Lifelong learning, one reflection at a time.
Continued from the beginning of the end of the beginning. I was stuck with a screenshot of what I had created in Garage Band, and this did not capture the essence of the song I had written nor what my Cohort 21 action plan has thus far entailed. I thought about linking directly to the […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
Microsoft PowerPoint was first released in 1987 (Wikipedia, 2019a). The original slide deck software, PowerPoint revolutionized presentations everywhere, freeing us from the trials and tribulations of drawing, or even worse, photocopying, onto transparencies. As a testament to their significance in communication, the form and features of myriad slide deck programs remain similar to this day. […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
I have had some fun this week using an Apple program called Preview. Aptly named, this is the program that runs if you double click on a file to look at it. There is a little blue pen tip icon under the file title that is available with most file types. When you hover over […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
I meant to say a few words about this last week when it was fresh. I assigned a quick creation activity that combined stoichiometry learning with the theme of the day: Hallowe’en. I called it Spooky Real Stoichiometry and my instructions were originally handwritten on the whiteboard. Instructions: Choose a chemical reaction that is relevant […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
Happy Mole Day, everyone! Did you celebrate Mole Day today? In Chemistry 11 at Rosseau Lake College today was the kick off for our exploration of chemical quantities, the topic also known as stoichiometry. It was serendipity that we started this unit exactly on Mole Day, and I only realized what day it was when […]
Written by Leslie Farooq