Chapter 9: The discussion of teachers who only allow students to use technology after the lesson has been complete and as a leisure activity was fascinating to me. I had never thought about the impact of separating learning from technology and ultimately rendering the information that is being taught less relevant in the eyes of the digital generation.
Chapter 10 and 11: This chapter was a lot like Chapter 8 to me in that today's generation learn best through collaboration. In my own professional life, I have had to learn to collaborate with others, and ever more so each day. It seems imperative that our teachers include lessons on how to use the current tools used for collaboration in the working world. Even though the tools will likely change, there will be a comfort level with the experience of having worked collaboratively through technology and therefore a greater ability to adjust to whatever the changes may be. Chapter 11 and the discussion of teaching visually I read as having the same type argument--adjusting to the current reality in order to prepare students for confronting and succeeding in the job market.
Chapter 9 Once the teacher realizes that they have to move off stage they have to set their classrooms up in a manner that allows the students to access information in a manner that is safe and effective. The way people access information now is completely different than ten even five years ago. Most of those changes are through ways of connecting and sharing information. There are games that allow for a child to work with someone across the world and accomplish more than if they were in a room with each other. With these tools at teachers fingertips it is important to utilize them, not let them be used for extra work once their other work is completed. We should be using these tools as the center stage of a research based project that centers around a unit. It will be uncomfortable for teachers, especially those that are stuck in their ways. But, the world is changing and it is time to catch up. The tools available to educators and students should be utilized. From games to the Internet and even their cell phones, using these tools allows students to access information that was once incomprehensible. Today it is the norm and who knows where we will be ten years from now. Chapter 10 With the access of these online tools it is important for teachers to understand the importance of allowing and promoting collaboration. The internet has made collaboration easier. From games to social media, collaboration occurs all over the world and at incredible speeds. It is how things get done now. Collaboration allows students to bring their strong assets to a group and work together to get something accomplished. It is important for students to learn these skills early so that they will become experts at it by the time they enter the workforce. It is the teachers’ job to guide the collaboration and provide an environment that is conducive to solving problems in a safe manner.
Chapter 9: As teachers of a digital generation, we must pay particular attention to student needs. Our students need the freedom to acquire information in a way that is "native" to them, meaning that they need to be able to do it in a way that comes naturally. For example, students will no longer use an encyclopedia (or the library)to look up a specific fact. What do they do? They Google it! We must understand that our students will go about assignments, projects, and just THINKING in a completely different way than what we are used to. We must allow their creativity to flow and use it to spark their interest!
Chapter 10: Another important aspect of the digital generation is that they have a need to share with others. We must allow students the opportunity to collaborate on assignments, projects, etc., and adopt the position that "two minds are better than one." Students and teachers alike can accomplish so many things when we do it together!!!
Like with some of the other chapters, I am constantly in awe of what we are able to do that people twenty years ago could only dream about. People are constantly coming up with ways to use “what we have” to get results faster and more efficiently than we could have ever thought possible. I particularly liked the ideas for using cell phones as learning tools. I have spent most of my time substituting and doing observations in Elementary schools so I have not experienced the teenage spectrum of the digital generation, but I have seen it even in the youngest group of children. Some of the Kindergarteners I work with could master the latest cell phone version just as quick as I could. The majority of them play on their parents phone and can download and access just about anything they put their mind too. Cell phones with a data plan can access anything that can be found on a computer-so not only does that mean that the information can be located immediately, the phone is more than likely within three feet of any given person, making it even unnecessary to wait for a computer to boot up!
chapter 10
While older adults often criticize the younger generation for their lack of social skills, collaboration and digital communication are some of the skills teachers need to hone in on. While face to face skills may truly be lacking, it is the digital communication that is growing in the workplace. I always hated “group work” in school because I was generally the kid who had to pick up the slack and got stuck with the most work if I wanted to make sure my group got a good grade. Today though, collaboration has a whole new meaning. While their will be slackers as long as their are people, online collaborating requires a new set of skills and team work that is steadily becoming more and more relevant in today’s society.
