Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Double Entry Journal #14
Chapter 7: Citizens Navigating in Literate Worlds: The case of digital literacy.
Read the introduction through to the sub heading "Studying Digital Youth" on page 102.
1. What is the purpose of this chapter? To look closer at the term "digital literacy" as a way of understanding how young people relate to the digital culture that they live in, and the role of education in developing their knowledge and skills further.
2. Why did the author choose to focus on your people in the Nordic countries?
Because his research has mostly dealt with media use in this cultural setting, both inside and outside of schools.
3. How does education differ in Nordic countries from education in other parts of the world including the United States.
The technology usage and accessibility within the education systems in Nordic countries is much greater that that of other parts of the world, including the United States because the Nordic countries place a higher value on technology than creativity and productivity.
4. Why is more research needed about how young people use digital media in their lives outside of school?
Because the there is a great variation in how digitally competent and technologically interested young people are.
Then begin reading again on p. 110 Digital Literacies and Educational Practices
1. Why is it important for there to be more opportunities for young people to use Digital Media in school?
Because the more familiar that young people become with Digital Media in school, the more likely that they will use it at home and build their skills and knowledge base of Digital Media.
2. What skills do people need in order to be considered digitally literate?
They need to know how to operate and use the Digital Media that they are exposed to.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Chapter 6: Analyzing Students' Multimodal Texts: The Product and the Process
Double Journal Entry #12
1. Why do educators need to be careful about terms like "Digital Native"?
Because the term leads to an understanding of a whole generation as a homogeneous group which is incorrect because a diverse range of skills and skill levels exist across student populations.
2. What outcome occurs when young people are encourage to transform their understanding of particular topics by designing a multimodal text? Positive and enhanced.
3. You may skip the section titled "Context for the Project".
4. What was the goal of the project in terms of product?
To track the development of the participants' multimodal literacies over a two-year period by comparing two multimodal products created at the beginning and end of the period.
5. What was the goal of the project in terms of process?
To gain a deeper understanding of how multimodal texts were created, when students were working in pairs at the computer.
6. How were the participants fro the study selected?
Students were selected that fulfilled the following three criteria: they had worked collaboratively in pairs, they had fully completed the task, and the video screen data recordings were intact and complete.
7. Describe the task students engage is for the purpose of this study?
The students had to create a website describing the impact of plastic bags on the environment with their conclusions.
8. Explain how the researchers compared the student created multimodal texts?
The researchers compared the first slide/page in the set, the choice and shape or wording in the heading of individual slides/pages throughout the set, and the quality of knowledge revealed in each slide/page and complete set.
9. What differences in Jenny's PowerPoint presentation do you find the most interesting?
In the later slides, her position on the topic is neutral initially, and the colors are more constrained.
10. How is working together on a computer unlike working together using a pencil and paper?
The wait time on a computer is unpredictable, the wait time from keying an instruction and a response is unpredictable, and the result the computer provides to an instruction is often unexpected.
11. What was interesting about student's behavior as they collaborated on a task at the computer? There was also evidence of off-task discussion.
12. What can teacher learn about designing learning activities that involve the creation of multimodal texts from this study? Students spent too much time discussing the tasks at hand rather than completing them, and many students did not get the tasks completed.
13. According the the conclusion of this study, what do students need to learn in order to successful complete a multimodal text construction?
A range of skills that include ICT skills, cognitive skills such as; analysis, synthesis,summation, and logical organization of ideas, focus and time management skills.
14. Are you surprised by the conclusions drawn in this study?
No, because I see it every day in the classroom.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Evaluating Web Pages Worksheet
Title of web page: Longtime Republicans Torn Between Party Loyalty and Obamacare
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?
The webpage is from CNN, so it is a legitimate news source.Authority
Is there an author of the document or web page?
Yes, Elizabeth Cohen, William Hudson also contributed to the article.
If yes, who is the author?
Elizabeth Cohen
Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?
Yes. Listed below
If yes, list them.
Senior medical correspondent for CNNBefore joining CNN in 1991, Elizabeth was associate producer of Green Watch, an environmental television program on WLVI in Boston, a reporter for States News Service in Washington, D.C., and a reporter for the The Times Union newspaper in Albany, N.Y., where she won a Hearst Award.
Cohen is the recipient of the outstanding alumna award from Columbia College in New York City, where she received a bachelor's degree in history, and the Distinguished Alumni Award at Boston University where she earned a master's degree in public health. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/cohen.elizabeth.html
I feel that Elizabeth is a valid source because of her credentials as a reporter and her education.
Is contact information provided (address, phone
number, email)?Yes.
Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization
for this web page?AARP, low cost health plans
Accuracy
Do you trust the information given on the web
page? Is it
reliable and valid?
Yes, it is from CNN.
Does the web page document its sources? In
other words, does it tell you where the
information comes from? Yes
How does the information on the web page
compare with what you already know?
