After reviewing the four resources offered in Module #1, I found several commonalities between them; however, the biggest commonality involved the adaptation of the 21st century learner and classroom. At some point, in each resource, the author explained the importance of evolving our classroom for our current technology absorbed students.
I particularly enjoyed the breakdown of the differences between digital literacy and digital fluency in The Daily Literacy article. One of my goals for this course was to come out at the end with more confidence and critical thinking skills when it involves technology and resources on the web. Furthermore, one key skill I want to be able to teach my teachers next year is about how to differentiate between fact and fiction on the web--this article helped hone in on the importance of this task. Perhaps it was the way I was clicking around on the resources, but I thought the Daily Literacy article as a great follow-up to the engaging and visually appealing video on the importance of information fluency.
However, I must admit, while I do love the incorporation of technology in the classroom and I appreciate the newest app updates, I am also a simple teacher through and through and I love asking students get out a pencil, paper, and paperback book for a good ole fashioned journal entry. The MindShift article attached in the Module #1 resources helped me understand that it is completely possible to pair digital fluency with "old fashioned" teaching. One of my goals for this course was to foster an environment in classrooms around the school where critical thinking is prevalent in both teachers and students. The component in this article that stood out to me revolved around the idea that if we want to create critical thinkers, we must incite curiosity. It will take time, but I would love to be able to bridge curiosity with 21st century learning strategies in order to foster critical thinking within my school's classrooms.
I particularly enjoyed the breakdown of the differences between digital literacy and digital fluency in The Daily Literacy article. One of my goals for this course was to come out at the end with more confidence and critical thinking skills when it involves technology and resources on the web. Furthermore, one key skill I want to be able to teach my teachers next year is about how to differentiate between fact and fiction on the web--this article helped hone in on the importance of this task. Perhaps it was the way I was clicking around on the resources, but I thought the Daily Literacy article as a great follow-up to the engaging and visually appealing video on the importance of information fluency.
However, I must admit, while I do love the incorporation of technology in the classroom and I appreciate the newest app updates, I am also a simple teacher through and through and I love asking students get out a pencil, paper, and paperback book for a good ole fashioned journal entry. The MindShift article attached in the Module #1 resources helped me understand that it is completely possible to pair digital fluency with "old fashioned" teaching. One of my goals for this course was to foster an environment in classrooms around the school where critical thinking is prevalent in both teachers and students. The component in this article that stood out to me revolved around the idea that if we want to create critical thinkers, we must incite curiosity. It will take time, but I would love to be able to bridge curiosity with 21st century learning strategies in order to foster critical thinking within my school's classrooms.
Bri,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about integrating the simple technology (pencil and paper) with more complex or latest technology. Perhaps students can work on an exercise with paper and pencil that leads them to using computers. This will help them be more adaptive and learn how to use both. Lastly, bless you for fostering critical thinking! I teach college and sadly I see lost students who are dependent upon someone or technology to be successful.
Tom