Most of the time I find myself thinking about what could go wrong first, because it most likely can not be fixed. At the same time I do realize that social media offers many different ways were students can engage in extremely positive activities. This summer I was positively forced to sign up for two summer classes at a local college where I could choose any course. I chose to sign up for two education courses that have opened my eyes to education in the present, future and online. I am in the process of developing a digital identity. Discovering many websites and applications through social media which allows for students to be engaged, enjoy the use of technology and also learn how to be safe online. These are a few of the websites that I am currently exploring as I develop my very own digital identity: youtube, emaze, PhotoPeach, Haiku Deck, ToonDoo, PowToon, BitStrips, StoryBird, ZooBurst . There are many more of these social media tools available.
Develop Digital Citizens
As an individual you will start to develop a sense of understanding of what things you want for yourself as you grow up. The same is true for technology. Understanding all that it can offer you can be overwhelming with all you can choose to do with it. However, educating yourself with the tools to be able to use it in a way that it will become beneficial rather then detrimental. Educators are now being equipped to teach students how to use technology in an appropriate, creative and responsible way. Students are having to perform task under some supervision by the their teachers and sometimes totally on their own. The end result, is a student who is totally responsible as he continues to develop as a Digital Citizen. In this video clip you will get an idea of how a Digital Dossier is developed without even knowing you or your family members have already created one for you.
ITCP
ITCP stands for Information Technologies and Creative Practices. Educators intend to reach the students' full potential through a combination of Group and Collaborations Projects. The goal is to find the students' true form of expression through their creativity which will ultimately reflect through their work. Technology offers many ways through which students can express themselves. These are examples of some of the most common: digital projects, publishing websites/class projects, podcast, powerpoint presentations, group/collaboration projects. The possibilities are endless because of the variations that evolve just from one medium alone. This very blog is a prime example of a combination of creative practices that my professor expects future teachers to be able to assign and evaluate.
Resources:
Textbook - Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79IYZVYIVLA
youtube, emaze, PhotoPeach, Haiku Deck, ToonDoo, PowToon, BitStrips, StoryBird, ZooBurst
youtube, emaze, PhotoPeach, Haiku Deck, ToonDoo, PowToon, BitStrips, StoryBird, ZooBurst
Awesome post and wow - great exploration of tools! Now I hope you can embed some practice ones from those you mention in future blog posts. :) I love that video - it has been on my playlist to share with students and when you embed it within your post as you did here, readers are more likely to watch it. Nice work - anxious to see how you meet the next challenge! And remember you don't have to write about the three if you use one of them. For example, you could create a comic in BitStrips about a concept from the next textbook chapter or a quiz in FlipQuiz, etc.
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