Digital Natives Stand Alone Presentation
Above is the link to my Stand Alone Power Point Presentation on Author Share. The main purpose of my presentation was to give a brief definition of what a digital native is and then to give examples of what it looks like, what it means, and what we can do about it. The main idea of the digital native presentation is to educate our youth on digital literacy and new media. We shouldn't allow our youth to become targets for advertising and marketing. We should be creating the appropriate learning environments for our students and giving them the adequate skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the digital age. We need to put an end to the stereotypes and begin treating the digital native as it truly is, a subset of a group. The way that youth learn, create, invent, etc. So let us all strap in and enjoy the wonderful ride that we call education!
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Beyond Digital Natives
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 10:
"From this position, it could be argued that "digital literacy" describes an ability to skillfully utilize one's knowledge of text construction and analysis (be it paper, digital, popular culture, and so on) in order to continuously develop one's ability to handle digital media."-Rachael Levy, p.153
I must agree with this statement brought about by Rachael Levy. There are many broad definitions of the term "digital literacy" and I feel as if this may describe it the best. I do believe that digital literacy is a person's ability to utilize knowledge to develop the ability to handle digital media. As a teacher, I have to know the material that I am teaching before I can teach it to my students. It only makes sense that someone would need to have the knowledge of digital literacy before handling digital media.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 11:
"An important finding emerging from access studies of school-aged children---which are better at capturing a broad cross-section of the population than studies of university students because of the social profile of the latter---is that socioeconomic status is a factor in technology access even in affluent societies (e.g., Aslanidou & Menexes, 2008; Eamon, 2004; Facer & Furlong, 2001; Jenkins, 2009; Livingstone & Helsper, 2007; OECD, 2010; Otto et al., 2005).-Sue Bennet & Karl Maton, p.171
Socioeconomic status plays a major role in technology and the access to technology. I was not surprised to read about it in this chapter. I live and teach in a more rural area where there is a lower socioeconomic status, especially with the coal mines shutting down. I had more students in my class this year that did not have access to Internet at home because their parents could not afford to pay for it. That is a huge problem when we are so dependent upon iPads and other technology to complete assignments and homework. It was also more of a problem for me because our school was under a paper shortage and I was unable to run copies of homework assignments for the students. All of the assignments were uploaded to an app on the students' iPads where they could complete them and send them back for grading. I feel as if this problem will only get worse with the decline in the economy.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 12:
"The core idea, what we mean when we talk about digital natives, is to allow a term to describe a subset of today's youth; the manners in which they relate to information, technology, and one another; the problems that arise from some of these practices; and the new possibilities for creativity, learning, entrepreneurship, and innovation (Palfrey & Gasser, 2008, p.15)."-Palfrey & Gasser, p.188
I liked this statement. We have been discussing Digital Natives for a few weeks now and I think I finally have a true understanding of what it means. I like the way that Palfrey & Gasser describe the term "Digital Native." They aren't describing a person; they are describing a state of being. How the youth relay information, how they learn, how they use technology, etc. I really enjoyed reading this chapter!
After reading the last few chapters of Deconstructing Digital Natives I now have a better understanding of digital literacy and the digital native. I think that you need to have the knowledge of digital literacy before you can take on new digital media. As an educator, I need to ensure that my students possess this knowledge before handling the technology. As far as the digital native is concerned, I enjoyed Palfrey & Gasser's description. I don't like giving labels to certain groups of people or stereotyping certain groups of people. The digital native, to me, is a state of being instead of being a specific group of people.
