-hour
clocks
- Regular and
irregular polygons
- Perimeter of regular
and irregular shapes
- Financial literacy:
monetary
calculations,
including making
change with
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amounts to 100
dollars and making
simple financial
decisions