Article: How Can We Embed Digital Literacy into the classroom?
(Purposeful Technology)
I.
Summary
of the article highlighting main ideas
- Technology is an advantage in the classroom because it motivate students, reaches students of various learning styles, and it allows students to create and design their own unique product.
- Teachers will try to promote higher order thinking skills in their students by incorporating digital-age literacies and technology into lessons and activities.
- Common Core State Standards (CCSS) encourages technology use in classrooms because students need to explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing.
- In all grade levels, a standard exists where students need to use technology (digital tools).
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3
Discussion Questions
1. What
are some advantages of using technology in the classroom?
2. What
are some types of digital-age literacies that we can apply in our lessons?
3. How
can I promote digital literacy, higher order thinking, and construction of
meaning in my classroom?
III.
Personal
Reflection
As I was reading this article, I was able to reflect on how
I was teaching as to using technology in the classroom. First of all, teachers
nowadays have to supervise for different clubs, activities, and attend PDs and
meetings. I was able to think about how I create lessons and activities to
promote digital literacy, higher order thinking, and construction of meaning in
my classroom. I would love to try using
the SMARTboard (interactive whiteboard). I have tried using the Smartboard when
I was student teaching at Garapan Elementary School. Students were able to play
various interactive games on different topics. Students were motivated and
engaged throughout the lesson. I also had students film there role-play/skit
about a topic and they had to present it to the whole class. Students had fun
at the same time they learned a lot. That is why I chose to take this course
because it will help me use technology in the classroom more often. I now
learned how to use screencast and I look forward to use it in my classroom. I
am excited to learn more programs, softwares, and websites so that I will be
able to use what I learned in my classroom.
As i was thinking about the questions that you posted, the more that common core makes sense to me. If it can only be implemented because of the love for students not because of the love for money, then it can really help in developing info and media lit.
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ReplyDelete. Reading your blog captured my interest in answering one of your questions. How can I promote digital literacy, higher order thinking, and construction of meaning in my classroom?
ReplyDelete• We as teachers can easily create Digital content for our students through multiple media and variety of Web 2.0 tools. The implementation of digital content in our classroom may be important and effective method for enhancing our learning ( Bakkenes, Vermunt & Wubbles, 2010) enabling us to embrace the 21st century skills that our students are expected to master. Our use of Digital resources can also free us up, allowing more time spend on facilitating students’ learning. This process of allowing students to create and consume digital content in our classroom may also increase their engagement while encouraging the development of skills needed for a technological society. As we create, design and implement digital content in our classrooms, promoting digital literacy, higher order thinking skills and construction of meaning will be an integral part of the whole process. I cannot help thinking that as a teacher I should make every effort to promote digital literacy/digital content in my classroom regardless of all the technological issues that we are facing at our school.