Am I A "Digital Native?
The big debate for me is which is the best avenue to use when it comes to ICT. I realise that a 'Blog' is owned by the individual, a 'Wiki' can be changed and have multi-authors and finally a website is somewhere that people can go to gather information or research topics.
Well for me, I think that all 3 type of online areas have a relevance in curriculum. This is all depending of age, profiles and the schooling environment in which you are trying to implement them into. For example a prep class may not be advanced enough to create wiki, blog or a website. However with the guidance and support from the classroom teacher students may be able to begin to understand the concepts and terminology used in these areas.
Example Prep Class
The Prep students conduct a initiative called "Random Acts of Kindness" this may be a good opportunity for the class to create a collaborative "Blog" outlining the various details and information that the children think are outstanding and require a 'Random Act of Kindness'.
Students could conduct this activity once a week / fortnight / month depending on the criteria that was involved and continually create blogs for each on adding photos and details about the specific act of kindness.
As I am new to the blog / wiki / website creation process at this point in time I feel that a Blog is a good way to create and guide your own personal thinking.
But when we are looking for information about a specific topic or discussion item a Website may be more useful.
I think all of the above have a relevance in ICT in the classroom. It is how we use these to promote learning with all learners is the challenge that educators face on a daily basis. I hope that by doing this course I am able to impart wisdom and a better understanding of ICT through engaging lessons in my classroom environment that are carried through with students for their lifetime of education in the new digital age.
"To many of us it seems like advancements in technology are moving at an extremely accelerated pace, but to those who are following in our footsteps, the rate of change could not be fast enough. For some school children in Camden outside of London, Gollifer Langston’s prototype transportable Classrooms of the Future will deliver information and communication technology (ICT) on a flatbed truck in the form of an oblong gray pod capable of providing a sufficient ICT facility that many schools are unable to install within their own environments.
The mobile classroom will move from school to school, and is designed to hold 15 students at a time. Once the pod is delivered, a set of hydraulics expands the unit wider, and creates an entrance as well as a stage and a small-cinema-sized screen for presentations and performances. The work space will provide mainly high school students a place to explore music and filmmaking. The Classroom of the Future will have capabilities of adapting for additional needs as technology races beyond what even the next generation can predict. By Andrew J Wiener"
The mobile classroom will move from school to school, and is designed to hold 15 students at a time. Once the pod is delivered, a set of hydraulics expands the unit wider, and creates an entrance as well as a stage and a small-cinema-sized screen for presentations and performances. The work space will provide mainly high school students a place to explore music and filmmaking. The Classroom of the Future will have capabilities of adapting for additional needs as technology races beyond what even the next generation can predict. By Andrew J Wiener"
Reference
Blackboard Picture: http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=children+using+information+communication+technology
Digital Natives Picture: http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=children+using+information+communication+technology
New Age Classroom Picture & Information: http://www.thecoolhunter.com.au/kids/10
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