Chapter 1 Blog
In chapter 1 "What Is Literacy 2.0 and What Happened to Literacy 1.0", it discusses the terms and explains technical advances that are used throughout many school systems. I really enjoyed how the chapter started off with the author writing about Ben, who is a child that has trouble learning to read. With all the new and improved technology that school systems could potentially have in the future, the author looks at how it may change Ben's life before he graduates in 2025. This section also focuses on how reading and writing could be different in the next few years to come because language is starting to evolve and the more high tech schools could be, can really reflect how students are going to be able to learn and what the future has in store for students to come.
According to Denise Johnson, she shares with the readers that, "Ninety-three percent of children ages 8-18 spend an average of 90 minutes a day using their home computers"(4). This was very shocking to read because this goes to show that children are spending all of their free time on the internet, either watching videos or playing video games. Young children who are being exposed to the internet is mind-blowing because looking back at when I was a child, the generations have definitely changed. There are children who are 8 and have cell-phones, and I did not even have a cell-phone until I was in Middle school. There are also children who are maybe as young as 5 years old who know how to work a cell-phone better than any other adult. This makes me shake my head that all children worry about is playing a video game against one of their friends. "By 2020, it will be clear that the Internet has enhanced and improved reading, writing and the rendering of knowledge"(3). I believe that if a teacher uses technology in their classroom, they have to be prepared to let students use it, only if it benefits their needs of learning. If using the Internet is easier for students to learn, then so be it, but children should also be open-minded to printed texts, so they are aware of the different types of learning.
With the technology that we have now, I am very curious as to how it will change in the next couple of years. The Internet that we currently use is extremely useful and beneficial, especially for college and high school students. I believe that students who are aware of both printed texts and the Internet are able to figure out the best way that they learn. There are pros and cons to printed texts and the Internet, but they both have a way of being successful. Technology has changed for the better, and I am excited to see how it changes in the future.
According to Denise Johnson, she shares with the readers that, "Ninety-three percent of children ages 8-18 spend an average of 90 minutes a day using their home computers"(4). This was very shocking to read because this goes to show that children are spending all of their free time on the internet, either watching videos or playing video games. Young children who are being exposed to the internet is mind-blowing because looking back at when I was a child, the generations have definitely changed. There are children who are 8 and have cell-phones, and I did not even have a cell-phone until I was in Middle school. There are also children who are maybe as young as 5 years old who know how to work a cell-phone better than any other adult. This makes me shake my head that all children worry about is playing a video game against one of their friends. "By 2020, it will be clear that the Internet has enhanced and improved reading, writing and the rendering of knowledge"(3). I believe that if a teacher uses technology in their classroom, they have to be prepared to let students use it, only if it benefits their needs of learning. If using the Internet is easier for students to learn, then so be it, but children should also be open-minded to printed texts, so they are aware of the different types of learning.
With the technology that we have now, I am very curious as to how it will change in the next couple of years. The Internet that we currently use is extremely useful and beneficial, especially for college and high school students. I believe that students who are aware of both printed texts and the Internet are able to figure out the best way that they learn. There are pros and cons to printed texts and the Internet, but they both have a way of being successful. Technology has changed for the better, and I am excited to see how it changes in the future.
Found it, good strong beginning. Tech will definitely change our schooling, already 1700 student in MA are at home with a virtual school in MA!
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