I think one of the best way to teach students information is to make the learning fun. My CT stresses this fact to me every time I am at field. The New Literacies project showed me a new way tot make learning fun. A great way to teach my students would be for me to create one of these projects for them and give them access to the information. If I were a student I would love to navigate through some of these projects because they are so interesting. I also think students would love to make their own projects and share them with their classmates and families. I believe it would be a very rewarding experience for these students. This would take a lot of time and effort to explain how to use these new technologies to the students, but it was so much fun that I think it is worth the time. It would most likely be helpful to start out with some of the easier technologies first, such as the power point. If the students really seem interested and into the project it would be really interesting to see how they would do with some of the more "advanced" technologies.
Whenever I have had previous project I have always used poster boards or at most a power point when it comes to technology. These new forms of technology seem so much more appealing to me. In fact I loved the scrapblog so much I am starting to make new scrapblogs with my own pictures. Today, it is apparent how important technology is to people's every day life. Having the option of sharing information such as new literacies in a more "technological" way would be beneficial to students who are growing up in technological based world.
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It’s interesting to see the evolution of your literacy definition. You explained that you’ve realized that literacy is such a broad term and that it includes other aspects of Language Arts. But, does your general definition of literacy focus on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing? You mention that learning and fun are best when they coincide. How else do you plan to integrate these notions with technology and without technology? Do you think your emphasis on a fun (but stimulating) curriculum will cause you to reinvent your classroom management? I think it’s great that you have your CT to model fun, effective teaching strategies to you. What’s her technique? I also think it’s great that you’re eager to use technology in your classroom. But, do you think your should limit your incorporation of technology, or is it crucial in our technology-based world? Do you think there are disadvantages to technology dependence, especially in the classroom? How (if so) would the regular use of technology in the classroom change students’ views on learning? Lastly, do you think technology is truly universal? All in all, I appreciate your exicitement toward technology in your classroom. I think it's a great resource, but I'm curious to hear if you think there is a such think as too much technology nowadays.
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