"From this position, it could be argued that "digital literacy" describes an ability to skillfully utilize one's knowledge of text construction and analysis (be it paper, digital, popular culture, and so on) in order to continuously develop one's ability to handle digital media."-Rachael Levy, p.153
I must agree with this statement brought about by Rachael Levy. There are many broad definitions of the term "digital literacy" and I feel as if this may describe it the best. I do believe that digital literacy is a person's ability to utilize knowledge to develop the ability to handle digital media. As a teacher, I have to know the material that I am teaching before I can teach it to my students. It only makes sense that someone would need to have the knowledge of digital literacy before handling digital media.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 11:
"An important finding emerging from access studies of school-aged children---which are better at capturing a broad cross-section of the population than studies of university students because of the social profile of the latter---is that socioeconomic status is a factor in technology access even in affluent societies (e.g., Aslanidou & Menexes, 2008; Eamon, 2004; Facer & Furlong, 2001; Jenkins, 2009; Livingstone & Helsper, 2007; OECD, 2010; Otto et al., 2005).-Sue Bennet & Karl Maton, p.171
Socioeconomic status plays a major role in technology and the access to technology. I was not surprised to read about it in this chapter. I live and teach in a more rural area where there is a lower socioeconomic status, especially with the coal mines shutting down. I had more students in my class this year that did not have access to Internet at home because their parents could not afford to pay for it. That is a huge problem when we are so dependent upon iPads and other technology to complete assignments and homework. It was also more of a problem for me because our school was under a paper shortage and I was unable to run copies of homework assignments for the students. All of the assignments were uploaded to an app on the students' iPads where they could complete them and send them back for grading. I feel as if this problem will only get worse with the decline in the economy.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 12:
"The core idea, what we mean when we talk about digital natives, is to allow a term to describe a subset of today's youth; the manners in which they relate to information, technology, and one another; the problems that arise from some of these practices; and the new possibilities for creativity, learning, entrepreneurship, and innovation (Palfrey & Gasser, 2008, p.15)."-Palfrey & Gasser, p.188
I liked this statement. We have been discussing Digital Natives for a few weeks now and I think I finally have a true understanding of what it means. I like the way that Palfrey & Gasser describe the term "Digital Native." They aren't describing a person; they are describing a state of being. How the youth relay information, how they learn, how they use technology, etc. I really enjoyed reading this chapter!
After reading the last few chapters of Deconstructing Digital Natives I now have a better understanding of digital literacy and the digital native. I think that you need to have the knowledge of digital literacy before you can take on new digital media. As an educator, I need to ensure that my students possess this knowledge before handling the technology. As far as the digital native is concerned, I enjoyed Palfrey & Gasser's description. I don't like giving labels to certain groups of people or stereotyping certain groups of people. The digital native, to me, is a state of being instead of being a specific group of people.
The philosoraptor wants us to think about what would happen if we taught digital literacy. I believe that our youth need to be educated on the concept of digital literacy before they can use the new digital media.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The Case of Digital Literacy
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 7:
"Not all young people are digitally competent, nor are they all interested in every aspect of the new media (Livingstone, 2009)."-Ola Erstad, p. 99
I must say that I do agree with this statement. Just because a person is born into a digital age does not mean that they are interested in the new media. One of my fellow classmates pointed this out in last week's blog posting; young people still need to be taught the information to use some technology and digital media. We are not born with a set of instructions that automatically makes us fluent in all aspects of the new media. As Ola Erstad also said, "My interest is mainly in the role of education in creating the learning environments needed for providing all children and young people with the competencies needed to become literate in a digital culture and enhance their everyday knowledge, experiences, and skills." (Deconstructing Digital Natives, p.106). It is up to all of us as educators to ensure that we are creating the appropriate learning environments needed for providing students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the digital age.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 8:
"According to the 2009 ECAR study, 87 percent of students rate themselves as either early (ahead of their peers) or mainstream (on a par with their peers) adopters of new technologies."-Gregor E. Kennedy, Terry S. Judd, p.121
As you keep reading this section of Chapter 8 it continues to say that this data has to do with using social networks. Using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are quite easy in my opinion, especially for teens and young adults. As time moves forward there are more parents and grandparents joining Facebook. My grandmother just recently joined and she doesn't seem to have much trouble navigating it. I do agree that students are mainstream adopters of new technologies but that doesn't mean that they know everything about every new piece of new technology that gets released. Some technologies are easier to work with than others.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 9:
"The expectations regarding youngsters' participation in the information society builds upon stereotypes both in relation to the image of youth and that of technology."-Sheila Zimic, Rolf Dalin, p.139
This is what bothers me about the "Digital Natives" metaphor. A stereotype is building around our youth and the use of technology that isn't quite accurate. Referring back to my first quote from Chapter 6, just because a person is born into a digital age does not mean that they are interested and competent in the new media. One of my fellow classmates also made a comment in last week's blog post about stereotyping youth and technology. Technology can be used for so many wonderful things and that is what we need to teach our youth.
