TRU EDDL | emacdonald | Activity https://eddl.tru.ca/members/emacdonald/activity/ Activity feed for emacdonald. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:58:59 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.2.0 en-CA 30 hourly 2 b5a00503c234b19617de96995897c8da emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3632/#acomment-3659 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 03:28:38 -0500 Not sure if I told you before, but I love the creativity of your assignment idea for your students! And you did a great job with the website. I think you were very smart to outline your instructions on different pages to clearly delineate between actions and days, making them very easy to follow. Best of luck to you going forward, Kira!

In reply to - Kira Carre wrote a new blog post Final Project: Technology Integration Activity Development in the group Kira Carre's Portfolio I have created a website on Edublogs to host my Technology Integration Activity. In […] ]]> ee84fdb8ddbfaccb84dfe729d6648410 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3617/#acomment-3658 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 03:22:35 -0500 I don’t have a google email so I’ve only just watched your video explanation instead of poking around your website, but I must say I am hugely impressed at the breadth and thoroughness of your final project here! The layout is very simple and straightforward as well. Mostly, I appreciate how current and relevant your technology activity is and how…[Read more]

In reply to - mburford wrote a new blog post EDDL Final Project – Technology Integration Activity Development in the group Matt Burford's Portfolio Introduction For my Technology Integration Activity Development Project, I […] ]]> 529445f51a901aa18e279a60a83da217 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3511/#acomment-3519 Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:21:29 -0500 Junxiang, that was great! And so cute. It makes me want to try Animaker now. I think you did a great job keeping your video general enough to be used for many environments, as well as making it personal. I think these personal touches are critical for building rapport with your students.

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In reply to - Junxiang wrote a new blog post Enhance Teaching Presence: Welcome Videos in the group Junxiang’s Portfolio These instructors need to learn to adapt to telecommunications media by developing interaction skills t […] ]]> 737d6dc346f1aa0ac2797f13147112c5 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3423/#acomment-3427 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:12:06 -0500 Haha, I found the first play to be frustrating too. And yeah, I made the critical mistake of ignoring the secretary and janitor the first time to poor results! Overall I was pretty impressed with the game as a good practice of the change adoption strategies we learned this week.

In reply to - mburford wrote a new blog post Diffusion Simulation Game in the group Matt Burford's Portfolio The Diffusion Simulation Game was a new experience for me. I had never heard of this before, let alone played it […] ]]> 84f7b642c1b5816b2ac9d7caa04aa149 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3425/#acomment-3426 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:06:06 -0500 18 teachers is impressive!! I didn’t get that many teachers, I think because I was never quite able to get the Principal on board with the plan. It’s interesting that you actually tried the compulsory option to see what would happen. I also found the game to be an interesting practice in the change adoption strategies we learned this week.

In reply to - Kira Carre wrote a new blog post Diffusion Simulation Game – My Experience in the group Kira Carre's Portfolio This week we were asked to play the Diffusion Simulation Game, in order to learn about what it’s l […] ]]> 3594fdd6463c952793a9b2f67da3dc71 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3350/#acomment-3403 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:08:56 -0400 Some great, easy tips to follow, thanks!

In reply to - Keith Webster wrote a new blog post Preparing for a Good Web Conferencing Experience in the group Keith's Portfolio There has been a lot of development in web conferencing platforms in the last few years, making […] ]]> 49d7cf6edad66e1c3b23395765f0b6ff emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3360/#acomment-3391 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 02:36:13 -0400 Junxiang, great presentation! Between viewing yours and Rolly’s PowToon videos, I am now pretty enamoured with it as an application. The graphics look so good; I’ll have to try out making my own PowToon video someday.

I like both of your tool choices and I can see the benefits as you explained them to both (though ultimately I agree that…[Read more]

In reply to - Junxiang wrote a new blog post Exploring Digital Solutions for Providing Effective Speaking Activities in EFL Class in the group Junxiang's Portfolio Presentation *Due to the length limitation of Powtoon, […] ]]> 27c8be67458e7c38739adb6ae1eb50d6 emacdonald changed their profile picture https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3285/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:48:17 -0400 0 1ba724c4e59824845ee93cab19d0fcb8 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3219/#acomment-3236 Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:56:17 -0400 Matt, your problem is an important one that needs a good solution… I am not proud of this now, but I can tell you when I was a teen and we had a similar work-out from home log assignment, I would lie and say I did exercises when I did not. So I hope you can come up with something that works to prevent that – I am curious to see how this project…[Read more]

In reply to - mburford wrote a new blog post Assignment 2: Problem Identification in the group Matt Burford's Portfolio Hey Everyone, The attached document is my Assignment 2 for EDDL 5101. This is the problem […] ]]> aded8341c76a37158e0add52cd1b2da5 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3222/#acomment-3235 Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:46:57 -0400 Kira, what a relevant and important adaptation to the science assignment! I myself have been having a hard time sifting through all the wrong information about the virus that is out there. I am looking forward to seeing how this project will evolve for you and your students.

In reply to - Kira Carre wrote a new blog post Assignment 2: Problem Identification in the group Kira Carre's Portfolio For this assignment, I have identified the problem I have with a current Biology assignment I use to […] ]]> 77d0a2aa5cad68f887cb20058d0d26f5 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3157/#acomment-3221 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 23:02:49 -0400 Kira, I can relate to feeling overwhelmed sometimes with the complexities of learning new EdTech! I think you have a good attitude about it though in that you are are willing to go out of your comfort zone and try new things – taking things one step at a time is how I like to approach learning new things as well. And it helps that you have a lot…[Read more]

In reply to - Kira Carre wrote a new blog post Educational Technology: Strengths, Challenges & Resources in the group Kira Carre's Portfolio I believe that my educational technology abilities are for the most part at a […] ]]> fe813c3083e2a66abfbfed6a3597db6a emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3198/#acomment-3212 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 15:39:29 -0400 Great job here, Junxiang! You’ve outlined the problem clearly (I agree that actually speaking the language instead of passively listening is so critical), and I am very interested to see how this project will evolve over the course of the next few weeks.

In reply to - Junxiang wrote a new blog post Problem Identification: Effective English Speaking Activities in the group Junxiang's Portfolio I hope to offer an effective English speaking activity and provide more practices […] ]]> 70188d183c261c7dc8e5550ad919036a emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3155/#acomment-3163 Sun, 27 Sep 2020 21:27:13 -0400 Matt, this is great. I wish I had had as thorough a lesson when I was in high school. I particularly liked the reflective aspects that you have included for your students.

In reply to - mburford wrote a new blog post A Lesson in Digital Literacy – Balancing Online and Offline Relationships in the group Matt Burford's Portfolio During my time as a Career Education 10 teacher, I would teach Digital […] ]]> cdcc7754b3f0f8002b18c623d8de3607 emacdonald posted a new activity comment https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3055/#acomment-3058 Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:42:36 -0400 Junxiang, this is an excellent blog post! You really broke down your ideas clearly in sections, with great pictures. I would say your two points here are the two main “take home” messages for me this week, too. As for your question, what is my vision of the future of EdTech? That, I am a bit less clear on at the moment; hopefully it’ll become more…[Read more]

In reply to - Junxiang wrote a new blog post Discussion : Bates & Watters chapters ( Week 1 – Activity 4 ) in the group Junxiang's Portfolio   1. Something reminds in the history of educational technology Bates […] ]]> 6b2a256208af8eee06c460591ab53ba8 emacdonald created the site Eilidh Macdonald https://eddl.tru.ca/activity/p/3014/ Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:57:23 -0400 0