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Teens and their use of technology is a complicated relationship that each person has different opinions or views about. I listened to a podcast talking about the relationship and reflected on what I learned from it. The link to the podcast is – https://simplecast.com/s/71b5ec34 1. Quotes from the episode that I found interesting “many more kids say they…

Lance Armstrong is a former cyclist that had won a total of 7 Tour de France races. However, in October 2012, his title was taken away from him when the US anti-doping agency uncovered that he had been doping to win all 7 races. Blood doping is a way to enhance a person’s athletic performance by…

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This semester I worked with a group of peers for the Evergreen Circle activities with the Elderly. I believed I made a good contribution to the service. I was willing to help and listen to others when explaining their activities. I was also asked to plan an activity with a partner for one of the sessions….

For Digital Perspectives, we were asked to partner up and make a stop motion video based on vignettes we created for English class. With my partner, we used her vignette about a jacket. The slideshow below contains our partnership agreement, the vignette we used, some notes and tips, our storyboard for the video, and the rationale. After…

After teaching a lesson plan about songkets to the kids in Bintan, it gave TIF some new ideas and thoughts for future lessons. This is the feedback they gave us after our simulated lesson (click the link) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KUnaLvAKETiAy9y5ArhXBITuM429kP3a This is the criteria for our project After looking at the criteria and feedback, I believe our…

What has creating the lesson plan and presentation for The Island Foundation taught you about the way children learn best? Since trying to create a lesson plan for kids age 7 to 9, It has made me realize how hard it is and how many factors you have to consider. We learned from TIF that they…

We interviewed different stakeholders of Bintan, and formulated the questions based on the different compass perspectives. During this, I learned a lot about “Living in Bintan”. Some main points are… They want to improve education (teach them 21st century skills, strengthen their english, have upper level education) They treasure Mangrove trees and the environment in…

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been adapting to the new environment. From learning how to answer questions in tests, to how to communicate to peers and teachers. Some things I’ve learned and want to remember in the future are… State the obvious: To get full marks in tests, you must state the obvious…