Let's consider the role of schooling in the development of young people's digital literacies. I personally feel as if teachers should be responsible for the development of digital literacy in students. Digital literacy is important because it supports the development of academic reading and writing practises. Just like Ola Erstad said in Chapter 6 is that we should be creating the environments needed for providing students with the competencies needed to become literate in a digital culture. As an educator it is my role to create these learning environments for my students so that they will have the skills and knowledge to be able to use the new technologies appropriately and safely. I use quite a bit of technology in my classroom and my students need to know about the technology before they can participate. If a student is unable to use the technology appropriately then they lose their privileges. Simple as that.
We need to ensure that we are teaching our youth to use the Internet and new media for the correct reasons. If not, they will become obsessed with social media and online sites.
"Not all young people are digitally competent, nor are they all interested in every aspect of the new media (Livingstone, 2009)."-Ola Erstad, p. 99
I must say that I do agree with this statement. Just because a person is born into a digital age does not mean that they are interested in the new media. One of my fellow classmates pointed this out in last week's blog posting; young people still need to be taught the information to use some technology and digital media. We are not born with a set of instructions that automatically makes us fluent in all aspects of the new media. As Ola Erstad also said, "My interest is mainly in the role of education in creating the learning environments needed for providing all children and young people with the competencies needed to become literate in a digital culture and enhance their everyday knowledge, experiences, and skills." (Deconstructing Digital Natives, p.106). It is up to all of us as educators to ensure that we are creating the appropriate learning environments needed for providing students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the digital age.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 8:
"According to the 2009 ECAR study, 87 percent of students rate themselves as either early (ahead of their peers) or mainstream (on a par with their peers) adopters of new technologies."-Gregor E. Kennedy, Terry S. Judd, p.121
As you keep reading this section of Chapter 8 it continues to say that this data has to do with using social networks. Using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are quite easy in my opinion, especially for teens and young adults. As time moves forward there are more parents and grandparents joining Facebook. My grandmother just recently joined and she doesn't seem to have much trouble navigating it. I do agree that students are mainstream adopters of new technologies but that doesn't mean that they know everything about every new piece of new technology that gets released. Some technologies are easier to work with than others.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 9:
"The expectations regarding youngsters' participation in the information society builds upon stereotypes both in relation to the image of youth and that of technology."-Sheila Zimic, Rolf Dalin, p.139
This is what bothers me about the "Digital Natives" metaphor. A stereotype is building around our youth and the use of technology that isn't quite accurate. Referring back to my first quote from Chapter 6, just because a person is born into a digital age does not mean that they are interested and competent in the new media. One of my fellow classmates also made a comment in last week's blog post about stereotyping youth and technology. Technology can be used for so many wonderful things and that is what we need to teach our youth.
Let's consider the role of schooling in the development of young people's digital literacies. I personally feel as if teachers should be responsible for the development of digital literacy in students. Digital literacy is important because it supports the development of academic reading and writing practises. Just like Ola Erstad said in Chapter 6 is that we should be creating the environments needed for providing students with the competencies needed to become literate in a digital culture. As an educator it is my role to create these learning environments for my students so that they will have the skills and knowledge to be able to use the new technologies appropriately and safely. I use quite a bit of technology in my classroom and my students need to know about the technology before they can participate. If a student is unable to use the technology appropriately then they lose their privileges. Simple as that.
Friday, June 17, 2016
The Civic, Social, and Multi Modal Lives of Digital Natives
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 4:
"More widely, however, there appears to have been little fundamental shift in the acceptance of the idea that human brains are "plastic" and "mutate" in response to technology, thus allowing those who use technology most heavily (still mainly considered to be young people) to process, access, and use information in fundamentally different ways from other generations and non-technology users." (Shakuntala Banaji, p.51).
I found this statement to be particularly interesting to me. I do believe that the Digital Natives process, access, and use information differently than other generations. They mentioned in Chapter 4 that the "baby boomers" were introduced to color television as their technology advancement. The invention of color television is nothing compared to the invention of the World Wide Web. As I have stated before, my father was part of the "baby boomer" generation and he does well to use his laptop. He refuses to use a cell phone because he doesn't understand the need for technology. There are many real world examples that I can give you that prove that the younger generations are more capable and willing to use the new technology than our parents and grandparents.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 5:
"Juvenile crimes have been given considerable media attention, with some critics blaming new media such as violent videos and video games, mobile phones, and the Internet." (Toshie Takahashi, p.69).
