Hello Everyone! I hope you are doing well!
Fun fact: April 13th is National Peach Cobbler Day, April 14th is National Pecan Day, and April 15th is National Glazed Ham Day. I hope your stomachs are ready for the next few days! I wonder what is it about April that makes people want to eat?!
(Mmmm! That Peach Cobbler looks good! :P )
Anyway, let's start on the readings shall we?
Chapter 8, Miller and McVee:
The story of Nicole and Paige making a video about the Jim Crow Laws is a neat one because I have done those kinds of projects before but I never really realized how much media goes into it. Miller and McVee then go on to explain how digital video is really filled with multi media but we read about that last week. What I really focused in on was the digital aspect of the classroom. Miller and McVee expressed desire to reshape pedagogy in the classroom to not only include digital literacies and technology, but to also cater to the students to make school an interactive environment shaped around the students so they may feel like school is an extension of themselves and a way to express who they are.
I highly agree with Miller and McVee. As technology changes, so must the world around it do the same. No longer can classrooms rely solely on print media. The world needs technology. Its a simple fact. The society in the U.S. is one that is always on the border waiting for new technology to come over the horizon. For example, every time the iPhone gets a new release, people will stand for hours, literally hours in the cold, rain, and snow just to get the new phone simply because it is new. In fact, some have even took advantage of this technology craze by selling their spot in lines from $200-$500 dollars! http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/national_world&id=8818083
So, it seems our society is really passionate (and sometimes insane) about technology. Which means the kids we teach will be born with technology in their hands. In fact, my niece Emily knew how to work an iPad to get to Netflix to watch Dora when she was 2. Growing up, she will be used to Technology and will need the digital stimulation in school in order to peak her interest.
We as future teachers need to be ready for these kids and prepare thusly. For example, Miller and McVee talked about classroom set-up and how it is crucial in facilitating learning, I already thought about how I want to set up my future classroom and each time, I can never finalize a design because I strive for it to be the best.
Overall, Miller and McVee talked about how crucial it is to remold pedagogy to include technology and cater to the student's wants and needs.
Dali, Broz, Edmondson, and Ostenson:
Reading all four articles, I found the ideas in each of them really neat and practical for the classroom I would teach. as i mentioned before in the Miller and McVee section, teachers have to incorporate technology and bring the students interest into the classroom. I like how Dali used current examples from popular Young Adult books because those are the ones that really grasp a student's interest. I know I absolutely loved the Hunger Games trilogy so if I had to do a voicethread about them, I would be excited!
If anyone has not read the 4 articles, I highly recommend it. They provided me with lots of cool ideas and I have thought of ways of how to tweak them to fit other lessons and I am sure you will do the same!
So that about sums it up for this week. I hope you have enjoyed reading and I will see you next week!
Thank you! Have fun, be safe and remember...
~Add a little Streiff to your life~
-Joey S.
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