Interactivity #1
Step 1: Identify and ranking the THREE most influential communications technologies in your life up to this point.
Facebook
Skype
Email
Step 2: “Olivia’s Story”
Olivia is a young student who owns a cell phone, ipod and is a member of a social network. Like Olivia many of my future students will also have such technological influences in their everyday life. In order to keep my lessons relevant and relatable it is important to understand why Olivia is interested in technology and how she uses it. Familiarizing myself of technology that interest my students will help me develop lessons which link technology to the curriculum. By knowing Olivia's
interest in Myspace and her ability to design pages, I will be able to integrate technology into my lesson plans. For example having the children create their own academic blogs or professional webpages. Because i know Olivia owns and is capable of using an ipod, I can have my students think conceptually by using music to create imagery in parallel to lyrics. By understanding my students’ interests and uses of technology will benefit their learning.
Step 3&4:
The three technologies I feel have impacted the way I learn new information are email, Skype, and Facebook. Skype has given my family away to communicate with family members from all over the world. My parents were both born and raised in Brazil. I am fortunate enough to know two languages, both English and Portuguese. Skype has given me the opportunity to speak with family members and practice Portuguese more frequently. Through Skype I have learned how to read and write the language. Facebook is a tool I use as a way to make contacts both socially and professionally. By using Facebook I am able to connect with different groups, organizations, businesses and artists. After watching both videos it is clear to me that both the students and I use technology in very similar ways. We use it to connect in away where there is no limitations in time and space between peers.
