Digital Blog Post E

Wow have times changed! As a young child I was encouraged to go outside and learn by my parents. They would say "be back after the church bells ring for dinner"; which was around 6pm. Now a day children are told to stay indoors and play which has resulted in a huge boom with technology and video games.  Although this may be different then what I'm use to it does seem like it is helpful to our current generation.

One thing the book talked about was games and what its possibilities for kids now. There are endless possibilities for learning based games and its benefits toward students. "Two of every three households play video games, and 25% of those game players are 18 years old and younger" (Maloy, p 169). This information amazed me! I was surprised to see such a high ratio of children playing video games and now understand why as a teacher I would like interactive learning games for my students. If we know are student enjoy video games why not gear learning toward that and make it easy to understand for them. 

One site I found extremly interesting was https://www.brainpop.com. It has a number of different subject including math, language, social studies, health, etc. As a teacher I feel this site could be very use full. 


The last concept I was interested in was building, and creating software. One example the book gave was google earth and I felt that was a great example. With google earth you literally have the world at your finger tips! As a kid you could learn so much especially within a geography class. All in all with the growth of technology and the ability it has our student have a world to see and learn about and have plenty of opportunities to do so. 

Recourse:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

Digital Blog Post D

The first concept I learned a lot about in Chapter 1 is Evaluating a web page. This concept not only helped me with the assignment this week but also future assignments. The criteria needed was accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage. Evaluating is making sure the web site describes a comprehensible description and purpose. Authority has to do with making sure the author is credible. Objectivity is making sure the website is clear and non basis. Currency is when you look at the dates the web page was produced and when it has been revised. Lastly Coverage has to do what the topics are covered on the page and if the are relevant. This not only will be helpful in this class but any class where you are doing research really. It is really important to be sure you are gaining the correct information on a subject.

Secondly, is becoming fluent in technology. Meaning being able to navigate with ease. A human whom is able to navigate with  ease is more applicable  to complete a task correctly. So far in this class I have really learned a lot about how technology can really benefit you in life but also as a teacher. The amount of learning games, interactive websites, and tools is insane. Students should be given time to explore and share; this allows the students to go at there own pace and allows teachers to view progress.

The last concept I found extremely important was cyberbullying. Now a days bullying is more apt to happen threw social media website. This is important for everyone to be aware of teacher, students, and parents. Cyberbullying can be just as harmful if not worse then face-to-face. With cyberbullying it doesn't allow the children to walk away from the issues. It instead follows them home and every where they go.  It also has the ability to allow more people to see it causing more damage to the student being bullied.

In conclusion this chapter high lighted many different key point with technology. It reveled the importance in becoming fluent in technology, it also provided us with learning how to find relevant websites, and lastly on cyberbullying.

REFERANCE:
Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.