Northern Nutrition
Northern Nutrition is an app designed to help young families in the North determine which foods have the highest nutritional value per dollar. My A3 folder is here. (Unfortunately, our school doesn’t allow Youtube, so, this is a link to my Google drive.) Thanks! Emily
Analyst Report- Tesla Powerwall
Hello everyone, For my Analyst report, I have chosen to do the Tesla Powerwall, as it ties in with what I would like to do for my own venture in the future. I would like to use the Powerwall to charge my venture’s building, so I’d like to share all the possibilities (and some drawbacks) […]
Week 6: Venture into the North (Start)
In Vancouver classrooms, teachers are incorporating social media tools into their daily classroom practices. But 3000km away in Frosty Point, Nunavut, students aren’t afforded such luxuries. Join us on a venture into the North in search of a deeper understanding of our new relationship with these new tools and with how they are changing how […]
W6: Reflection Question
In promoting reflective entrepreneurism, we think it is important to mine your own experience to gain a deeper understanding of the markets around us. Respond briefly to any or all of the following questions: How social media has changed how you relate to the people around you? If you are a teacher: Do you use […]
W6: Chat 1- History
Chat 1: History Has universal access to the internet become part of the social contract in Canada? Has it become a right? How does it compare to other rights such as our right to education and healthcare? As entrepreneurs, and as teacher-intrapreneurs, how do we balance between students’ best interests and the interests of politicians […]
W6: Chat 2- Case Study
Do you think the students in Emily’s class should be given priority access to the internet at school? What is at stake here? What might the students stand to gain or lose? And who, ultimately, should have the right to decide on these student’s behalf? (To see the directions again for how to Chat on […]
W6: Chat 3- Social Media in the Classroom
Which social media tools are most useful in a classroom setting? Which don’t work? Which social media tools, approach or strategy might be most useful for Emily’s class? (To see the directions again for how to Chat on this site, click here.)
W6: Chat 4- Tech
Is it possible, and if so, is it useful, to decouple social media tools from the internet? What are possible applications and implications of this idea? (To see the directions again for how to Chat on this site, click here.)
W6: Chat 5- Ethics
Is there an ethical concern with using ad-driven tools, such as Google Search and Facebook in the classroom? Do the benefits of social media out-weigh the cost in terms of the loss in quality of F2F interactions? As entrepreneurs in education, are we really able to serve students’ interests as well as the bottom line? […]
Flow Hive
Cedar Anderson & Stuart Anderson, co-inventors and leaders in the venture, from Australia, have invented the Flow Hive. Flow Hive is a venture that isn’t directly a learning technology, but it is a new way to educate the public on the way of beekeeping and the importance of the ecosystem. It has revived the bee […]
Hey from the Arctic!
Hello! My name is Emily and this is my fifth ETEC course. I’m still debating whether the certificate or the degree program is best for me! I’ve been a traveller for the past ten years, bouncing around Canada (and other countries). I just got back in the summer from Japan, only to redirect northwards to […]