The first concept that stuck out to me was digital childhood. I work with children from the ages of 5-11 (Kindergarten to 5th grade). I started working with children when I was 17, so I've seen a lot. When I first started, not many children were interested in technology. Majority of children wanted to be outside whether it was playing a group game or playing on the jungle gym. Now almost every child has at least one from of technology. If they don't have their own technology they know how to use their parents and the parents let them. In the article, "The Emergence of Digital Childhood- Is This Really Wise?", the author pointed out reasons why technology at a young age isn't good. Like giving a 7 year old an iPhone. They now have access to the internet and social media, meaning predators can find them so much faster. I just think all this technology isn't good for children unless parents set rules and boundaries. The video below shows how technology in classrooms is good.
Next would be digital identity, which is a hit and miss for me. I personally will find myself on my phone checking social medias, text messages, or just looking at it because I have nothing else to do. I don't want my children growing up not knowing what the grass outside looks like. That's were I don't like technology, because there is more to life then computers, iPads, tablets, etc. I've watched children cry when a parent takes their technology away. Crying because an iPad was taken away, really? As a teacher I have to learn to work with technology for my students education benefit. I know I will be able to overcome that because as a teacher I can set limits on how much tech time the children get or what they are going on.
The third concept that struck me was what technologies will have the greatest impact on the teaching and learning in the next 5 years. Although I work with children, I also work with teachers 4 days out of the week. I have seen teachers go from using projectors to boards that are interactive now. I know some teachers aren't really into children playing with technology all the time, but there are some that are helping children in ways that will benefit their education. I think schools may start having younger children bringing their electronics to school to do their work on, so their are more computers for the less fortunate to use. The technology is always changing, so by 2020 they could have all new technology for children to be using and teachers teaching them all to use.
In conclusion, becoming a teacher in the 21st century is going to be touch at times but all worth it. I may have children at times telling me how to use technology, but then I can show them ways to use other sites to benefit not only their education on technology but also on some subjects in school. At the end of the day, I will be happy using or not using technology, as long as I'm teaching children.
Resources:
Krashiqi, Justina. (2310, December 17). Digital Technology's Impact on Learning. Retrived from http://youtu.be/x_GnCYZ2NW4
Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.
Mohler, A. (2011, November 30). The Emergence of Digital Childhood — Is This Really Wise? Retrieved January 16, 2015, from http://www.albertmohler.com/2011/11/30/the-emergence-of-digital-childhood-is-this-really-wise/
Nice job on creating your first blog post. You identified and reflected upon three concepts from the chapter and even embedded a relevant video - yay. :)
There always needs to be a balance considered in most things - so just like we would have a difficult time justifying recess or lunch for the majority of the school day (due to its lack of relevance for that amount of time), we need to consider balance in using technology and not use it just for technology's sake but for learning purposes. If technology is a ubiquitous tool (like a pencil and paper a number of decades ago), we might not need to be so focused on technology as an entity, but more like something we just use. I think we are in the process of working towards that - but it definitely takes time to change everybody's mind! ;)
Nice job on creating your first blog post. You identified and reflected upon three concepts from the chapter and even embedded a relevant video - yay. :)
ReplyDeleteThere always needs to be a balance considered in most things - so just like we would have a difficult time justifying recess or lunch for the majority of the school day (due to its lack of relevance for that amount of time), we need to consider balance in using technology and not use it just for technology's sake but for learning purposes. If technology is a ubiquitous tool (like a pencil and paper a number of decades ago), we might not need to be so focused on technology as an entity, but more like something we just use. I think we are in the process of working towards that - but it definitely takes time to change everybody's mind! ;)