This particular statement holds true in many ways. With the recent attacks in Florida and other attacks around the world, it is no wonder that people are blaming the media. Our children are being exposed to violence and terror on social media and the Internet. Then there is the reality of cyber bullying causing kids to commit suicide or take a gun to school to kill the bullies. How do we stop these things from happening? How can we protect our children from the violence and the crime?
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 6:
"According to Skehan (1998), for long-term language learning success, we need to ensure a balanced focus between the pedagogical goals of fluency, accuracy, and complexity in the long-term learning of the grammatical system." (Mike Levy, Rowan Michael, p.86).
I agree with this statement one hundred percent. You can not fully learn a language without fluency, accuracy, and complexity. The problem with our children today is that they are used to speaking in "texting language." They abbreviate their words and come up with phrases and words that we don't really understand. When they get into the classroom, the students tend to write using the abbreviated text instead of writing out the full word. They will also write in chunks instead of writing in complete sentences because they are used to texting all of the time. We have to teach them that the proper goals for fluency, accuracy, and complexity when it comes to language. They should be using more complex words (the words that I like to call "big girl words"). They should be able to speak fluently and accurately. That is the only problem with texting and messaging; it causes our children to learn short hand instead of speaking and writing using the appropriate methods.
Meme:
One of my all-time favorite memes involves Batman slapping Robin. I chose to create my meme using the quote from Chapter 6. Teens use entirely too much text lingo instead of speaking properly.
"More widely, however, there appears to have been little fundamental shift in the acceptance of the idea that human brains are "plastic" and "mutate" in response to technology, thus allowing those who use technology most heavily (still mainly considered to be young people) to process, access, and use information in fundamentally different ways from other generations and non-technology users." (Shakuntala Banaji, p.51).
I found this statement to be particularly interesting to me. I do believe that the Digital Natives process, access, and use information differently than other generations. They mentioned in Chapter 4 that the "baby boomers" were introduced to color television as their technology advancement. The invention of color television is nothing compared to the invention of the World Wide Web. As I have stated before, my father was part of the "baby boomer" generation and he does well to use his laptop. He refuses to use a cell phone because he doesn't understand the need for technology. There are many real world examples that I can give you that prove that the younger generations are more capable and willing to use the new technology than our parents and grandparents.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 5:
"Juvenile crimes have been given considerable media attention, with some critics blaming new media such as violent videos and video games, mobile phones, and the Internet." (Toshie Takahashi, p.69).
This particular statement holds true in many ways. With the recent attacks in Florida and other attacks around the world, it is no wonder that people are blaming the media. Our children are being exposed to violence and terror on social media and the Internet. Then there is the reality of cyber bullying causing kids to commit suicide or take a gun to school to kill the bullies. How do we stop these things from happening? How can we protect our children from the violence and the crime?
Deconstructing Digital Natives Chapter 6:
"According to Skehan (1998), for long-term language learning success, we need to ensure a balanced focus between the pedagogical goals of fluency, accuracy, and complexity in the long-term learning of the grammatical system." (Mike Levy, Rowan Michael, p.86).
I agree with this statement one hundred percent. You can not fully learn a language without fluency, accuracy, and complexity. The problem with our children today is that they are used to speaking in "texting language." They abbreviate their words and come up with phrases and words that we don't really understand. When they get into the classroom, the students tend to write using the abbreviated text instead of writing out the full word. They will also write in chunks instead of writing in complete sentences because they are used to texting all of the time. We have to teach them that the proper goals for fluency, accuracy, and complexity when it comes to language. They should be using more complex words (the words that I like to call "big girl words"). They should be able to speak fluently and accurately. That is the only problem with texting and messaging; it causes our children to learn short hand instead of speaking and writing using the appropriate methods.
Meme:
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Digital Natives: Reflecting on the Myth
Quote from the Forward of Digital Natives.
"Technology often plays a complex and ambivalent role in this ongoing, mutual construction of generations."-Professor David Buckingham
I chose this quote from the Forward because I thought it was an accurate statement. We have been categorizing ourselves into different generation groups for many years. Technology has been ever-changing over the years and has most definitely shaped the construction of the generations. Going forward I have no doubt that technology will ultimately mold and construct our generation groups.
Quote from Chapter One of Digital Natives.