It gives real-life examples of situations that people are facing regarding healthcare.
Currency
Does the web page tell you when it was created
and last
revised? Oct 7, 2012
Are there outdated (dead) links? No
Coverage
What is the depth and breadth of the information
on the web
page? I feel that the article is informative and the depth and breadth of the information is exponential enough that the reader can form an opinion of their viewpoint of Obamacare.
Does it contain original information or just links
to other sources? Original information affecting real people
Does the information have real value? Explain.
Yes, because it gives example of how real people are affected.It gives examples of how voters may change their vote, if Obamacare will benefit them.
Objectivity
What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why
was it created?
To inform people about the effects that Obamacare will have on healthcare, so that voters can make an informed decision on whose political party that they support.
Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway
opinion? From whose perspective is it given?According to Wikipedia, CNN can be a biased source, in favor of Obama.
It is given from the viewpoint of someone who is in favor of Obamacare, but it gives real-life examples to back up the situations.
Value: Was the page worth visiting? Does the site offer anything informative, substantial, or insightful? Is the site free of spelling and grammatical errors?
Yes, the page was worth visiting. I feel that the information was substantial because it gave different viewpoints and authenticity to how Obamacare can affect Americans.
Yes, the sight is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Title of web page
Perry: Texas will stand against "Obamacare"
URL of the web page
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?
It is from CNN, so it is valid
Authority
Is there an author of the document or web page?Yes
If yes, who is the author?
Ashley Killough, Tom Cohen
Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?
Yes
If yes, list them.
Reporters for CNN
Is contact information provided (address, phone
number, email)?
Yes
Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization
for this web page?
CNN
Accuracy
Do you trust the information given on the web
page? Is it
reliable and valid? Yes
Does the web page document its sources? In
other words, does it tell you where the
information comes from?
Perry's political campaign
Perry's political campaign
How does the information on the web page
compare with what you already know?
Yes
Yes
Currency
Does the web page tell you when it was created
and last
revised? July 9, 2012
Are there outdated (dead) links? No
Coverage
What is the depth and breadth of the information
on the web
page?
It is one political partys viewpoint.
It is one political partys viewpoint.
Does it contain original information or just links
to other sources? Original
Does the information have real value? Explain.
Yes and No. because it only gives one side to they story.
Yes and No. because it only gives one side to they story.
Objectivity
What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why
was it created? It is against Obamacare.
•
inform/facts/data
•
explain
•
persuade
•
sell/advertise
•
share/disclose
•
other
Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway
opinion? From whose perspective is it given
Yes, Perry's prespective.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Evaluating Web Pages Worksheet
Title of web page: Longtime Republicans Torn Between Party Loyalty and Obamacare
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?
The webpage is from CNN, so it is a legitimate news source.Authority
Is there an author of the document or web page?
Yes.
If yes, who is the author?
Elizabeth Cohen
Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?
Yes.
If yes, list them.
Senior medical correspondent
Is contact information provided (address, phone
number, email)?Yes.
Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization
for this web page?AARP, low cost health plans
Accuracy
Do you trust the information given on the web
page?
Yes.
Is it
reliable and valid?Yes.
Does the web page document its sources? In
other words, does it tell you where the
information comes from?
Yes, it hyperlinks you to other sites.
How does the information on the web page
compare with what you already know?
Yes.
Currency
Does the web page tell you when it was created
and last
revised?
October 7, 2012
Are there outdated (dead) links?
No.
Coverage
What is the depth and breadth of the information
on the webpage?
Gives a variety of sources.
Does it contain original information or just links
to other sources?
Links to other sources.
Does the information have real value? Explain.Yes, because it gives real life examples.
Objectivity
What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why
was it created?
It is pro Obama and Obamacare.
•
inform/facts/data
•
explain
•
persuade
•
sell/advertise
•
share/disclose
•
other
Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway
opinion? From whose perspective is it given?
Yes, because it doesn't give examples of the alternatives.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Double Journal Entry #11
High Noon chapter 7,8,9
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1. Why are networks better than hierarchies?
Networks are smarter, more adaptable and faster at turning themselves around than traditional hierarchies.
2. What is a nation-state and how is it being threatened?
A nation-state is a territorial concept that contains a physical territory, a political system, environmental system, and an ecomonic system.
3. How is civil society gaining legitimacy over government agencies? Give an example of a NGO (non-government agency) whose goals and services you think are beneficial to solving a global problem.
Civil society has became more powerful through increasing uses of new technologies. The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) is a non-governmental agency that helps with global problems, such as preserving wildlife.
4. How can business be a helpful global enforcer?
Because businesses help control regulations.
5. What can too much economic and social change lead to?
Too much economic and social change, too fast, can lead to political backlash, autarchy, and authoritarian control that can destroy liberal values and human freedoms.
