Ferguson, H. (2012). Join the flock!. Learning and Leading with technology, Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-leading/issues/june-july-2010/join-the-flock!
McClintock, S. (2010). Enhance your twitter experience.Learning and Leading with technology, 37(8),Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/20100607?pg=16&search_term=enhance your twitter&doc_id=-1
Summary: Join the Flock! is and article in Learning and Leading with Technology about how to use Twitter to build your PLN. It took me a while to figure out what PLN stood for because of Hadley Ferguson's poor writing style and failure to clearly identify the acronym PLN and what it stands for. PLN stands for Professional Learning Network and is what the author seeks to develop by using Twitter to network with other educators. Mrs. Ferguson's article gives a step by step account of how to get on to Twitter and begin looking at posts from other educators and build a community of educators who share thoughts and posts about developments in education and technology. In Enhance your Twitter Experience, the author talks about all of the great experiences and activities that became available to her and her class by joining and developing her Personal Learning Network. She gives tips and ideas about how to use tools like Tweet deck to manage and filter tweets and to increase functionality. In her article she also highlights how much twitter has helped her come in contact with other educators who want to share ideas about educating and inspiring learning among youth.
Question 1: How might I use twitter in the classroom?
As an educator I could use twitter to find information and links to new and relevant social activities that could be used as a teaching tool for youth. Twitter could allow me to stay up to date with info and activities that could be transformed into learning activities and information that can help me better reach my students. It could also be a way for students to communicate and bounce ideas related to school topics around. It could also be used to do activities as a class outside of the classroom that could keep everyone involved.
Question 2: What are the benefits of developing a Personal Learning Network?
A Personal Learning Network can help educators build personalized communities where other educators can share thought and ideas about the latest advancement in technology and education and how to transform those things into a positive learning experience. PLN's are a way to allow people who are interested in the same topics to share info and improve education as a whole.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Journal #3 NETS-T 4
Swan, G., & Park, M. (2012-2013). Students need a digital
driver's license before they start their engines. In Gary Swan (Ed.), Learning and Leading with Technology (pp. 26-28). Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/201212?pg=5
Summary: In Gary Swan's and Marty Park's article, Students Need a Digital Driver's License Before They Start Their Engines, the authors talk about the importance of requiring students to acquire licenses in order to use electronic devices, either personal ones or ones loaned out by the school, so as to ensure responsible use and internet safety. The idea of schools giving out licenses to students fall into the NETS-T standard for promoting and modeling digital citizenship and responsibility. The Digital Driver's Licensee project requires students to learn digital etiquette and security, digital access health and wellness, digital commerce, digital laws, rights, and responsibilities, and digital media fluency. Students are encouraged to study the material and in order to obtain their license they must pass a series of assessments. When the student is able to pass the exam and receive their Digital Driver's License, the school will know that the respective student knows how to participate in a digital universe civilly and responsibly. I personally think that this is a good idea and it should be implemented in more schools to ensure safe and responsible digital use. A Digital Drivers License ensures that the student can safely and responsibly use digital devices as well as provide a productive digital atmosphere to promote student learning.
Question 1: Could the Digital Drivers License be used as a tool for discipline reward?
I think so, just like driver's licenses are revoked for bad driving and other forms of misconduct, a Digital Drivers Licensee could be revoked for abuse of school policy or any other violation of school rules. The Digital Driver's License is a good tool to produce good behavior both digitally and in the classroom.
Question 2: What things could the Digital Driver's License help to avoid in school settings?
The Digital Driver's License could be effective in preventing cyber bulling between classmates, as well as copyright infringement. Cyber bullying has become a problem and any effort to stop bullying could positively affect a child's life in the future. It is also helpful in preventing copyright infringement as well as cheating and plagiarism.
Summary: In Gary Swan's and Marty Park's article, Students Need a Digital Driver's License Before They Start Their Engines, the authors talk about the importance of requiring students to acquire licenses in order to use electronic devices, either personal ones or ones loaned out by the school, so as to ensure responsible use and internet safety. The idea of schools giving out licenses to students fall into the NETS-T standard for promoting and modeling digital citizenship and responsibility. The Digital Driver's Licensee project requires students to learn digital etiquette and security, digital access health and wellness, digital commerce, digital laws, rights, and responsibilities, and digital media fluency. Students are encouraged to study the material and in order to obtain their license they must pass a series of assessments. When the student is able to pass the exam and receive their Digital Driver's License, the school will know that the respective student knows how to participate in a digital universe civilly and responsibly. I personally think that this is a good idea and it should be implemented in more schools to ensure safe and responsible digital use. A Digital Drivers License ensures that the student can safely and responsibly use digital devices as well as provide a productive digital atmosphere to promote student learning.
Question 1: Could the Digital Drivers License be used as a tool for discipline reward?
I think so, just like driver's licenses are revoked for bad driving and other forms of misconduct, a Digital Drivers Licensee could be revoked for abuse of school policy or any other violation of school rules. The Digital Driver's License is a good tool to produce good behavior both digitally and in the classroom.
Question 2: What things could the Digital Driver's License help to avoid in school settings?
The Digital Driver's License could be effective in preventing cyber bulling between classmates, as well as copyright infringement. Cyber bullying has become a problem and any effort to stop bullying could positively affect a child's life in the future. It is also helpful in preventing copyright infringement as well as cheating and plagiarism.
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