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.
I really liked your idea of having students create their own academic or professional blogs. Indeed capturing a student’s interest is a great motivator. I too have family in other countries and using Skype has been very beneficial. There is nothing like being able to see the face of a loved one or friend. It creates a connection that one cannot feel by simply using the phone.
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Thiana, there is so much more you could say here. The assignment guidelines were for a 750-word post. You have about 340 words here in this post—less than half the content that is required to discuss the questions outlined for Interactivity #1. Please note that blog posts should be in a narrative style (not "steps" or bullet points) and this one in particular asked you to discuss the positive as well as the negative influences of the 3 most influential technologies in your life thus far. Additionally, you were asked to compare/contrast your own experiences with those of the young people in the two videos. While you allude to the videos, there is a large absence of discussion and details in these areas. I hope you find this feedback helpful in moving forward with the requirements for Interactivity #2.
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