Many educators believe that with the growth of media and information technology, media literacy is just as important as – or even more important than – print literacy (that is, learning to read and write).
What is your position on the relative importance of the two “literacies”?
The importance of literacy is tremendous. First of all, if our students are not able to read and write properly, their success in this world will be hindered. Our student’s future success depends on their ability to obtain a higher degree of learning. In order to survive in this education minded world, he or she must be able to handle the requirements that a higher institution of learning will demand from them. This also takes into consideration their ability to be technology literate. Many of the courses in which students will participate throughout their academic career will also demand that they be able to handle technology successfully to support their academic career.
What information from this chapter helps support your position?
The book mentions, “…traditional definitions of literacy are no longer sufficient and we must shift our conception to new literacies (page 279).
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
EDED 4310-850 Wk 3 Discussion
THE SCENARIO & QUESTIONS:
TIP Model Phase 4-Preparing the Instructional Environment
Esmerelda is having her students do a social studies project in which they do "virtual interviews" of experts on various periods in U.S. history. She schedules time in the computer lab and has them locate experts by searching Internet sites. She gives them an initial list of sites, but encourages them to branch out from there, looking for additional sites on their own. There is no lab manager and she has to go back to the classroom for periods of time as they work, but she knows they are competent Internet users and can be trusted not to leave the lab without permission. For their contacts with experts, she has them prepare a standard email with the school name; their names, ages, addresses, and personal email addresses, if they have one; and a description of what they would like to know.
1. Assuming she is correct that students will not leave the lab with permission, is Esmeralda's plan for having students using the Internet a good one? Why or why not?
2. Do you see any problems with the email she is having them send?
3. How would you change her plan to improve it?
MY ANSWERS:
1. I do not think that it is a good idea to leave students unattended. You may call me paranoid, but the idea of the sites that students could get into either by accident or on purpose is terrifying. There are many things that could happen in only a few seconds, websites that they encounter might have inappropriate material or they might take a side trip to a chat room and come across a sexual predator. Last but not least, let’s not forget the Internet tends to be “virusville” for the unprotected.
2. I see many problems with the email that she would have the students send. In this day and age where sexual predators are everywhere, it is very dangerous to send so much personal information. Sending address, age, school they attend and sharing a personal email address makes the students very vulnerable to be contacted by dangerous individuals.
3. I would make arrangements to have a college help supervise the class in the event that I have to return to class. I would make previous contact with reputable sources they could interview and set up the interview process in a controlled environment. This would prevent the students from any unnecessary exposure to strangers.
TIP Model Phase 4-Preparing the Instructional Environment
Esmerelda is having her students do a social studies project in which they do "virtual interviews" of experts on various periods in U.S. history. She schedules time in the computer lab and has them locate experts by searching Internet sites. She gives them an initial list of sites, but encourages them to branch out from there, looking for additional sites on their own. There is no lab manager and she has to go back to the classroom for periods of time as they work, but she knows they are competent Internet users and can be trusted not to leave the lab without permission. For their contacts with experts, she has them prepare a standard email with the school name; their names, ages, addresses, and personal email addresses, if they have one; and a description of what they would like to know.
1. Assuming she is correct that students will not leave the lab with permission, is Esmeralda's plan for having students using the Internet a good one? Why or why not?
2. Do you see any problems with the email she is having them send?
3. How would you change her plan to improve it?
MY ANSWERS:
1. I do not think that it is a good idea to leave students unattended. You may call me paranoid, but the idea of the sites that students could get into either by accident or on purpose is terrifying. There are many things that could happen in only a few seconds, websites that they encounter might have inappropriate material or they might take a side trip to a chat room and come across a sexual predator. Last but not least, let’s not forget the Internet tends to be “virusville” for the unprotected.
2. I see many problems with the email that she would have the students send. In this day and age where sexual predators are everywhere, it is very dangerous to send so much personal information. Sending address, age, school they attend and sharing a personal email address makes the students very vulnerable to be contacted by dangerous individuals.
3. I would make arrangements to have a college help supervise the class in the event that I have to return to class. I would make previous contact with reputable sources they could interview and set up the interview process in a controlled environment. This would prevent the students from any unnecessary exposure to strangers.
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