"Two hundred years later, the Internet has brought greater global access to information, education, and commerce than ever before, but these benefits have to be balanced against cybercrime, cyber-bullying, information overload, violent video games, copyright infringement, and 24/7 online pornography."-Michael Thomas
This quote spoke to me on many different levels. It spoke to me as an educator, it spoke to me as an aunt to three nieces, and it also spoke to me as a possible future parent. The Internet has been such a wonderful tool in the world of technology, but it does come with many risks. In today's society, there are more social media outlets for our children to get caught up in. Almost all of my fifth grade students had an Instagram account and most of them had a Facebook account. We have to really teach our children how to stay safe while on the Internet and the risks that are involved. They need to know about child predators, cyber-bullying, and inappropriate websites. There are parental blocks that you can put onto your computer that block your child from freely browsing the internet. We have Internet blocks at our school for the students' iPads so that they can only go to sites that we approve. Even though the Internet allows us the opportunity to explore and learn, our children still need to know how to stay safe while browsing.
Quote from Chapter Two of Digital Natives.
"So to me, being a Digital Native is about growing up in a digital country or culture, as opposed to coming to it as an adult."-Marc Prensky
I was born in the early 90s so I suppose I can consider myself a Digital Native. I grew up watching my older brothers play Nintendo and Play Station and hearing the dial-up sounds from AOL. I would spend my weekends with my aunt and uncle playing Barbie Fashion Design on an old Windows 98 Desktop. As an adult (who still lives at home), I am frequently helping my middle aged mother use my laptop. She will often need help printing a document that she typed or completing an order on Amazon. I tend to laugh at her and try to figure out why she needs help with such simple things. After reading this chapter by Marc Pensky, I finally understand. My parents were not born into a world with technology. My father was born in 1951 and my mother ten years later. They have had to develop a sense for technology as an adult and that has proven to be a challenge. The good thing about our children today is that they will already have that technology background.
Quote from Chapter Three of Digital Natives.
"Prensky's revised position is still deterministic; it suggests that digital enhancement is essential, and even though it moves beyond a straightforward divide between immigrants and natives, the argument retains a simple moral imperative: digital enhancement has to be accepted in order to succeed."-Chris Jones
Digital enhancement is essential to move forward. There are new technologies being created all of the time and that cannot be changed. The world needs to continue to move forward in this direction. Although I am still waiting on someone to invent a working hovercraft, I think we have been successful with technology up to this point. Who knows what will happen in the next five or ten years. There could finally be a cure for cancer and diabetes. There could be a vaccine for HIV/AIDS. Technology is continuously changing and we have to change with it.
Now that I have read the chapters from Digital Natives I have a new opinion of the effects of technology on young people. As I have previously stated, our children today are growing up with technology all around them. As babies they are exposed to early learning DVDs such as Baby Einstein. As toddlers they are given toys that run off of a smart phone. Once the children start school they are given iPads and shown how to use the Internet to find information. The Digital Natives have the upper hand when it comes to dealing with technology because they are being raised by it.
"Baby Einstein"
This child looks to be around maybe two years old and is watching DVDs on a laptop. This child is a Digital Native because he was born into the generation where technology is prominent. I captioned it "Baby Einstein" because it is a play on of the DVD that he is watching and also what the parents hope will become of the child for watching the DVD at such a young age.
Bibliography:
Digital Natives; Forward, Professor David Buckingham, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Digital Natives: Chapter One Technology, Education, and the Discourse of the Digital Native, Between Evangelists and Dissenters, Michael Thomas
Digital Natives: Chapter Two Digital Wisdom and Homo Sapiens Digital, Marc Pensky
Digital Natives: Chapter Three Students, The Net Generation, and Digital Natives, Accounting for Educational Change, Chris Jones
"Technology often plays a complex and ambivalent role in this ongoing, mutual construction of generations."-Professor David Buckingham
I chose this quote from the Forward because I thought it was an accurate statement. We have been categorizing ourselves into different generation groups for many years. Technology has been ever-changing over the years and has most definitely shaped the construction of the generations. Going forward I have no doubt that technology will ultimately mold and construct our generation groups.
Quote from Chapter One of Digital Natives.