The world has changed significantly with respect to the way in which we communicate and the speed at which we communicate. The example of the lost cell phone, the open mic night, and the flash mobs are great examples of how quickly we can communicate and the how powerful that this avenue of communication through digital tools can be. What has been most eye opening is the fact that global communication has made it possible for individuals from other countries to work for businesses here in the United States, ultimately taking the most basic of jobs out of the hands of Americans. My experiences with this have come with calling the customer service hotline for my AMEX credit card to find that the customer service representative that I was speaking with was located in India. No longer are we competing for jobs from people within our community which makes it more essential that students are prepared for the 21st century. A disconnect between students of the digital generation and their teachers is most apparent in the example given about the use of computers in school. How ironic that the school district would provide computers to the students for use at school, however, teachers were allowing only minimal use in the classroom. What that tells me is that teachers are either afraid to allow computers in the classroom because they do not know how or feel comfortable integrating their use in their lesson plans or that they don’t find them to be important tools in their students learning. Digital tools, like computers, have become an integral part of our world today. To eliminate them from the learning process in our schools would result in not adequately preparing and equipping students with the necessary skills to be successful in today’s world. It is important that teacher’s mindset must change when it comes to the teaching the digital generation. Digital tools are part of everyday life, and to eliminate them from our classrooms would be putting our students at a disadvantage. Teachers need to move past the fear of change and embrace a new way of instruction through digital tools that will be more likely to engage their audience and prepare them for life outside of school. Teachers must not only be willing to emerge themselves into the digital world but be active learners, constantly seeking innovative ways to teach their students with the use of digital tools.
It is easy to see the value in collaboration and networking. Using digital tools has only made these resources even more valuable, time efficient, and revenue generating. When I think of mass collaboration in relation to the short story included about the gold mining, I think of the recent oil /rig leakspill in the gulf. I was fascinated how quickly they were able to get together the most innovative minds to collaborate across the world to devise a plan on how to create a device that would cap the leaking rig beneath the water. I also see the value in collaborating and networking in the medical field. Specialist can use digital tools to colloborate with brilliant minds to develope and enhance the latest medical procedures. It is imperative that we teach and equip students of the 21st century with these same skills of collaboration soi that they can not only pick up where we have left off but supercede our acheivements and discoveries.
Chapter 9 Teachers Must Let Students Access Information Natively This chapter is so opposite of how our schools are encouraging students to access information in their most natural ways. One of the first things that is said during parent night at the middle school is that if a student is caught with their cell phones out during school hours, they will be taken up, sealed in an envelope and not returned to the student until a parent comes to the school and gets the cell phone. It’s like we are treating these devices as weapons. Students are coming to school each day with a valuable tool that teachers could take advantage of, and we are telling them they must not be seen or heard during the school day. This is crazy. As a society we have accepted the new technology, but we have not changed our behavior of using the technology in learning. Until our behavior towards the technology changes, nothing will be done to use it for valuable learning. We need to be utilizing the word processor for drafting, editing, proofing, and publishing all writing. Most of our schools are still using the most basic of paper and pencil to compose. This does not make any sense when our schools have computers not being utilized. Every phone today has a web browser. We need to be taking advantage of this tool that is in every student’s hand and give them the power of finding the information they need instantly. One of the things that teachers are most concerned about is students using their technology to just “play games”. Well how ironic is it that gaming is a very valuable learning tool. While students are playing their games they are improving their memory skills, problem solving, and decision making. These are all life-long skills that need to be taught. I loved one of statements in the chapter that said, “In many cases our job is to get out of our student’s way so they can access information in ways that are unfamiliar to us.”
