Hanging Out:
John doesn’t use the computer to “hang out” with his friends. He does use social media, such as Facebook, but he does that on his iPhone. He says that his friends and some family also use the types of technologies that he uses.
Messing Around:
John uses the computer to “mess
around” on YouTube. He watches music videos and videos of ATV racing. He
learned about YouTube in school, even though the site is blocked from students.
He observed his teacher showing a video in class, and from that little bit of
exposure, he taught himself have to navigate it effectively.
Geeking Out:
John participates in GNCC ATV racing and uses technology to “Geek Out” by making videos, on an app on his iPhone, of himself and his friends from pictures of their race. He uses still photos and adds music and effects to them to produce these videos, which he uploads to Facebook. He found and taught himself how to use this app.
Schooling:
John uses the computer in a school setting to mostly
practice typing and take standardized tests. All social media sites are blocked
in the Marion County School system, as well as YouTube (available to teachers
only), Pinterest, and some online game sites. When he is allowed to use the
computer for leisure activities, John likes to go to www.mostfungames.com
and play racing games.
The skills and attitudes that provide young people with opportunities
to participate effectively in this world are often not the skills and attitudes
rewarded in our school system. p.76
They will need to understand and work with information in
ways that are appropriate to the time in which they live. p 77
Digital texts are frequent multimodal and thus readers need
to be. p 80
References:
Carrington, V., &
Robinson, M. (Eds.). (2009). Digital Literacies: Social Learning and Classroom
Practices. London, United Kingom: SAGE Publications.
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ReplyDeleteJohn sounds like a lot of young people in todays setting. The skills he's obtained being a digital native allow him to educate himself on new and exciting tools and games. I think it's great that students can learn apps and neat tricks to help their extracurricular activities soar. I hope they can use that same knowledge in school settings to help them study new topics for fun, research more, and add personal touches to presentations or find new activities to help them learn topics that aren't a physical copy of something.
Many of the young people interviewed for this class enjoyed watching, finding and making videos. As a math teacher you might consider capitalizing on this interest by allowing students to make music videos about math concepts. Check this out!
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Like John, my young person didn't really use he computer when dealing with Social Media. Honestly, she rarely uses the computer. Everything she does is typically through the use of her iPhone. I feel like this is common among many of the interviews I've read. Most people don't use the computer for social media anymore, but use their phones because that is what is more convenient.
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