Double Entry Journal #5

Quote: “Educators face enormous challenges in preparing their students to be critical online readers.”

Response: I whole heartily agree with this statement. Most teachers do not have the knowledge to teach children the ins and outs of the internet. I have a hard time keeping up with the new gadgets of the internet, such as twitter, blogging, and I still am not sure what a gadget is. I just recently learned the difference between an iPad and a tablet. If teachers and most adults doesn't know this stuff, how are we to teach the children? I find in most cases, it is the children teaching the adults. But I do agree that this digital media needs to be introduced and used in the schools. Information comes much faster and freer using the internet. Another problem facing children learning and using the internet in the classroom, is funding for these projects. Most Board of Education Departments lack the funding to train the teachers with this new technology and also can not provide for the purchasing of the computers for the children to gain access to the internet. We need to resolve all of these issues. I feel the children would be more efficient in their learning and the work load on the teachers would improve.

I found the following article and hope this answers some of these questions that we have. This is a link as i could not get it to copy and paste.

http://www.classroom-teacher-resources.com/teaching-with-technology-t2.html

 

Bibliography:

Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Teaching Media Literacy." Membership, policy, and professional development for educators - ASCD. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Teaching-Media-Literacy.aspx>.

"Teaching with Technology Keeps Kids Engaged and Eager to Learn." Classroom Teaching Resources | Create Student Success and a Job You Love. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2012. <http://www.classroom-teacher-resources.com/teaching-with-technology-t2.html>.