The idea makes sense. It is clear the world has erupted with a brand new age of technology. We have successfully put the majority of our individual and social lives online. From Facebook to online classrooms, our generation has placed new meaning on the word literacy. I am just happy that I was not born any later than I was. Educators need to be fluent in this new realm of communication and media. students are exposed incomparably more to virtual literature, news, and curriculum than they are to the printed alternatives. I think the article couldn't have been more correct when it said students are becoming more literate than educators. This is because the worlds definition of literacy has transformed to accommodate today's young people. For the first time in history, young people are more literate that old people? This may or may not be true depending on how you view literacy. But in a world that requires more and more online presence, young people have a huge advantage.
It all means we as educators better kick it into gear and/or figure out how to keep up with online media or our students will not see opportunities to learn anything like we do.
I agree, I feel it is especially crucial for us as future educators to be on top of technology as our students will be. If we are suppose to teach students about internet safety and using technology as tools we first must know how to use these "tools" to be able to properly educate/ demonstrate them. If we don't know how to properly use technology as tools we will only be failing our students on not helping them build adequate skills to navigate and use these technologies as helpful tools.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that we as educators need to be up to date with all of the technology that is being thrown at us. These forms of technology might be better for certain students to learn with and if that's the case, we need to implement it so that all of our students are keeping up to standards. Being afraid of educational technology is not going to help our students achieve state standards. We need to throw ourselves into learning the new technology so that we can fully support our students' needs.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important, like you said, to be aware of how literate we are as educators compared to our students. How can we give our students a valuable education if we are behind them in understanding the literacy norms. We need pick it up and thoroughly understand the newest technological forms of literacy so we can best prepare our students to use the tools they have available.
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