Your interview interested me because there were many similarities in how these students interacted with technology. We both chose 11 year olds to interview, both are good students with limited school technology usage; while Lucy is limited to information retrieval and the occasional game as a reward, John uses his time in school to practice typing. Both of the students have a passion outside of school and use technology to explore it; as well as learning new technology skills to record and share videos of them participating in their hobbies. I see a definite divide in our interviewees’ view of technology in and out of school; and their interest lies on the side of out of school. However, it is an easy step to incorporate their abilities and interest into the classroom.
John isn’t merely shooting videos, his interest in ATV extends enough that he’s more than likely learning racing techniques by recording and reviewing the videos. I think it is in that aspect that allowing students to create content (in the form of videos) not only allows them to express what they know, they gain technology skills but also more about the content that they’re sharing. Additionally, creating videos supports a range of skills such as organization, production, and communication.
Wow, your case study is one that was far different than the few I've read. Your student is almost opposite of most kids- by that I mean he would rather play outside than play video games and be online. Maybe I'm just comparing him to my younger sisters, but its refreshing. I think it is sort of difficult to use all resources available when many websites are blocked, however, I do understand the reasoning. Jon can learn many things on his own at home that he hears about in school. I think more gaps can be fixed if teachers show different ways to learn online that aren't social media, obviously, but are websites that can show students different things; such as YouTube.
Your interview interested me because there were many similarities in how these students interacted with technology. We both chose 11 year olds to interview, both are good students with limited school technology usage; while Lucy is limited to information retrieval and the occasional game as a reward, John uses his time in school to practice typing. Both of the students have a passion outside of school and use technology to explore it; as well as learning new technology skills to record and share videos of them participating in their hobbies. I see a definite divide in our interviewees’ view of technology in and out of school; and their interest lies on the side of out of school. However, it is an easy step to incorporate their abilities and interest into the classroom.
ReplyDeleteJohn isn’t merely shooting videos, his interest in ATV extends enough that he’s more than likely learning racing techniques by recording and reviewing the videos. I think it is in that aspect that allowing students to create content (in the form of videos) not only allows them to express what they know, they gain technology skills but also more about the content that they’re sharing. Additionally, creating videos supports a range of skills such as organization, production, and communication.
Wow, your case study is one that was far different than the few I've read. Your student is almost opposite of most kids- by that I mean he would rather play outside than play video games and be online. Maybe I'm just comparing him to my younger sisters, but its refreshing. I think it is sort of difficult to use all resources available when many websites are blocked, however, I do understand the reasoning. Jon can learn many things on his own at home that he hears about in school. I think more gaps can be fixed if teachers show different ways to learn online that aren't social media, obviously, but are websites that can show students different things; such as YouTube.
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