Blog Post #3 - Digital Storytelling 


In the video that is linked below, I talk about three things: a brief history of treaty agreemtns that led to the creation of a First Nation, a brief history of schooling on First Nations, and lessons that I have learned for my future professional teaching practice. 

This was a challenging blog post for me because I am unfamiliar with this technology.  However, I persevered and troubleshot my way through it and now I will be much more prepared the next time I encounter a task that needs to be digitized. 


First Nation Screencastify Video

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  1. MissSydneyWalravenSeptember 29, 2020 at 12:41 PM

    Great job on your Digital Story James. You'll have to show my how to do that. I know that we were pressed for timing with these, but try to slow down when you speak!

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  2. Norm's BlogSeptember 29, 2020 at 1:35 PM

    Great work - just be sure to add an image to your blog posting as text only is a bit boring :)

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