Double Entry Journal #6

1. Are you a technoloevangelist of a technoloskeptic?

I am going to have to say I'm a technoloskeptic.

2. Why is the term Digital Native problematic?

 It does not promote inclusion in education.  

3. What is  interactionist pedagogy and how does it differ from the "transmission model" of education?

1. linear to hypermedia learning 

2. instruction to construction and discovery 

3. teacher-centered to learner-centered education 

4. absorbing material to learning how to navigate and how to learn 

5. school to lifelong learning 

6. one-size-fits-all to customized learning 

7. learning as torture to learning as fun 8. the teacher as transmitter to the teacher as facilitator. 

(Tapscott, 1999, pp. 6–11)

4. List three vocabulary terms you were unfamiliar or unsure of their meaning and provide me with their definitions. 

• Technoevangelist - a person who attempts to build a critical mass of support for a given technology in order to establish it as a technical standard in a market.

• Digital Native - a description now typically identified by marketers with a young person who has grown up with digital technologies and the Internet as ever-present parts of their lives.

• Transmission model - one-size-fits-all mentality, assumes that knowledge can be disseminated to all learners regardless of individual differences or learning styles.

Quotes:

1. "...they are concerned with the attempt to dismantle decades of tradition without having anything to replace it with."
2. "In addition they demonstrate “free expression and strong views,” “innovation,” and, in contrast to the “baby boomer” generation, net generation members emphasize their mature attitude to life and learning."
3. "...students see a conflict between the use of Web 2.0 technologies in their social and educational lives, and would like to see them remain separate rather than intertwined."

Responses:

1.  I agree with this.  As exciting as all of the new technology is, it really does worry me that all traditional things will be thrown out of the window (such as handwriting and certain aspects of mathematics!).  With technology changing so rapidly, how can there be a stable curriculum?  That is the only word I can think of for it is unstable.  It said that the education isn't keeping up with this generation and we have basically outgrown this curriculum because it is so one-size-fits all with teaching methods, but has anyone considered how new curriculum is going to allow exceptional students excel?  This is what is truly one-size-fits all, not the teaching methods.  Every student will be placed upon grade level, not capability.  The reason I am so upset about this is because by the time I will be teaching the mathematics curriculum will have changed.  There will no longer be Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, etc. and will not be available for those students that are in need of the challenge.  Algebra 1 used to be offered to 7th graders who were capable!  But, in just a few short years, almost all states will have accepted a core curriculum where it will become Math 1, Math 2, Math 3 where all of the previous courses are blended together in each Math 1-3.  Therefore you are placed in your math class due to your grade level, not your abilities.  Holding students back and generalizing education.
2. I disagree with this.  I feel like this generation is no where near "mature", but actually significantly immature and spoiled.  Everything is on demand, instant, and selfish.  It's ALL about the individual and not anything about the fellow neighbor. Me, me, me and MY successes.  I don't see that as maturity, I see it as the opposite.
3. Keeping social and education separate is something I strongly believe in.  I deactivated my Google+ account from this blog because I didn't want them connected.  My "social" life needs to remain separate from my educational life.  It's easier, safer, and more professional.

This is Louis C.K., my favorite comedian.  He has a piece about how SPOILED this generation is and how upset we get when a text or e-mail or the Internet doesn't work instantly.  I wish I could post him actually saying it, but it is highly too inappropriate for education purposes, so luckily I found an image of the best part.

Sources:

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 Thomas, Michael (2011-04-29). Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies (p. 2). Taylor & Francis. Kindle Edition.  

 Thomas, Michael (2011-04-29). Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies (pp. 2-3). Taylor & Francis. Kindle Edition. 

 Thomas, Michael (2011-04-29). Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies (p. 3). Taylor & Francis. Kindle Edition.

Thomas, Michael (2011-04-29). Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies (p. 5). Taylor & Francis. Kindle Edition.  

Thomas, Michael (2011-04-29). Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies (p. 6). Taylor & Francis. Kindle Edition. 

Thomas, Michael (2011-04-29). Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies (p. 7). Taylor & Francis. Kindle Edition.