We definitely live in a "Digital Tech Savvy" world! Monday night's class certainly proved this to be true. We had a great experience online, but it would have been even better if I had a microphone to communicate with the other class members! It was difficult typing my responses because you need to listen to the people who are already talking, read the responses that are popping up on the screen, and then formulate thoughts in your own head. It would be much easier if i could just talk through a microphone! Walmart here I come :)
I really enjoyed the fact that Dr. S had her webcam on! It made me feel at ease to be able to see her, as well as hear her! I guess this has something to do with me being a visual learner. Plus, it made me feel like I was actually in a class.
Well, our group chose the name "Digital Chicks" and our group motto is, "Changing technology one computer at a time!" (Very appropriate for this class!!) Digital literacy is very important for teachers today because it is a way for students to actually synthesize information, as well as apply newly acquired skills. Literacy is no longer just about reading and writing. Along with digital literacy, students need to be aware of information literacy, which means knowing how to find, analyze, and use information. Digital students of today's society need to be able to take reading and writing to a higher level because this is what they are going to be expected to do in many of their future careers.
One way teachers can be sure that they are preparing students for this digital age is to constantly incorporate the Six National Educational Technology Standards into their classrooms. We worked as a group on Monday to brainstorm various tools aligned with the standards that teachers can use to develop skills in the classroom. We came up with products such as clipart, wordart, Kidspiration, morning message on smartboard, and class webpages, webquests, wikis, and blogs, just to name a few. Teachers must make their classrooms and curriculums appropriate for the digital learner. I feel that most teachers are able to inspire student learning and creativity, but they do need to provide more digital age learning experiences and assessments in order to stay in tune with the "Net Generation."
Children of today are living in the Net Generation. They don't know life without the Internet or technology because this is what they have been exposed to from birth! At the end of the school day, I watch as the countless number of cell phones and i-pods come out of my fifth graders' book bags! I didn't get a cell phone until I was 16....and I just got an i-pod two years ago! Students of today are learning to become multi-taskers with technology. However, many schools are lagging behind and this is a problem. Some people believe that students cannot focus on more than one thing at a time. This is not at all the truth!! I see children multi-task everyday in the classroom, when given the proper opportunities to do so. I believe many schools out there aren't giving students a chance to take off with technology...and this scares me. How will they be prepared for what is ahead??
With Web 2.0, content is created, shared, remixed, repurposed, and passed along. It includes images, video, and multimedia. This is MUCH different from the "read only" Web 1.0. With Web 1.0, students were passive in their learning environment. It was based on teacher-centered instruction, and instruction was factual and knowledge based. The new and improved Web 2.0 is the read-write web! It focuses on a student-centered learning environment in which the collaborative exchange of information takes place. Authentic learning takes place with Web 2.0 because it engages students in active, inquiry based activities. Students are taught to be critical thinkers and decision makers. This is definitely how I want my students to approach their learning!
I really enjoyed the fact that Dr. S had her webcam on! It made me feel at ease to be able to see her, as well as hear her! I guess this has something to do with me being a visual learner. Plus, it made me feel like I was actually in a class.
Well, our group chose the name "Digital Chicks" and our group motto is, "Changing technology one computer at a time!" (Very appropriate for this class!!) Digital literacy is very important for teachers today because it is a way for students to actually synthesize information, as well as apply newly acquired skills. Literacy is no longer just about reading and writing. Along with digital literacy, students need to be aware of information literacy, which means knowing how to find, analyze, and use information. Digital students of today's society need to be able to take reading and writing to a higher level because this is what they are going to be expected to do in many of their future careers.
One way teachers can be sure that they are preparing students for this digital age is to constantly incorporate the Six National Educational Technology Standards into their classrooms. We worked as a group on Monday to brainstorm various tools aligned with the standards that teachers can use to develop skills in the classroom. We came up with products such as clipart, wordart, Kidspiration, morning message on smartboard, and class webpages, webquests, wikis, and blogs, just to name a few. Teachers must make their classrooms and curriculums appropriate for the digital learner. I feel that most teachers are able to inspire student learning and creativity, but they do need to provide more digital age learning experiences and assessments in order to stay in tune with the "Net Generation."
Children of today are living in the Net Generation. They don't know life without the Internet or technology because this is what they have been exposed to from birth! At the end of the school day, I watch as the countless number of cell phones and i-pods come out of my fifth graders' book bags! I didn't get a cell phone until I was 16....and I just got an i-pod two years ago! Students of today are learning to become multi-taskers with technology. However, many schools are lagging behind and this is a problem. Some people believe that students cannot focus on more than one thing at a time. This is not at all the truth!! I see children multi-task everyday in the classroom, when given the proper opportunities to do so. I believe many schools out there aren't giving students a chance to take off with technology...and this scares me. How will they be prepared for what is ahead??
With Web 2.0, content is created, shared, remixed, repurposed, and passed along. It includes images, video, and multimedia. This is MUCH different from the "read only" Web 1.0. With Web 1.0, students were passive in their learning environment. It was based on teacher-centered instruction, and instruction was factual and knowledge based. The new and improved Web 2.0 is the read-write web! It focuses on a student-centered learning environment in which the collaborative exchange of information takes place. Authentic learning takes place with Web 2.0 because it engages students in active, inquiry based activities. Students are taught to be critical thinkers and decision makers. This is definitely how I want my students to approach their learning!
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