Blog Journal #2

     Hi EME2040 class, 


Between Microsoft Word and other programs such as Google Docs, I have used Microsoft Word much more. I would use Microsoft Word occasionally for some projects in high school, but it wasn't until college that I began to use Microsoft Word regularly. While I know that Google Docs works well and it can be useful, especially when working on a group project, I tend to use Microsoft Word when working alone. 

While reading the ISTE Standards for Educators one section stood out to me, section "2.3 Citizen." I think it is very important for people to understand that it is possible to contribute to and become involved in positive movements and communities online. It's also important to learn how to understand where the information you find online is coming from; who wrote the article, who published it, what bias might there be, where can you find other views? I feel these are extremely important and basic skills/outlooks to have when interacting online. Since many kids today grow up with the internet and technology, teaching the skills and behaviors should begin at a young age in K-12 education. 

I understand why the labels "digital native" and "digital immigrant" exist and I agree that there is often a difference of technological literacy between older and younger generations. I think that these labels can be useful when discussing very general/broad differences of technological literacy between generations, but I don't think it can (or should) be used to account for learning differences and difference of behaviors. I have had young teachers not like to use much technology in lessons, and I've had older teachers use various types of internet/tech based assignments almost daily. Digital literacy is a skill that my generation and following ones may begin to learn earlier in our lives than older generations did, but that doesn't stop older generations from learning digital literacy or interacting with technology in the same way. 

For my newsletter I will likely have a high school history class. In the letter I will discuss a field trip coming up with an accompanying permission slip. I will also provide a summary of what the class is focused on and a small calendar/timeline of future events. I plan to have the field trip/permission slip information at the bottom of the letter, while information about the class will be at the top, and a calendar/timeline in the middle or to the side. 



Computer Lab in Keiwa College

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Shinya Ichinohe

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Comments

  1. BriannaJanuary 29, 2023 at 3:11 PM

    Hey,
    I agree with you completely about the use of using MS word more over goggle docs. I think teaching kids to use technology is amazing because although they can teach their peers they also can teach us, their parents, their grandparents and much more. They will be more adapted to the fact that they have technology in their hand and will know how to use it more. I did my newsletter similar to the way you describe yours.

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