I had missed out on the first half of Joanna’s presentation, but from what I did catch, utilizing technology can be very beneficial for both teacher and student. So many young people are so tech savvy that even my daughters can teach me something new, but it brings us together. It can create bonds and relationships which are key for both learning & teaching environments. There are so many apps that can be used in a classroom setting and there is so much room for creation! Allowing the students the freedom to create and imagine can truly pull through their individual strengths.

Sketchnote and/or infographics are a great tool and personally find it very useful to reflect on my notes. Taking notes down on a laptop has added distractions. You can easily veer off onto the internet; social media, email, updates. Whereas with a pen/pencil to paper, I will write the important things to remember and sketch things related to the lecture as a way to remember what was gone over. It is easy to draw things unrelated to the topic but there are far less distractions.