6. What global issue concerns you the most? Why?
The global issues that concern me the most right now are the downfall of the economy, lack of good jobs, fear of not being able to retire, and increasingly high cost of living.
High Noon chapter 7,8,9
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1. Why are networks better than hierarchies?
Networks are smarter, more adaptable and faster at turning themselves around than traditional hierarchies.
2. What is a nation-state and how is it being threatened?
A nation-state is a territorial concept that contains a physical territory, a political system, environmental system, and an ecomonic system.
3. How is civil society gaining legitimacy over government agencies? Give an example of a NGO (non-government agency) whose goals and services you think are beneficial to solving a global problem.
Civil society has became more powerful through increasing uses of new technologies. The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) is a non-governmental agency that helps with global problems, such as preserving wildlife.
4. How can business be a helpful global enforcer?
Because businesses help control regulations.
5. What can too much economic and social change lead to?
Too much economic and social change, too fast, can lead to political backlash, autarchy, and authoritarian control that can destroy liberal values and human freedoms.
6. What global issue concerns you the most? Why?
The global issues that concern me the most right now are the downfall of the economy, lack of good jobs, fear of not being able to retire, and increasingly high cost of living.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Double Entry Journal #10
Chapter #3: Students, the Net Generation, and Digital Natives
1. What is the fundamental problem with the discourses around children's use of technology? According to Prensky, it fails to reflect the diversity and complexity to be found in real lives, and can have real impacts on the way these views are taken up and embedded in policy.
2. What is meant by the term "moral panic"? Link to an image, online article, cartoon, or some other resource that depicts the "moral panic" associated with young people's use of digital technologies.
The term "moral panic" is a term that has arisen to describe conditions in which an identified group in society is portrayed as a threat to social values and norms ie. digital natives.
3. How do you feel about engaging in more "collaborative learning" during your education at Fairmont State?
I think that engaging in collaborative learning can be a good thing if it is done in the classroom. I have encountered issues in the past where an assignment was a group project and not all members participated in doing the work.
4. Do you think Universities should move to a more free-market based privatization business model? Why? No, because I like the face-to-face interaction and I think that something would be lost in the learning process if every single class was web-based instruction by one professor addressing thousands of students online. Even though that professor may be the most or best qualified for teaching the subject, how can he/she provide one-on-one feedback to each individual student and prepare that student for the workforce?
5. According to the author what is wrong with Prenskey's revised position on his definition of "digital native"? Do you agree with this authors criticism of Prenskey's view of the role technology plays in the education of young people?
Prenskey's revised position on digital natives suggests that digital enhancement is essential, even though it moves beyond a straightforward divide between immigrants and natives, digital enhancement must be accepted to succeed. No, because I feel that Prenskey's views are correct in the fact that the education of young people does require the continued advancements of technology. Society has to determine what is acceptable and what is not acceptable.
6. What are the characteristics of Millennial? Are you a Millennial? The characteristics of a Millennial include: digital and technologically affluent, part of long-term processes rooted in human history, biology, and culture and to have core values that include community, technology, and affluence. Yes, I feel that I am a millennial because I am becoming more digitally and technologically affluent, and have values of community and succeeding.
7. Do you think there is such a thing as the "Net Generation"? Why? Why not?
Yes, because today's university students are different than the student's 20 years ago. Now students are more familiar with digital technology and can quickly navigate Internet on their cell phones, their blog pages and tell you the best price for an item that they want to purchase with the click of a button. Finding research for papers is much easier that what it was 20 years ago, but the researcher must be more careful to make sure that the source is reliable.
8. What is meant by the term "networked individualism"?
Castells describes the social form taken by the network society as networked individualism. The concept allows for sociability through diverse geographical locations through networks that have weak ties.
9. How would you feel about Fairmont State discontinuing the use of Blackboard and Webmail to using Gmail and Google tools?
It might be better, because Blackboard and Webmail haven't worked well in the past.
10. Why does the term "Digital Native" persist despite lack of empirical evidence of age related difference due to rapid increase of digital technologies?
The term "Digital Native" persists because stereotyping is needed in order to reduce complexity and to apply simplified rules of thumb.
11. Who societal sector seems to be benefiting the most from the social construction of a "Digital Native" generation? The commercial and market interests are benefiting from selling technology based items to the Digital Natives so that they can keep up with their the Net Generation, and the Net Generation is constantly looking for digital upgrades.
12. Which argument about "digital natives" needs to be discarded and which one needs to be explored? Why? |
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
High Noon 20 Global Problems 20 Years to Solve Them - Chapters 5 & 6
1. Why is inflation less of a concern in the new world economy? Because in the new world economy, price increases don't easily stick and businesses have become hypercompetitive.
