Tuesday, February 5, 2008
02/06 Blog
~Bridget Daugherty- 2-6-08 blog~I am a digital immigrant. The term emergent applies to my own digital literacy because I consider myself to still be developing in this area. Although I was not familiar with all of the words in the quiz, I did know several of them. The ones that I was familiar with, such as blogs and wikis, I feel comfortable using in a teaching format. After taking a technology class, I learned several resourceful ways to use these tools. For example teachers can use blogs for parent newsletters, leaving parents the option to leave comments or questions. Wikis are a great resource for collaborative work with the students. I know I have a lot to learn, and am excited about learning it. I feel digital literacy can be very resourceful in education with the rising of resources and students interest. Digital literacy and emergent literacy are clearly connected. An aspect of emergent literacy is children learning to read and write early in life. Digital literacy can compliment this idea through the use of the internet and CD programs. There are many programs that are available, even at the preschool level, where students can learn to read and write at a young age. With the high appeal that these programs have, children are drawn to explore more then with other sources.
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Bridget, It is good to hear that you feel comfortable using different technologies and mediums in your classroom. Today more than even, digital media is becoming the preferred mode of communication. I think our generation of new teachers will have to employ these different methods of communication and media presentation within the classroom. So many teacher's today are wondering how they are going to compete with the many new gaming systems and the like, I think the more comfortable a person is with the media, the better off they will be. Because you are so willing to utilize these new technologies within your classroom, you already have a huge leg up on others in the field and I think you will find it beneficial in your future teaching.
Bridget- I understand exactly what you are saying about media in our future classrooms. I think if we help each other out in the future everyone will be able to succeed with technology. Emergent learners in technology will all know something a little different and if we work together we can become developing learners and our students can benefit from all of these lessons.
Bridget- I'm interested in this technology class you took. Although I don't have time for another class, I'd enjoy attending smaller meetings/professional development opportunities where you can learn more about using technology in the classroom. I feel confident using most technologies but would like more information on how to incorporate them into my teaching practices.
This is a good start- try to push your thinking and make connections to what you are learning in class and field and what we are reading.
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