Comments on: Thinking about technology http://bmellott.umwblogs.org/2008/06/27/thinking-about-technology/ A place to talk about school and whatnot. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:35:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: teresacoffman http://bmellott.umwblogs.org/2008/06/27/thinking-about-technology/#comment-30 teresacoffman Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:05:42 +0000 http://bmellott.umwblogs.org/2008/06/27/thinking-about-technology/#comment-30 Excellent and yes. You are on target. Literacy has been with us since the inception of education and before. It turns and revolves into the ideas of the day. It grows and develops with the needs of the society it is embedded in. Early on it was the three R's. Now, it encompasses the three R's and incorporates digital skills and information. Literacy does not solely focus on Web 2.0. The benefits of understanding Web 2.0 though revolve around the overall benefits that they provide - collaboration and communication - and how these tools can enhance digital literacy. These tools allow teachers and students to connect with the world outside of the confines of the school building. Schools do need to provide opportunities for ALL students because not all students have these opportunities, as roarke5 suggests. Very good point. I agree that teachers need to be aware that one information literacy idea does not take the place of another idea or model - because overall they are the same. As we experienced when each classmate created a model to meet the specific needs of their students and of their classrooms. Each model highlights necessary research skills and critical evaluation skills that are needed to be successful. The difference - technology is embedded in today's world. How can we as teachers build upon the literacy models of the past to strengthen our students literacy skills that are needed today? Friedman talks about the needs of our work force in his book, The World is Flat. The needs highlight literacy in the digital age. Interesting. http://select.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/opinion/25friedman-transcript.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=12486&title=thomas-friedman Excellent posting. Excellent and yes. You are on target. Literacy has been with us since the inception of education and before. It turns and revolves into the ideas of the day. It grows and develops with the needs of the society it is embedded in. Early on it was the three R’s. Now, it encompasses the three R’s and incorporates digital skills and information.

Literacy does not solely focus on Web 2.0. The benefits of understanding Web 2.0 though revolve around the overall benefits that they provide - collaboration and communication - and how these tools can enhance digital literacy. These tools allow teachers and students to connect with the world outside of the confines of the school building. Schools do need to provide opportunities for ALL students because not all students have these opportunities, as roarke5 suggests. Very good point.

I agree that teachers need to be aware that one information literacy idea does not take the place of another idea or model - because overall they are the same. As we experienced when each classmate created a model to meet the specific needs of their students and of their classrooms. Each model highlights necessary research skills and critical evaluation skills that are needed to be successful. The difference - technology is embedded in today’s world. How can we as teachers build upon the literacy models of the past to strengthen our students literacy skills that are needed today?

Friedman talks about the needs of our work force in his book, The World is Flat. The needs highlight literacy in the digital age. Interesting.

http://select.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/opinion/25friedman-transcript.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=12486&title=thomas-friedman

Excellent posting.

]]> By: roarke5 http://bmellott.umwblogs.org/2008/06/27/thinking-about-technology/#comment-27 roarke5 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:24:35 +0000 http://bmellott.umwblogs.org/2008/06/27/thinking-about-technology/#comment-27 It is funny you should post this today. I just finished reading an article about a school that had no money to buy books and chairs for its students. The school is in shambles, the drop out rate is soaring, and they are desperate for teachers because no one wants to work there regardless of the opportunities. When I read things like this, I cannot help but feel spoiled and selfish when I log onto my internet account to take my online class about digital literacy and information. You mentioned old, current and future information literacies and I had been thinking about the fact that perhaps we are caught up in a world that expects a lot from its people, without understanding that not all people are given the same opportunities. Instead, we need to consider those who are not privileged to digital literacy and help them to focus on literacy in its purer and older forms. Learning to read, write and analyze are NECESSARY skills. Kudos to you for recognizing ALL that needs to be considered, regardless of how advanced we become in our information literacy. It is funny you should post this today. I just finished reading an article about a school that had no money to buy books and chairs for its students. The school is in shambles, the drop out rate is soaring, and they are desperate for teachers because no one wants to work there regardless of the opportunities. When I read things like this, I cannot help but feel spoiled and selfish when I log onto my internet account to take my online class about digital literacy and information. You mentioned old, current and future information literacies and I had been thinking about the fact that perhaps we are caught up in a world that expects a lot from its people, without understanding that not all people are given the same opportunities. Instead, we need to consider those who are not privileged to digital literacy and help them to focus on literacy in its purer and older forms. Learning to read, write and analyze are NECESSARY skills.
Kudos to you for recognizing ALL that needs to be considered, regardless of how advanced we become in our information literacy.

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