tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816477150947758502.post8768835908109362440..comments2023-10-31T08:19:11.954-07:00Comments on TechnicallySpeaking@TIE: Should schools block social networks/communication tools or utlize them?TIE Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778753515549019427noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816477150947758502.post-86562187442658018582007-11-09T10:11:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:11:00.000-08:00I too am a digital immigrant but I also realize wh...I too am a digital immigrant but I also realize what an important means of communicating the web is. Teaching students the importance and appropriateness of using this tool is very important in providing them with a way to reach out to others while being able to screen the negative communication from the positive. My mission would be to keep students savy and give them connections that are relevant to education in the classroom. They need to be educated regarding professionalism when using this tool in order to be taken seriously. This is a huge responsibility and I think most students will be up to and appreciate the challenge of the task.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816477150947758502.post-47377357360417955052007-11-09T09:57:00.000-08:002007-11-09T09:57:00.000-08:00Certainly a paradigm shift is occuring and the str...Certainly a paradigm shift is occuring and the struggle is that the average teacher is developed in their discipline but lack the skills continuing to change with technologies and its potential uses in education. We as educators need to consider all of technologies' roles in our curriclum as to which teaching and learning strategies will best serve students and let's not forget NCLB and making certain that we are teaching to the standards, but how do we incorporate these technologies while maintaining our educational needs. Students are more adaptable than most teachers resulting in the hold up of technology use being with the teacher more than student skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816477150947758502.post-65560837563700726692007-10-28T20:30:00.000-07:002007-10-28T20:30:00.000-07:00Schools need to begin using them as educational re...Schools need to begin using them as educational resources. It's as obvious to me as the nose on my face. However, speaking from a teacher's perspective....I DON'T KNOW HOW? I want to use technology. I want to keep up with technology. I want my students to know how to use technology for educational purposes. Nevertheless, I am a digital immigrant along with approximately 75% (my own guess) of my colleagues and I need training and I need time to learn and adapt. It seems to me that the only reason schools block them (social networks/communication tools) is because teachers don't know how to utilize them. Train us or public schools will never keep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816477150947758502.post-63170137820446397692007-10-16T20:47:00.000-07:002007-10-16T20:47:00.000-07:00Students are using them, so if we as educators are...Students are using them, so if we as educators are not teaching them how to use them responsibly, who will. Most parents have neither the time or knowledge to accomodate this. However, many teachers don't know enough about the tools available either. Teacher education must happen first. Or... schools could just put their heads in the sand and hope this all goes away. Most of the inservice we get is useless, and geared toward the NCLB dilemma. I believe social networking tools could encourage students to read and write more. Isn't that what it's all about???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816477150947758502.post-61327092706091421972007-10-16T19:50:00.000-07:002007-10-16T19:50:00.000-07:00I believe that schools must start talking about ho...I believe that schools must start talking about how to utilize social networks/communication tools. Students are going to use them at home regardless of what we do at school. There are many ways educators can use these tools to create real life exciting projects/activities for students. Why not take advantage of all the educational uses these new tools can provide us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com