With your graphic organizer, include a reflection describing how you can bring the technological tools learners are using outside the classroom into the educational process, and which tools and strategies are best for this purpose.
There was article written an author by the name of Marc Prensky that I had to read for an assignment when I was working on my master’s degree. I often refer back to the article because it provides me with a reminder of how our educational system is steadily changing in order to meet the needs of the “Digital Natives” as Prensky refers to them. Digital Natives are native speakers of the digital language (Prensky, 2001 p.1) Prensky (2001 p.1) also says,” Those of us who were not born into the digital world but have, at some later point in our lives, become fascinated by and adopted many or most aspects of the new technology are, known as , Digital Immigrants. Prensky (2001, p2) believes the single biggest problem facing education today is that Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language. With that being said, In order to have students actively participate and learn the content, I have to make decisions regarding planning based on the technology interest of my students. My graphic organizer reflects some technological tools that could be incorporated in the classroom. Under the category of content, virtual field trips, multimedia presentations, digital libraries, and Internet Inquiry projects are all ways for students to gain content knowledge. Blogs, emailing, Wikis, and discussion boards are common tools that can be used for communicating online. Each of them allow for engaging in communication with peers and instructors. Lastly, tools that can be incorporate for collaboration are Google Doc, Skype, Web 2.0, and podcasting.
References
Durrington, V., Berryhill, A., & Swafford, J. (2006). Strategies for enhancing student interactivity in an online environment. College Teaching, 54(1), 190-193. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.
Prensky, M.(2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants. On the Horizon (MCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5. Retrieved from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
LaTonya...
ReplyDeleteNice job on the Graphic Organizer!
One thing I noticed was that you had some of the same ideas as me. The item I chose to connect all of the aspects was Wikispaces. This one resource can do most of what you listed in all three categories.