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My projects_Old
I worked as an elementary school teacher for over 10 years. As I have met students in my classroom, I realized that technology can benefit students as well as teachers. Because I had a master's degree in elementary mathematics education, I started developing educational Apps for learning and teaching mathematics and broadening my territories.
Here are my projects.
I worked as an elementary school teacher for over 10 years. As I have met students in my classroom, I realized that technology can benefit students as well as teachers. Because I had a master's degree in elementary mathematics education, I started developing educational Apps for learning and teaching mathematics and broadening my territories.
Here are my projects.
Hologram Maker (2016)
Hologram Maker (2016)
What is light? It is hard to expect to listen to elementary students the right answers. From a view of STEM education, however, light is a very interesting subject that should be covered in that it can introduce a variety of concepts in physics. For elementary school students, making them play with "light" is the first step to learn about it. Here is where the hologram comes into play.
Using the pyramid that can be made by OHP film, this android app allows students to experience the hologram in a maneuverable manner. Students can make 3D text, 3D cube with their own pictures, 3D planets in our solar system as if they are real.
A similar concept can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Realization-of-a-heart-activity-image-hologram-a-simplified-overview-b-square_fig4_314221820
What is light? It is hard to expect to listen to elementary students the right answers. From a view of STEM education, however, light is a very interesting subject that should be covered in that it can introduce a variety of concepts in physics. For elementary school students, making them play with "light" is the first step to learn about it. Here is where the hologram comes into play.
Using the pyramid that can be made by OHP film, this android app allows students to experience the hologram in a maneuverable manner. Students can make 3D text, 3D cube with their own pictures, 3D planets in our solar system as if they are real.
A similar concept can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Realization-of-a-heart-activity-image-hologram-a-simplified-overview-b-square_fig4_314221820
Educators and Social Media
How and why do educators use social media?
Social media allows educators to connect with colleagues beyond their local school contexts. Then, what are they discussing and sharing? Can social media benefit their professional learning? What are the potential or the perils? What implications can we find through our exploration?
To answer these questions, I am delving into Reddit, one of the largest social media platforms in the world. I prefer to use Python for data mining and NLP work (e.g., topic modeling and sentiment analysis).
Keywords: Social media, Reddit, Educators, Informal professional learning, Self-directed learning, data mining, NLP
Related publications:
Na, H., & Staudt Willet, K. B. (2022). Affinity and anonymity benefitting early career teachers in the r/teachers subreddit. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2022.2150727
Abstract: Early career teachers experience numerous challenges during their transition into the profession. Reddit is a social media platform that allows users to gather around shared affinity while remaining anonymous. This study explores how early career teachers participate in the r/Teachers subreddit through posts tagged as “New Teacher” content. Hand-coding of 2,445 posts created in 2021 showed that early career teachers primarily seek information and advice but also share personal stories. Early career teachers’ reasons for posting varied according to their background characteristics. This research has implications for using an anonymous online affinity space for early career teachers’ preparation and professional development.