Chapter 9 Teachers Must Let Students Access Information Natively This chapter is so opposite of how our schools are encouraging students to access information in their most natural ways. One of the first things that is said during parent night at the middle school is that if a student is caught with their cell phones out during school hours, they will be taken up, sealed in an envelope and not returned to the student until a parent comes to the school and gets the cell phone. It’s like we are treating these devices as weapons. Students are coming to school each day with a valuable tool that teachers could take advantage of, and we are telling them they must not be seen or heard during the school day. This is crazy. As a society we have accepted the new technology, but we have not changed our behavior of using the technology in learning. Until our behavior towards the technology changes, nothing will be done to use it for valuable learning. We need to be utilizing the word processor for drafting, editing, proofing, and publishing all writing. Most of our schools are still using the most basic of paper and pencil to compose. This does not make any sense when our schools have computers not being utilized. Every phone today has a web browser. We need to be taking advantage of this tool that is in every student’s hand and give them the power of finding the information they need instantly. One of the things that teachers are most concerned about is students using their technology to just “play games”. Well how ironic is it that gaming is a very valuable learning tool. While students are playing their games they are improving their memory skills, problem solving, and decision making. These are all life-long skills that need to be taught. I loved one of statements in the chapter that said, “In many cases our job is to get out of our student’s way so they can access information in ways that are unfamiliar to us.”
Chapter 10 Collaboration This chapter demonstrates how we need to be teaching real life collaboration skills. The old “Group Work” no long prepares our students with what they need for their careers and life. Just in my daily job, I’m emailing documents all over the United States, then sending them to local doctors and having them add the needed information, then sending them to three different locations via fax, email, or mail. While doing this I might be on a conference call with multiple reps. This is today’s real work and can be seen in almost any career today. I loved the example of the mining company opening up to any and all ideas for future expansion. When I was in school I did not particularly like group work. I needed more control and really didn’t want to share my information. That’s not how most jobs function. You are constantly relying on others for information to complete the task you have to submit. We need to start our children earlier and not just put them in groups to work, but we need to strategically place them on a team where they can collaborate, connect and share in a final product. That’s real life application.
Chapter 9- Teachers Must let Students Access Information Natively
In Chapter 9, Jukes explains that teachers must develop a new mindset. Teaching the digital generation will take work on our part (catching up with technology, learning to use the technology, incorporating the technology in our classrooms) and will most likely be uncomfortable. Digital tools are central in the lives of our students that will not change and will only grow. We must recognize the value of these tools and learn how to incorporate them in our content areas. Jukes explains his use of the word “native”. This generation is “at home” with the technology, and is already an essential part of their daily functioning. If we want to have the respect of our students, to earn their “ear, if you will, we must be on a level playing field, which right now, is THEIR playing field. It will take effort, work and time, but committed teachers will be able to close this gap.
Chapter 10- Teachers Must Let Students Collaborate
In Chapter 10, Ian Jukes explains that collaboration is vital if teachers are going to connect with their students and equip them with necessary skills for their future. One comment that stands out is when he writes," the digital generation already knows how to collaborate". Teachers must take those skills already used for recreational or personal reasons and incorporate them into the learning environment. It is obvious that our world has changed and is continuing to change at an exponential rate. Teachers must realize that past and current methods of teaching and learning are inadequate for this generation. If we are to prepare our students for their future, we must be knowledgable concerning what the future will require. As I have gone through this course, I am amazed (and a little bit haunted)by the amount of technology and information that has developed just in the 8 years I have been at home. It is a reality NOW that graduates must be able to work collectively, must be able to manipulate technology, must be critical thinkers and problem-solvers. I must be prepared, as a teacher, to develop and promote theses skills to ensure my students will be successful learners and productive adults. I am excited at the prospect of wikis, blogs, videos, collaborative projects and web sites in my future classroom. Not only will it be exciting and stimulating for my students, it will be for me, as well.
Chapter 9: The discussion of teachers who only allow students to use technology after the lesson has been complete and as a leisure activity was fascinating to me. I had never thought about the impact of separating learning from technology and ultimately rendering the information that is being taught less relevant in the eyes of the digital generation.
