For this interview, you get to choose a fake name. What would you like
it to be? Anything that you want.
*thinking*….. John.
*thinking*….. John.
John…are you sure?
Yes.
Yes.
Ok, John…Do you have a computer?
Yes. But I don't really use it a lot.
Yes. But I don't really use it a lot.
Will you please tell me all the different types of technologies that
you have and use?
X box 360, PlayStation 4,… iPad,.. iPhone,…. Wii, TV….. and that’s it.
X box 360, PlayStation 4,… iPad,.. iPhone,…. Wii, TV….. and that’s it.
What kinds of things do you use the computer for?
YouTube…and games.
YouTube…and games.
What is your favorite thing to do on the computer?
Probably to watch videos on YouTube.
Probably to watch videos on YouTube.
How did you learn to do that?
School.
School.
What are some other things that you use the computer for?(besides YouTube
and games?)
Tests at school.
Tests at school.
What is your favorite game? Why?
Basketball on the PlayStation 4. Because you get to play basketball and that’s my favorite sport. You get to be the character.
Basketball on the PlayStation 4. Because you get to play basketball and that’s my favorite sport. You get to be the character.
Do you know other people who do this?
my friends…my cousin
my friends…my cousin
How do you use the computer at school?
tests, umm….. Appropriately. Typing game.
tests, umm….. Appropriately. Typing game.
How would you like to use the computer at school?
uh……games.
uh……games.
Do you think teachers would let you use the computer to do those
things? Why? Why not?
Maybe, if you get an award.
Maybe, if you get an award.
Anything else that you would like to tell me?
I’d rather come outside and play than stay inside and play video games all day.
I’d rather come outside and play than stay inside and play video games all day.
What if you had a friend over and you had the choice to stay inside and
play PlayStation together, l or anything, x-box, whatever, or go outside and
swim. Which would you pick and why?
Go outside and swim. Because I like it.
Go outside and swim. Because I like it.
*** “John” also had his iPhone in his pocket during the interview and when I asked him if there was anything else that he would like to tell me, after answering, he got his phone out and showed me an app. It is an app that allows the user to use their pictures to create videos. “John” chooses the pictures he wants, the music, and some effects, and the app turns it into a video. He uses this to make videos focused on his ATV racing. He did not know the name of this app.
Connections to the Text
Some quotes from the text that I liked and may consider using in my case study final are as follows: (all as cited in Carrington & Robinson, 2009)"Online practices are often exploratory, improvised, and bound up with people's social and cultural lives, seen as some as inappropriate for the classroom setting" (Lambirth, 2005) p. 31
"Digital texts are frequently multimodal and thus readers need to be aware of how images can represent 'reality' in different ways." p. 41
"Rather, as educators, we need to see what young people are already doing, so that we can build on their existing practices and knowledge, and identify barriers and enables to new media literacies.." p. 21
"In-school and out-of-school practices are clearly not mutually exclusive..." p. 30
References:
Carrington, V., & Robinson, M. (Eds.). (2009). Digital Literacies: Social Learning and Classroom Practices. London, United Kingom: SAGE Publications.
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteYour interview was great to read. I think that the text quotes fit perfectly with your young person. I really like that your young person would rather be outside than playing video games, I am the same way. I hate that students only see the computers at school for testing, I think that would put a negative impact on students when they go to computer lab. I think his idea with rewards would be great for students that want to get on the computer once they did something good or they finished all of their work on time. I love the app that he found.
I whole heartedly agree with your last quote, that we as educators need to view what children are already doing and develop lessons around that instead of the other way around. I feel after reading several people's interviews that we need to add an interactive aspect to our teaching this is how students learn now. I am also seeing a lot of students through the interviews using youtube, which is great for learning purposes, I am just concerned that they can look up anything, really, anything. I feel their youtube viewing should be closely monitored. I have also read in several interviews they wished that games would be used as a reward. When I taught special education, apps on the i-pad were not only used a reward, but also part of the curriculum. I just think we need to change our thinking on what can be considered "teaching".
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing that your interviewee was from Mannington I thought the conversation would steer the way it did. Not many kids there spend a lot of time inside and they have a very outdoor culture. You connected the interview to the text wonderfully. I am excited to see the final results of your project.
ReplyDeleteAmanda, it's hard to get 11 year olds to talk much, isn't it? I bet it would have been a whole different world if you had been able to observe him playing his games with his friends. They probably talk non-stop when they're playing :). It's funny that he didn't mention using the iPhone and iPad very much, but what he liked to do on computers was watch videos, and what he showed you on his phone was a video app. Teens really love to use their technology to create things, especially videos. Both of my kids do that. It's nice that his school doesn't have a block on YouTube. It's such an amazing resource, really. And kids really use their gaming to connect to each other, to form friendships and do things together that they share interest in. I think they really develop some great social skills when they're doing this, especially when they play games like basketball. I wonder if playing the video games helps him at all with his actual basketball playing skills? Maybe some of the things he does with his sports characters inspire him to try things on the court?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your interview. I felt that it was different compare to other kid's responses today like he is not on the computer much and he rather play outside than be on the computer or playing a video game. It just goes to show that not all young people enjoy the same things and that when it come to learning about technology he may need more help since he is not consumed by it.
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