"Two hundred years later, the Internet has brought greater global access to information, education, and commerce than ever before, but these benefits have to be balanced against cybercrime, cyber-bullying, information overload, violent video games, copyright infringement, and 24/7 online pornography."-Michael Thomas
This quote spoke to me on many different levels. It spoke to me as an educator, it spoke to me as an aunt to three nieces, and it also spoke to me as a possible future parent. The Internet has been such a wonderful tool in the world of technology, but it does come with many risks. In today's society, there are more social media outlets for our children to get caught up in. Almost all of my fifth grade students had an Instagram account and most of them had a Facebook account. We have to really teach our children how to stay safe while on the Internet and the risks that are involved. They need to know about child predators, cyber-bullying, and inappropriate websites. There are parental blocks that you can put onto your computer that block your child from freely browsing the internet. We have Internet blocks at our school for the students' iPads so that they can only go to sites that we approve. Even though the Internet allows us the opportunity to explore and learn, our children still need to know how to stay safe while browsing.
Quote from Chapter Two of Digital Natives.
"So to me, being a Digital Native is about growing up in a digital country or culture, as opposed to coming to it as an adult."-Marc Prensky
I was born in the early 90s so I suppose I can consider myself a Digital Native. I grew up watching my older brothers play Nintendo and Play Station and hearing the dial-up sounds from AOL. I would spend my weekends with my aunt and uncle playing Barbie Fashion Design on an old Windows 98 Desktop. As an adult (who still lives at home), I am frequently helping my middle aged mother use my laptop. She will often need help printing a document that she typed or completing an order on Amazon. I tend to laugh at her and try to figure out why she needs help with such simple things. After reading this chapter by Marc Pensky, I finally understand. My parents were not born into a world with technology. My father was born in 1951 and my mother ten years later. They have had to develop a sense for technology as an adult and that has proven to be a challenge. The good thing about our children today is that they will already have that technology background.
Quote from Chapter Three of Digital Natives.
"Prensky's revised position is still deterministic; it suggests that digital enhancement is essential, and even though it moves beyond a straightforward divide between immigrants and natives, the argument retains a simple moral imperative: digital enhancement has to be accepted in order to succeed."-Chris Jones
Digital enhancement is essential to move forward. There are new technologies being created all of the time and that cannot be changed. The world needs to continue to move forward in this direction. Although I am still waiting on someone to invent a working hovercraft, I think we have been successful with technology up to this point. Who knows what will happen in the next five or ten years. There could finally be a cure for cancer and diabetes. There could be a vaccine for HIV/AIDS. Technology is continuously changing and we have to change with it.
Now that I have read the chapters from Digital Natives I have a new opinion of the effects of technology on young people. As I have previously stated, our children today are growing up with technology all around them. As babies they are exposed to early learning DVDs such as Baby Einstein. As toddlers they are given toys that run off of a smart phone. Once the children start school they are given iPads and shown how to use the Internet to find information. The Digital Natives have the upper hand when it comes to dealing with technology because they are being raised by it.
"Baby Einstein"
This child looks to be around maybe two years old and is watching DVDs on a laptop. This child is a Digital Native because he was born into the generation where technology is prominent. I captioned it "Baby Einstein" because it is a play on of the DVD that he is watching and also what the parents hope will become of the child for watching the DVD at such a young age.
Bibliography:
Digital Natives; Forward, Professor David Buckingham, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Digital Natives: Chapter One Technology, Education, and the Discourse of the Digital Native, Between Evangelists and Dissenters, Michael Thomas
Digital Natives: Chapter Two Digital Wisdom and Homo Sapiens Digital, Marc Pensky
Digital Natives: Chapter Three Students, The Net Generation, and Digital Natives, Accounting for Educational Change, Chris Jones
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Texting and Multi-Modal Texts Continued
The important things I learned from the video are texting is not writing, speech came long before writing, and language is speech. But the most important thing I learned is that a whole new language has developed among our young people.
Blabberize can be used for many different things within the classroom. As an educator, I could easily use Blabberize to have my students display their learning creatively, help ELL students to enhance speaking and listening skills, to create a new way to introduce themselves to the class at the beginning of the school year, and many other different things. It would be easier to use Blabberize for middle and high school students but could be effectively used in the elementary schools as well.