ReplyDeleteChapter 10 and 11: This chapter was a lot like Chapter 8 to me in that today's generation learn best through collaboration. In my own professional life, I have had to learn to collaborate with others, and ever more so each day. It seems imperative that our teachers include lessons on how to use the current tools used for collaboration in the working world. Even though the tools will likely change, there will be a comfort level with the experience of having worked collaboratively through technology and therefore a greater ability to adjust to whatever the changes may be. Chapter 11 and the discussion of teaching visually I read as having the same type argument--adjusting to the current reality in order to prepare students for confronting and succeeding in the job market.
Chapter 9
ReplyDeleteOnce the teacher realizes that they have to move off stage they have to set their classrooms up in a manner that allows the students to access information in a manner that is safe and effective. The way people access information now is completely different than ten even five years ago. Most of those changes are through ways of connecting and sharing information. There are games that allow for a child to work with someone across the world and accomplish more than if they were in a room with each other.
With these tools at teachers fingertips it is important to utilize them, not let them be used for extra work once their other work is completed. We should be using these tools as the center stage of a research based project that centers around a unit. It will be uncomfortable for teachers, especially those that are stuck in their ways. But, the world is changing and it is time to catch up. The tools available to educators and students should be utilized. From games to the Internet and even their cell phones, using these tools allows students to access information that was once incomprehensible. Today it is the norm and who knows where we will be ten years from now.
Chapter 10
With the access of these online tools it is important for teachers to understand the importance of allowing and promoting collaboration. The internet has made collaboration easier. From games to social media, collaboration occurs all over the world and at incredible speeds. It is how things get done now.
Collaboration allows students to bring their strong assets to a group and work together to get something accomplished. It is important for students to learn these skills early so that they will become experts at it by the time they enter the workforce. It is the teachers’ job to guide the collaboration and provide an environment that is conducive to solving problems in a safe manner.
Chapter 9:
ReplyDeleteAs teachers of a digital generation, we must pay particular attention to student needs. Our students need the freedom to acquire information in a way that is "native" to them, meaning that they need to be able to do it in a way that comes naturally. For example, students will no longer use an encyclopedia (or the library)to look up a specific fact. What do they do? They Google it! We must understand that our students will go about assignments, projects, and just THINKING in a completely different way than what we are used to. We must allow their creativity to flow and use it to spark their interest!
Chapter 10:
Another important aspect of the digital generation is that they have a need to share with others. We must allow students the opportunity to collaborate on assignments, projects, etc., and adopt the position that "two minds are better than one." Students and teachers alike can accomplish so many things when we do it together!!!
chapter 9
ReplyDeleteLike with some of the other chapters, I am constantly in awe of what we are able to do that people twenty years ago could only dream about. People are constantly coming up with ways to use “what we have” to get results faster and more efficiently than we could have ever thought possible. I particularly liked the ideas for using cell phones as learning tools. I have spent most of my time substituting and doing observations in Elementary schools so I have not experienced the teenage spectrum of the digital generation, but I have seen it even in the youngest group of children. Some of the Kindergarteners I work with could master the latest cell phone version just as quick as I could. The majority of them play on their parents phone and can download and access just about anything they put their mind too. Cell phones with a data plan can access anything that can be found on a computer-so not only does that mean that the information can be located immediately, the phone is more than likely within three feet of any given person, making it even unnecessary to wait for a computer to boot up!
chapter 10
While older adults often criticize the younger generation for their lack of social skills, collaboration and digital communication are some of the skills teachers need to hone in on. While face to face skills may truly be lacking, it is the digital communication that is growing in the workplace. I always hated “group work” in school because I was generally the kid who had to pick up the slack and got stuck with the most work if I wanted to make sure my group got a good grade. Today though, collaboration has a whole new meaning. While their will be slackers as long as their are people, online collaborating requires a new set of skills and team work that is steadily becoming more and more relevant in today’s society.
