I learned from your young person a similar thing that I learned from mine, that their use of the computer and technology at school is rather limited. I think you are on to something about educators not using technology to teach to it's fullest potential. The young person that I wrote about is 10 years younger, but from what I'm gathering uses technology for mainly entertainment purposes. I feel for your young person, you could suggest blogging in school, or flickster This will allow the student to be social, and learn at the same time.
I learned a lot about your young person from your case. I noticed even though my young person I chose, they still used technology a lot, but for only a few things like social media. I also agree that our school systems do not take advantage of the technology they have access to. It seems they use it to do very basic things and it becomes repetitive and boring.
Your young person sounds a great deal like mine. Most of her interactions with technology were through Social Media. She isn't really involved with gaming or any of the other skills we might contribute to people of a young age. You do make some really good connections, and you pointed out several things about schooling that I see myself.
Your interviewee sounds like your typical teenage (even at 18) in the sense that the majority of her technology use is for social media. Our subjects differ, but I believe this is only because of the 8 year age gap. I love your ideas for implementing their digital literacies into their schooling, especially the concept of using Facebook to connect to other students and the teacher outside of school. I know there are so many concerns with connecting with students on social media sites, but I think as long as it is conducted responsibly (maybe the teacher could have a school only account), than it could be a wonderful tool, and a great method for relating to students.
ReplyDeleteI learned from your young person a similar thing that I learned from mine, that their use of the computer and technology at school is rather limited. I think you are on to something about educators not using technology to teach to it's fullest potential. The young person that I wrote about is 10 years younger, but from what I'm gathering uses technology for mainly entertainment purposes. I feel for your young person, you could suggest blogging in school, or flickster This will allow the student to be social, and learn at the same time.
I learned a lot about your young person from your case. I noticed even though my young person I chose, they still used technology a lot, but for only a few things like social media. I also agree that our school systems do not take advantage of the technology they have access to. It seems they use it to do very basic things and it becomes repetitive and boring.
ReplyDeleteYour young person sounds a great deal like mine. Most of her interactions with technology were through Social Media. She isn't really involved with gaming or any of the other skills we might contribute to people of a young age. You do make some really good connections, and you pointed out several things about schooling that I see myself.
ReplyDeleteYour interviewee sounds like your typical teenage (even at 18) in the sense that the majority of her technology use is for social media. Our subjects differ, but I believe this is only because of the 8 year age gap. I love your ideas for implementing their digital literacies into their schooling, especially the concept of using Facebook to connect to other students and the teacher outside of school. I know there are so many concerns with connecting with students on social media sites, but I think as long as it is conducted responsibly (maybe the teacher could have a school only account), than it could be a wonderful tool, and a great method for relating to students.
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