Hey, Hey, Hey...just finished the chapters. The first one making me laugh really. I couldn't help but think of the teachers it mentioned that didn't know as much about computers as their students. Isn't that the majority of teachers today? I have too many examples of that in my head. My cousin is one of the Technology agents for the Public Library in Lexington. He goes around to the different schools or has the teachers come to him to learn the computer. He tells me often of the amount of teachers that don't know how to search the web or look for an ISBN number to look up books. He says they stopped trying to learn at the Dewey Decimal System. While I do love Dewey I know when it is time to hang it up. Dewey is gone, moved on to the greener pastures of the ISBN. These people are digital immigrants who do not want a passport into the land. They are afraid of the technology. You cannot be afraid if you want to keep your students safe. The teacher that I loved that I observed this last semester didn't know how to teach power point so she gave the program to the students and let them figure it out. When they had finished she had them teach her how to use it.
I feel like I am one of the first (and so probably a bit behind myself) of the digital natives. While I feel comfortable with the hardware, software and programs I know I have a lot to learn. I have never had a blog before, though I have read some i found very amusing. I didn't know what a Wiki was, until yesterday and now I see the pitfalls and crests of them being used. RSS's while I have the technical definition, I still need to use it under my fingertips to get the feeling of it. And I already love the Online photo galleries!
The second chapter had a lot of examples of how to use technology in the classroom. It had examples of how it could be done to how it is being done. I found the letter to the parents showing them where the blog will be and laying down some ground rules to be necessary. I also liked all of the examples of weblogs and the benefits listed to using them in school. I want to be language arts teacher and while I didn't think computer use would pertain to my subject my head is now swimming with the ideas I want to use. A blog could be a neat way to let my students and parents know what is going on in the classroom. Not only that but I could use a Wiki with my students to discuss the lessons or books. Oooo, it's like a book club that has mandatory membership for my students. I mean how neat to have a conversation with the artist or author of something as it is being discussed on line! Not to mention the help that the computer lends to organization! I also appreciated all of the sources it gives at the end of chapter two. I already use the Internet tremendously when it comes to my school work and planning. Heck, really I use the Internet all of the time, at least daily, to do something other than check my e-mail. There are nights when it gives me my menu for dinner!
I feel like I am one of the first (and so probably a bit behind myself) of the digital natives. While I feel comfortable with the hardware, software and programs I know I have a lot to learn. I have never had a blog before, though I have read some i found very amusing. I didn't know what a Wiki was, until yesterday and now I see the pitfalls and crests of them being used. RSS's while I have the technical definition, I still need to use it under my fingertips to get the feeling of it. And I already love the Online photo galleries!
The second chapter had a lot of examples of how to use technology in the classroom. It had examples of how it could be done to how it is being done. I found the letter to the parents showing them where the blog will be and laying down some ground rules to be necessary. I also liked all of the examples of weblogs and the benefits listed to using them in school. I want to be language arts teacher and while I didn't think computer use would pertain to my subject my head is now swimming with the ideas I want to use. A blog could be a neat way to let my students and parents know what is going on in the classroom. Not only that but I could use a Wiki with my students to discuss the lessons or books. Oooo, it's like a book club that has mandatory membership for my students. I mean how neat to have a conversation with the artist or author of something as it is being discussed on line! Not to mention the help that the computer lends to organization! I also appreciated all of the sources it gives at the end of chapter two. I already use the Internet tremendously when it comes to my school work and planning. Heck, really I use the Internet all of the time, at least daily, to do something other than check my e-mail. There are nights when it gives me my menu for dinner!
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