Digital Blog #3

Digital Blog #3

First, I would like to analyze what does digital citizenship mean. I saw the word, “citizenship” and thought about what does becoming a citizen have to do with technology. Once I read chapter 3, I got a better understanding of what it means and find it very interesting. Digital citizenship means using technology honestly, safely, and in ways that promote the common good. (Maloy, et al, 2013, p. 767) As a society, we do not think about digital citizenship, our youth especially. Recently, there was a post on Facebook that I found very inappropriate. How are these posts monitored? Are there consequences for them? Today’s youth really do not recognize or understand the responsibilities they have in the digital world. One thing I tell my students is that once it is out there in the digital world it cannot be erased. I know we have the freedom of speech but there has to be some kind of law that can be implemented so inappropriate things are banned from social media.

Another concept that I find interesting is the use of Blogs. I have heard of them but never quite understood what they are. When I signed up for the course, Intro to Tech for Educators, I thought it would be an easy course. Little did I know, huh? Before this course, I felt knowable about technology. But in reality, I do not know much. How to make a Blog and how to embed into a platform has been challenging for me. All I can do is keep on trying my best. What is interesting that Blogs are free and can be used to communicate for teachers to students just like we are doing in this course. 

The last concept that I found was Wikis. It is interesting that the word wikis comes from a Hawaiian word that means quick or rapidly. Again, this brings me back to how I am not knowable with these new terms. I am really disappointed in myself for not knowing these concepts. Just being on Facebook, knowing how to email and text does not mean you know everything about technology. So wikis are webpages that are being used to communicate between teachers and students. From my little experience, I have witness wikis at work. A couple of years back, I was in a long-term English position at the high school. We had a teacher that would use wikis to communicate with her students and she also had links to help teachers with lesson plans and assignments. I never thought much about how beneficial it was for me that year. It saved me so much time, if I have a question I would put it on her wiki and she would respond to me.

Reference:

Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc

http://www.teachertube.com/video/blogs-and-wikis-in-education-85513

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Chapter 1 EME2040

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The three concepts reflect on Chapter 1:

It is fascinating to me how much society has evolved with technology. As stated in the book, Tech Tools 1.1 are tablets, smartphones and laptops and three ways it is being used in the classroom. One way is Inside-the-Classroom can be beneficial but like everything else it has its' challenges. Technology plays an enormous role in today's society. As stated in the book , when you enter teaching you will quickly find that every part of the job is tied to computers and the information they help you access, manage, and share with students. When I become a teacher, I hope to integrate all aspects of current technology in my classroom. Tech tools are a great way to get students involved. They often can be very helpful to students and teachers. There are many different Apps that can be used for thousands of different educational purposes. 


Second concept: Technology- based learning environment. Learning via electronic technology, includes, the Internet, intranets, satellite broadcasts, audio and video conferencing bulletin boards, chat rooms, webcast. This concept of learning goes beyond the classroom. I have been taking online course and what I have experience is that the interface is always changing. I hope I said that right. The online availability gives me the opportunity to get some of my courses online and not actually attend a classroom. It is a somewhat of a time and gas saver. Also with the Technology-based learning environment provides assistance in government, industry and education in distance learning.  There is no more need for face-to-face instruction. All of these are great resources that make technology bases learning easy and effective. An idea I have when I have my own classroom is to do a video conference with my students when I am out due to a personal issue. This will help the substitute in my classroom with preparing the students for the lesson and any work that they will have assigned to them for that given day. 

   


The third concept is Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK). This concept will bring three forms of knowledge to student in their learning. A combination of essential academic subject matter, teaching methods, instructional design and curriculum development and knowing how to use many different technologies in teaching will definitely be very useful to a teacher in the 21st Century. It is very important to have the ability to know what to teach the students and be able to have different methods of technology to implement in everyday teaching.

In conclusion, technology is changing rapidly in today's society. Also as part of society, we must be able to learn the different concepts in the use of technology in the classroom. I can only hope that I will be able to understand the different types of concepts in today's technology. As I go forward in becoming a teacher, I will be able to combine all of these concepts to my teaching.


References: 

Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston. MA: Pearson Education Inc.

www.zeebarf.com: https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.Ma95b7c3bf533ffa19b91c062960f919eo0&w=179&h=167&c=7&rs=1&qlt=90&o=4&pid=1.1


ASTD/NGA, 2001 Social Policy Research Associations, Curin University of Technology: Western Australia, www.doleta.gov/reports/papers/TBL_Paper_FINAL.pdf,