Thursday, January 29, 2009
Welcome ENT 442ers!
Greetings and welcome to our class blog. This is a space to pose questions about the materials we read for class. Ask open-ended questions with specific suggestions for directions to explore. Bounce off of quotations that strike you (include page references). Ask us to define terms and issues for ourselves, to compare and contrast different readings, to make connections to current trends and hot topics. Think about broader theoretical possibilities the readings might inspire. Consider and wonder about ways to make practical applications from the material. Write three questions. Respond to two. Do this by 10 pm on Monday and Wednesday. Begin with with the reading "Multiliterate Youth in the Time of Scientific Reading Instruction" handed out in class today.
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My first question is: who are the digital immigrants? I grew up with sesame street and I assume the manual is in the program, that the program will be user friendly. Am I’m forty years old. I don’t really understand who the article is directed at. It seems to me that anyone my age or younger has the skills to succeed in the current times. The challenge is to find a way to teach teenagers how to use every day technology to promote communication. And is everyday technology useful in teaching how to share emotion? I personally don’t think text messaging is useful for expressing emotion. And email is often misunderstood. However, a blog or facebook allows much space for expression and communicating ideas. Thus, not every form of technology is actually useful for teaching discussion and expression. It might be more useful to show how miscommunication is achieved through the use of email and text messaging.
ReplyDeleteHow can we best teach reading that holds the student’s interest and keeps them self motivated? There isn’t anything wrong with focusing on reading itself as a topic to learn at school. But does that mean that it can only be taught independent of technologies outside of class? I got one of my boys to want to learn to read by giving him instructions on to how to improve his ability to play a video game. He had to read for content and he was self motivated. That is teaching reading at a younger age level. At the high school level, what constitutes reading? I want my students to know that there are deep questions explored in books that a movie doesn’t have time to explore or develop. And that a video game, while creating anticipation, cannot develop the character into an emotional being that has to cope with issues of identity and social relationships. Thus, I want to teach my students that reading has a place in their lives alongside the other technological Medias of today, just like music is separate from other art forms but just as valid as a form of communication or the way a poem is different for expression than a blog or a self help book. How can this be taught in such a way that the student is motivated to read for content the way my son was motivated?
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ReplyDeleteI disagree somewhat with Bouncing's assesment of text messaging and email. Although I think it may be useful to explain and be wary that they may be misunderstood, I also believe that teens are very skillful in expressing emotion through these mediums. For example, YOU CAN YELL AT SOMEONE WITH CAPITALS. You can add a variety of expressions with cute little faces on most mediums. And, the text lingo has all kinds of little items such as LMAO (laughing my ass off) LOL (laugh out loud) JK (just kidding) so that you can be clear with your emotional state.
ReplyDeleteIn regard to Bouncing's question: "how can we hold a student's interest and keep them self-motivated"? I have one comment: Out of all the assignments I have to do this weekend before the SUPERBOWL, I chose to do this one first. KII - Keep it interesting!
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