A01 Blog Feed Spring 2025

My free inquiry into virtual education and its potential benefits on the learning and development and children at school has been an invaluable experience, and I have learned a great deal from the experience....

One of the most vital considerations for implementing VR into a classroom setting is how it may impact the physical and emotional well-being of your students. There are two major areas that you should...

So, to finish off I thought I would leave everyone with a list of a few my favourite YouTube channels, survival shows and books. Books: Youtube Channels: The outdoor boys.. check them out!!!

The main thing when you are out in the woods, camping or far from help in any situation is to be safe and wise with your decisions. The smallest little injury, cut or sprained ankle can end up turning an afternoon hike into a very dangerous situation. Always make good decisions and think about the...

The Rule of Three When you are out in the woods, well, when you are out anywhere, the Rule of 3 states: You can survive 3 minutes with out air, 3 days without water and 3 weeks without food. Finding water and being able to make it safe to drink it is very important. The...

BC has a wide range of animals. Our coastal waters bring abundant sea life, birds and mammals of all shapes and sizes. This post is going to cover some of the aquatic life, aerial life and terrestrial animals that you may encounter. The Ocean Our coastal waters have a wide range of animals that live...

Whether you are car camping or deep in the bush it is important to understand some of the native plants that are in you immediate surroundings. Many are very beautiful, some are edible and some can be harmful, annoying and even poisonous. To be honest. This post is going to have a bunch of links...

There are two different approaches to camping in my eyes.. The first one some call “Car Camping” or “Glamping” and the other could be called “back packing” or “roughing it.” Glamping My favourite move when “glam camping” is to bring a small BBQ or hibachi and a cast iron skillet. The skillet is great for...

Using your smart phone to check your location is not going to always be an option. Being able to navigate and assess your surroundings is key. Be able to read a compass and a topographical map, if you have one, is a great skill to have. Using the sun to orient yourself is very important....

For my final free inquiry post, I wanted to summarize a list of important things that I learned throughout this upcycling journey this semester, along with some potential...

Fully Known It’s deeper, deeper, deeper It’s always always deeper, deeper, deeper You gotta dig, dig, dig, dig taking years...

Interestingly enough, this is not the first time I’ve thought about the state of teaching and schools in the future. Back in 6th grade, I wrote a short story for my Language Arts dystopia/sci-fi unit. Set in the 51st century, Final Breath (quite dramatic, Tess in 2014) featured a scene where the main character, Diamond

And with this post ends the documentation of the inquiry! I specify “documentation,” as the inquiry isn’t ending here. Only the official record of it (for now) on this blog. Who knows, maybe I’ll come back to post here and there! I wanted to take a quick space to just reflect and talk about how

What does the future look like?

Ladies and gentlemen, we made it big!

In both of my university degrees, I have been lucky enough to live within a 10 minute walk of a public library. As well as books, libraries are record keepers (holding census data, legal documents, and historical records). Libraries also are extremely useful community supports—running programs for all ages. In particular, libraries have supports for

As I finish this out, it occurs to me that I usually detest these types of weekly reflections. I would...

This is the podcast created by Tess, Erica, Charlotte, Aubrie and I regarding Google Read and Write. Enjoy!

The Final Soup

I have found that writing songs really helps to settle my mind as I am a verbal processor and need...

After last week’s efforts in bleaching my unused jeans, I still did not want to wear them after trying to style them for the week. I think this...

Thanks Chat GPT for the inspiration!

Unfortunately, despite all of the positive aspects of implementing VR in schools, there are a number of concerns that make it quite difficult to navigate at times. I wanted to briefly explore these barriers:...

Our group decided to explore the impacts of social media on the growth and development of children in schools. The members of our group are Dana, Andrea, Jimmy, Bretty, and Ashelyn.

VR is typically not seen as educational, but rather as an extension of gaming. As such, I thought it prudent to include a list of education VR games that teachers could bring into the...