Chapter 9:
ReplyDeleteThe world has changed significantly with respect to the way in which we communicate and the speed at which we communicate. The example of the lost cell phone, the open mic night, and the flash mobs are great examples of how quickly we can communicate and the how powerful that this avenue of communication through digital tools can be. What has been most eye opening is the fact that global communication has made it possible for individuals from other countries to work for businesses here in the United States, ultimately taking the most basic of jobs out of the hands of Americans. My experiences with this have come with calling the customer service hotline for my AMEX credit card to find that the customer service representative that I was speaking with was located in India. No longer are we competing for jobs from people within our community which makes it more essential that students are prepared for the 21st century. A disconnect between students of the digital generation and their teachers is most apparent in the example given about the use of computers in school. How ironic that the school district would provide computers to the students for use at school, however, teachers were allowing only minimal use in the classroom. What that tells me is that teachers are either afraid to allow computers in the classroom because they do not know how or feel comfortable integrating their use in their lesson plans or that they don’t find them to be important tools in their students learning. Digital tools, like computers, have become an integral part of our world today. To eliminate them from the learning process in our schools would result in not adequately preparing and equipping students with the necessary skills to be successful in today’s world. It is important that teacher’s mindset must change when it comes to the teaching the digital generation. Digital tools are part of everyday life, and to eliminate them from our classrooms would be putting our students at a disadvantage. Teachers need to move past the fear of change and embrace a new way of instruction through digital tools that will be more likely to engage their audience and prepare them for life outside of school. Teachers must not only be willing to emerge themselves into the digital world but be active learners, constantly seeking innovative ways to teach their students with the use of digital tools.
-Kylie Hopper
Chapter 10:
ReplyDeleteIt is easy to see the value in collaboration and networking. Using digital tools has only made these resources even more valuable, time efficient, and revenue generating. When I think of mass collaboration in relation to the short story included about the gold mining, I think of the recent oil /rig leakspill in the gulf. I was fascinated how quickly they were able to get together the most innovative minds to collaborate across the world to devise a plan on how to create a device that would cap the leaking rig beneath the water. I also see the value in collaborating and networking in the medical field. Specialist can use digital tools to colloborate with brilliant minds to develope and enhance the latest medical procedures. It is imperative that we teach and equip students of the 21st century with these same skills of collaboration soi that they can not only pick up where we have left off but supercede our acheivements and discoveries.
-Kylie Hopprt
Chapter 9
ReplyDeleteTeachers Must Let Students Access Information Natively
This chapter is so opposite of how our schools are encouraging students to access information in their most natural ways. One of the first things that is said during parent night at the middle school is that if a student is caught with their cell phones out during school hours, they will be taken up, sealed in an envelope and not returned to the student until a parent comes to the school and gets the cell phone. It’s like we are treating these devices as weapons. Students are coming to school each day with a valuable tool that teachers could take advantage of, and we are telling them they must not be seen or heard during the school day. This is crazy. As a society we have accepted the new technology, but we have not changed our behavior of using the technology in learning. Until our behavior towards the technology changes, nothing will be done to use it for valuable learning. We need to be utilizing the word processor for drafting, editing, proofing, and publishing all writing. Most of our schools are still using the most basic of paper and pencil to compose. This does not make any sense when our schools have computers not being utilized. Every phone today has a web browser. We need to be taking advantage of this tool that is in every student’s hand and give them the power of finding the information they need instantly. One of the things that teachers are most concerned about is students using their technology to just “play games”. Well how ironic is it that gaming is a very valuable learning tool. While students are playing their games they are improving their memory skills, problem solving, and decision making. These are all life-long skills that need to be taught. I loved one of statements in the chapter that said, “In many cases our job is to get out of our student’s way so they can access information in ways that are unfamiliar to us.”
