I have a ton of digital literacy in my life. In the last week I have been on my iPhone, computers, playstations, and the tv for hours! Facebook is a pretty consistent part of my day. I know that sounds pathetic, but that is how I interact with my friends that don't live anywhere near me. I listen to music all the time on my phone. I am constantly emailing family members and watching tv shows online. Don't get me wrong I don't just screw around all day with the technology I use. I do get my homework done, hence this blog lol.
I know that the younger generations will be just as invovled if not more in the technology world than I am. I will definitely have to find a way to encourage my students to use the ditigal technoloy for more school oriented uses. I would have the students use youtube to find instructional videos for sports that they would need to know how to play or to teach to the class. I could also have them use blogs and facebook for school purposes to communicate with eachother and to demonstrate things and also just to write since I will be teaching Physical Education.
I know I will use youtube videos to help demonstrate things that I want my students to do or to see. I will also use computers to make worksheets and handouts for the students. If I have students use technology in ways that they don't understand I will make sure and have detailed instructions and demonstrations to help them accomplish their tasks successfully.
Technology will always be apart of our lives. It will continue to grow and develop forever. So I will have to figure out a way to incorporate it into my teaching.
Aly is a runner, and on her blog she talked about ways that she uses her computer to chart her running. Computers are great for data recording tools, as Amanda noted. I could see you incorporating a lot of "digital literacies" in your class in this way as students track their own personal health data. Thanks for this posting. :)
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