1. Growing up being used to TV's, cell phones, and video games I would have never thought my childhood was digitized. In Chapter 1 I read over a concept called Digital Childhood, it is defined as a childhood characterized by use of computers, television, video games, movies, and other media. Although it may have seemed to me that my generation wasn't as digitized as the current, older generations would have much more to say on that concept. It was nothing for my parents to take us out to the movies for a treat, but for them it wasn't such a commonality. Reading this concept opened my eyes to see that we are a digital generation.
2. My Second concept that caught my attention is when the book referred to Lawrence Snyder's "fetch/execute cycle". Computers are just that, earlier this week in my biology class my professor asked a question that no one had the answer for. Instead of her just giving us the answer she said well use your resources and figure it out. The classroom began to "google" and just seconds later the answer was found. Now it shouldn't always be that easy, but it also shouldn't be as time consuming as looking thru ten books to find an answer. Time has given us a very resourceful source called the internet and it is time for it to be used more often then it is.
3. My Third concept goes hand and hand with my second concept and it is Technology based Library, Textbook, and Learning Environment. Now that we have access to all of this technology we need to take advantage of it. No more do we have to spend hours looking for teaching materials, teachers are able to look up other teachers materials and shake them up into their own. No longer are we limited to just what the school provides in textbooks, the internet allows for students to have many more learning sites such as videos, eBooks, stories audios and more. And lastly the learning environment, teaching does not have to stop when a child out of the classroom. So many times you hear students saying they forgot what was due or they needed help with something, or even parents are trying to help but need to be taught again themselves. The web gives everyone access to communication and tools that were not here before.
In conclusion, Chapter 1 truly opened my eyes to seeing that we are constantly ignoring the depths in which we could utilize the internet. Yes it may be used now but its not being used enough, we have so many tools at the tips of our fingers. If we learn to use the tools that are given to us we could make learning a colorful rainbow of fun.
After watching a couple videos I came across this one and i thought it had many good points on why we should use technology in classrooms.
Resources:
Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.
Blogging Tips for Teachers. (n.d.). Retrieved September 04, 2016, from http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/free-resources/edupreneurs/blogging-tips-for-teachers
H. (2015). The Benefits of Using Technology in the Classroom. Retrieved September 04, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rrKwyVU1DM
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