Melinda Evans
Chapter 9
ReplyDeleteTeachers Must Let Students Access Information Natively
This chapter is so opposite of how our schools are encouraging students to access information in their most natural ways. One of the first things that is said during parent night at the middle school is that if a student is caught with their cell phones out during school hours, they will be taken up, sealed in an envelope and not returned to the student until a parent comes to the school and gets the cell phone. It’s like we are treating these devices as weapons. Students are coming to school each day with a valuable tool that teachers could take advantage of, and we are telling them they must not be seen or heard during the school day. This is crazy. As a society we have accepted the new technology, but we have not changed our behavior of using the technology in learning. Until our behavior towards the technology changes, nothing will be done to use it for valuable learning. We need to be utilizing the word processor for drafting, editing, proofing, and publishing all writing. Most of our schools are still using the most basic of paper and pencil to compose. This does not make any sense when our schools have computers not being utilized. Every phone today has a web browser. We need to be taking advantage of this tool that is in every student’s hand and give them the power of finding the information they need instantly. One of the things that teachers are most concerned about is students using their technology to just “play games”. Well how ironic is it that gaming is a very valuable learning tool. While students are playing their games they are improving their memory skills, problem solving, and decision making. These are all life-long skills that need to be taught. I loved one of statements in the chapter that said, “In many cases our job is to get out of our student’s way so they can access information in ways that are unfamiliar to us.”
Melinda Evans
Chapter 10
ReplyDeleteCollaboration
This chapter demonstrates how we need to be teaching real life collaboration skills. The old “Group Work” no long prepares our students with what they need for their careers and life. Just in my daily job, I’m emailing documents all over the United States, then sending them to local doctors and having them add the needed information, then sending them to three different locations via fax, email, or mail. While doing this I might be on a conference call with multiple reps. This is today’s real work and can be seen in almost any career today.
I loved the example of the mining company opening up to any and all ideas for future expansion. When I was in school I did not particularly like group work. I needed more control and really didn’t want to share my information. That’s not how most jobs function. You are constantly relying on others for information to complete the task you have to submit. We need to start our children earlier and not just put them in groups to work, but we need to strategically place them on a team where they can collaborate, connect and share in a final product. That’s real life application.
Melinda Evans
Chapter 9- Teachers Must let Students Access Information Natively
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter 9, Jukes explains that teachers must develop a new mindset. Teaching the digital generation will take work on our part (catching up with technology, learning to use the technology, incorporating the technology in our classrooms) and will most likely be uncomfortable. Digital tools are central in the lives of our students that will not change and will only grow. We must recognize the value of these tools and learn how to incorporate them in our content areas. Jukes explains his use of the word “native”. This generation is “at home” with the technology, and is already an essential part of their daily functioning. If we want to have the respect of our students, to earn their “ear, if you will, we must be on a level playing field, which right now, is THEIR playing field. It will take effort, work and time, but committed teachers will be able to close this gap.
Chapter 10- Teachers Must Let Students Collaborate
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter 10, Ian Jukes explains that collaboration is vital if teachers are going to connect with their students and equip them with necessary skills for their future. One comment that stands out is when he writes," the digital generation already knows how to collaborate". Teachers must take those skills already used for recreational or personal reasons and incorporate them into the learning environment. It is obvious that our world has changed and is continuing to change at an exponential rate. Teachers must realize that past and current methods of teaching and learning are inadequate for this generation. If we are to prepare our students for their future, we must be knowledgable concerning what the future will require. As I have gone through this course, I am amazed (and a little bit haunted)by the amount of technology and information that has developed just in the 8 years I have been at home. It is a reality NOW that graduates must be able to work collectively, must be able to manipulate technology, must be critical thinkers and problem-solvers. I must be prepared, as a teacher, to develop and promote theses skills to ensure my students will be successful learners and productive adults. I am excited at the prospect of wikis, blogs, videos, collaborative projects and web sites in my future classroom. Not only will it be exciting and stimulating for my students, it will be for me, as well.