Reading reflection of chapter 1 & 2
After reading those two chapters, I think lots.The 21st century is a technology and data century. People could not live without technology. People are habituated to use some digital productions in their daily life such as contacting people with mobilephones, searching imformation with computers, and enjoying entertainment programs with TV.
As the author mentioned in chapter 1 on page 17 "One key element of your digital identity as a teacher will be the ways you use computer technologies and Web 2.0 tools to create highly interactive, inquiry-based learning environments in K-12 classrooms.", I think it is nessary to built interaction circle between teacher and students. Firsst, even though teachers stays with students about 5 or 6 hours per day,they need to manage 20-30 students. Teachers could not assess every students' learning results and anwser every students' question on the class. Then, not all of students have chance to present their own opition when they learn new knoledge. In that sittuation, students could not share their personal opitions of new knowledge to their classmates. The imfortion could not convey. I think the impotant of education is not make sure students could know the new imfortion, it is help students build criticle thinking mind and use new knowledge in their daily life. All in all, teachers could solve these disadvantages throug by using technology. They could buit a disscuss community online and put all of students in it in order to acheive imformation sharing. Howerver, as the technology of education developed rapidly, it occurs a problem which are called digital divides and participation gaps. Author write it on page 32 in chapter two : " Digital divides and participation gaps affect mainly low- income, nonwhite, urban, and rural youngsters, and occur when students do not have access to the latest technologiges at school or at home." For the people who are low-income group, they could not offer a computer or digital product for their children. So, yongerest child could not finish their homework or take part in discuss activity online independently at home. I think school need to spend lots of time and fund to solve this problem.
Question:
1, I think technology is not only help students advance their academic knowledge and ability, but also have a bad effact on them which is they may only immersed in some entertainment program such as internet games. How did you avoid this situation?
2, What do you think about digital divides and participation gaps?
3, How did you use technology in your class?
i believe that smart teachers who make the class more interesting and joyful. to answr your third question, as you said students already loved technology and using some technological tools in class to help the students understand the material better is the best idea to help them. engaging the students to understand the material by using any technological tools is the best idea to help them.
ReplyDeleteI know in my sisters school they try to avoid the digital divide by giving each student an iPad to use for the year. However, another problem is then reached. How do you use the iPad, you need wifi! The school cannot pay for everyone's home wifi obviously. They do allow time before and after school for students to come and do work. But what about students who like to spend extra time reviewing and studying, and here is the gap again.
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