In Chapter Two, there was a significant amount of information that I found both valuable and interesting. First, the student-centered teaching was exactly how I want to be as a teacher. I am very constructive to my students, making sure to tell my students what they could work better on in a more meaningful and elaborate matter. I also try to be progressive and take a more meaningful approach to my students by allowing them more access to technology and giving them the ability to conduct their own research. I ask so many questions during the day my students are sometimes nauseated. Yet, it helps them to think for themselves and be more creative.
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I also found digital natives to be interesting. I for one, am considered a 'digital native', yet I feel that I did not use technology as frequently as the digital native is defined. I believe I grew up slightly differently, as my mother was a teacher and used very old-fashioned ways of teaching. No technology was used. Then, when I went to elementary school, I didn't have the access to technology due to my school's low funding. I didn't really get to use computers until my fourth or fifth grade year and even then it was limited. I like CNN's term that they call the digital native-immigrant. I believe I fall into this category because I eventually grew into the technological stages but not right away in my life. I did not grow up using technology as others did.
Lastly, the digital immigrants are a breed of people that are far and few in between in regards to teaching. Many teachers have had training throughout their years of teaching and are able to keep up with the students in the capacity they need to. Many can create Powerpoints and make other projects that use technology for their students. Overall, I feel teachers have adapted to the digital age and now need to look for ways to keep students engaged in the learning.
Overall, these aspects of the chapter were very interesting and upon more research, I find that people can agree that teachers and students are adapting to this new digital age, and become frequent users of technology in and out of the classroom.
Citations
1. Joy, Oliver. (2012, December 8). What does it mean to be a digital native? CNN. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/04/business/digital-native-prensky/
3. National Association of Independent Schools (2012, June 1). Teaching in the Digital Age-Stephen Carter Part One. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpdVTKDHIZg
4. Pepitone, Morgan. (2015, January 18). Student-Centered Teaching. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html.
2. Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
3. National Association of Independent Schools (2012, June 1). Teaching in the Digital Age-Stephen Carter Part One. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpdVTKDHIZg
4. Pepitone, Morgan. (2015, January 18). Student-Centered Teaching. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html.
Your own experience just goes to show that the typical definition doesn't always hold true. By definition, I am a digital immigrant (being very old!) and yet my technology skills and ability to integrate into the classroom and personal productivity would put me far and above many digital natives! :) There are many research results that demonstrate how the younger brains are wired differently - more networked than my 'sequentially' wired brain - and that aligns well with the notion.
ReplyDeleteFabulous Tagxedo! Isn't that a fun and easy way to explore vocabulary and main ideas from a reading selection in a creative way?! :)