Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Week 6 Readings: What do we do now?

Week 6 Readings: What do we do now?

AS teachers are taught (or learn) pretty quickly that we need to be flexible. Being flexible means you have to “go with the flow,” as they say. These new technologies are another example of being flexible. These new literacies are such a dramatic change from the ways we are used to learning that it is truly unavoidable. The Leu article discusses the drastic changes in the ways today’s graduates use technology literacies. It has been a major change from when they started school. Leu continues to explain how this type of learning is a cycle and happens over and over again. I agree with this statement. Teachers are forever changing their craft, perfecting it, analyzing how to better serve students. This idea of new ICT’s we’ve talked about in the last six weeks I think speak directly to the sentiment that we have to continue “going with the flow”! If kids learn best by communicating online, blogging, video conferencing, or gaming, it is our job to re-evaluate how we deliver material to our students and meet their needs!

The Greenhow article suggests most of the world is connected. Because of this, teachers need to be able to work with this technology and deliver strategies to students that allows them to be successful. What do we do now? We teach them how to use these materials. Teachers can;t wait for research to be done or studies to be completed. We have to make our own way and educate ourselves. This is one of the reasons I am getting this new degree; so I can teach kids to use the new literacies and put them to practice!

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