Blabberize can be used for many different things within the classroom. As an educator, I could easily use Blabberize to have my students display their learning creatively, help ELL students to enhance speaking and listening skills, to create a new way to introduce themselves to the class at the beginning of the school year, and many other different things. It would be easier to use Blabberize for middle and high school students but could be effectively used in the elementary schools as well.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Digital Media Effects On Conventional Reading and Writing Practices
“Writing isn’t just black marks on white paper. It’s full of sound, images, color,” Lunsford says. This particular quote from "Does Digital Media Make Us Bad Writers?" really spoke to me. Reading is one of my favorite things to do in my spare time and I always try to imagine what the character looks like, sounds like, acts like, etc. I pick certain characterizations about each character that I feel best represents them from the text. Other people who read the same story may define the characters differently. Writing is a way of expressing the way that we feel, the way that we understand and comprehend the world, the way that we see each other and ourselves.
"At least since the invention of television, critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading. What is different now, some literacy experts say, is that spending time on the Web, whether it is looking up something on Google or even britneyspears.org, entails some engagement with text." I absolutely agree with these statement by Motoko Rich. Children, teenagers, and young adults alike will always come into contact with text. Sitting here writing this blog has given me a chance to read an online article and then write about it. It does not matter how the students are able to come into contact with the text as long as they are reading. I think that allowing students to Google information during class or as a research project is a good way to incorporate literacy and text. Literacy is like velcro, nothing else can stick without it.
As far as the continuum between Web Evangelist and Traditionalist is concerned, I would consider myself somewhere in the middle. I do believe that some digital media can be harmful to our youth but a lot of it can be beneficial if used appropriately. According to Andrea Abernethy Lunsford, "Writing always changes given the context. It molds itself to the changes." I do agree with this statement because writing has been ever changing for many, many years. We are writing differently than our parents and they are writing differently than their parents and so on. Our future children will be using digital media to read and to write. But with that being said, what is going to happen to the children who cannot read or write in cursive? What about the children who struggle to even write their names because they don't have to use pencil and paper anymore. "Clearly, reading in print and on the Internet are different. On paper, text has a predetermined beginning, middle and end, where readers focus for a sustained period on one author’s vision." This is a quote by Motoko Rich explaining that alphabet print is different from digital print. I like that children can read a book and create their own image of the character instead of having it all laid out for them on the Internet. The future is clear; digital media will take over traditional print. I just hope that the digital media will be used for the benefit of the students.
"Ever Changing"
I chose this visual metaphor because the leaves are ever changing, much like the ways that we go about reading and writing. Reading and writing change with the times and molds itself with the changes.
References:
"Does Digital Media Make Us Bad Writers? | Spotlight On Digital Media And Learning". Spotlight.macfound.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 June 2016.
Rich, M. (2008, July 26). Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading? Retrieved May 28, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/27reading.html?pagewanted=all
"At least since the invention of television, critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading. What is different now, some literacy experts say, is that spending time on the Web, whether it is looking up something on Google or even britneyspears.org, entails some engagement with text." I absolutely agree with these statement by Motoko Rich. Children, teenagers, and young adults alike will always come into contact with text. Sitting here writing this blog has given me a chance to read an online article and then write about it. It does not matter how the students are able to come into contact with the text as long as they are reading. I think that allowing students to Google information during class or as a research project is a good way to incorporate literacy and text. Literacy is like velcro, nothing else can stick without it.
As far as the continuum between Web Evangelist and Traditionalist is concerned, I would consider myself somewhere in the middle. I do believe that some digital media can be harmful to our youth but a lot of it can be beneficial if used appropriately. According to Andrea Abernethy Lunsford, "Writing always changes given the context. It molds itself to the changes." I do agree with this statement because writing has been ever changing for many, many years. We are writing differently than our parents and they are writing differently than their parents and so on. Our future children will be using digital media to read and to write. But with that being said, what is going to happen to the children who cannot read or write in cursive? What about the children who struggle to even write their names because they don't have to use pencil and paper anymore. "Clearly, reading in print and on the Internet are different. On paper, text has a predetermined beginning, middle and end, where readers focus for a sustained period on one author’s vision." This is a quote by Motoko Rich explaining that alphabet print is different from digital print. I like that children can read a book and create their own image of the character instead of having it all laid out for them on the Internet. The future is clear; digital media will take over traditional print. I just hope that the digital media will be used for the benefit of the students.
"Ever Changing"
References:
"Does Digital Media Make Us Bad Writers? | Spotlight On Digital Media And Learning". Spotlight.macfound.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 June 2016.
Rich, M. (2008, July 26). Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading? Retrieved May 28, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/27reading.html?pagewanted=all
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