2.What is the difference between a negative feedback economy and a positive feedback economy? A negative feedback economy is where items started out rare and expensive before they became widespread and less expensive. A positive feedback economy is where items become available so quickly and inexpensively that traditional supply constraints become almost umimportant.
3. Give a example of how new technologies can provide developing countries with an opportunity to catch-up with modern economies? New technologies in developing countries include teacher networking over the Internet. An example is Monterrey Tech University in Mexico has thirty connected campuses across Latin America offering each student access to the same star professor.
4. What is one prediction the author made concerning the new economy that appears to be true? Rischard states that the new world economy is full of unprecedented, wonderful opportunities but also brings loads of stresses. This statement appears to be true because with more technological advances the more chance you have of problems with technology.
5. Why is excessive trust in free-market economies promoted by free-market fundamentalists a cause for concern? Because enterprises need to increasingly make enormous investment decisions where change is occuring rapidly, which can result in mega-mistakes that create major ripples.
6. Read and Link to a Website that provides information about regulation and markets. Based on the information provided in the website, what is your position on markets and regulations? Then list two questions you have about markets and regulation. I agree with the author of the article that I have linked to that regulation of markets should have a major update. As the author stated when the current regulations were written, the country was not experiencing these types of trade and market issues that we face today in technology age. Two questions that I have about markets and regulations are: Who creates these regulations? and Do the business owners have any input of changes that are to be made?
8. What is the cause of the crisis of complexity in the new world economy? The new world economy seems to be making job tenures more precarious even when unemployment remains low. There is also a fear of malicious intent linked to the Internet that could cause major upset within the government such as derailing the electronic marketplace, power outages in major cities and terrorist attacks.
http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2012/spch100412dmg.htm
http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2012/spch100412dmg.htm
Monday, October 8, 2012
Double Entry Journal #8
Read Chapter 2: Digital Wisdom and Homo Sapiens Digital
1. What was the term "Digital Native" meant to be used as? It was intended to be used as a metaphor for describing the differences observed of people at the turn of the 21st century regarding attidudes of younger and older generations regarding technology.
2. According to author what are the characteristics associated with Digital Natives?
young people knowing more about digital technology than their parents or teachers and growing up in a digital country culture, as opposed to coming to it later as an adult
3. Do you consider yourself a Digital Native? Yes, because my parents don't even own a digital camera, computer, and have never been on the Internet.
4. What is Digital Wisdom? According to the text, digital wisdom is a twofold concept, referring to both the wisdom arising from the use of digital technology to access cognitive power beyond our innate capacity and to wisdom in the prudent use of technology to enhance our capabilities.
5. How does the author define "wisdom"? Thomas states that future wisdom-seekers will be able to achieve today's level of wisdom without the cognitive enhancements offered by increasingly sophisicated digital technology, and that their wisdom will be insufficient to navigate a technologically advanced world.
6. How can technology enhance our Wisdom? Give three examples from the chapter? Digital data gathering and computer-based decision making tools help enhance our judgment by allowing us to gather more data in a timely manner which in turn helps us to perform more complex analyses of information. Another way that technology enhances our wisdom is the enhancement of our ability to plan and prioritize our lives and daily tasks.
7. What concerns did Socrates have about the technology of writing?
Socrates feared that writing would diminish our memory, but writing has actually made us wiser because we have expanded our collective memory and increased our abilities to share information across time and distance.
8. How can teachers practices Digital Wisdom? Educators can teach students how to use new technology, guide students, provide quality control and encourage students to use technology safely and wisely.
9. The author states that he is "...opposed to those who claim the unenhanced mind and unaided thinking are somehow superior to the enhanced mind." Are you? Why or why not? I am also oppossed to that statement, because even hundreds of years ago great scholars enhanced their ability to learn with books. Their learning and greatness was not gained with just the unenhanced mind, just as today our learning is enhanced with technology.
Quote: "Within the lifetimes of our children, more powerful digital mental enhancements -the embedded chips and brain manipulations of science fiction-will become a reality, just as gene manipulation, long considered a far-off dream, is with us now. Just as we have begun to confront the ethical, moral, and scientific challenges presented by genetic medicine, we will have to confront the issue of digital wisdom sooner or later, and we will be better off doing it sooner. Many of these enhancements will bring ethical dilemmas, but the digitally wise will distinguish between true ethical issues (is the enhancement safe? is it available equally to all?) and mere preferences and prejudices." Response: 
(image is cell phone implant)
Thomas, M. (2011). Deconstructing digital natives. New York, NY: Routledge.
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Skype session with Fairview students
I enjoyed the Skype session with the students. You could tell that they really put alot of thought into their questions, and they genuinely seemed like a great group of kids. When I went to the school later that afternoon to pick up my son, the students in Ms. Swiger's class were using laptops when I walked by the room. They seemed very intent and interested in being allowed to use technology in the classroom. Using laptops, ipads, and ipods in the classroom would be great for kids because most of them are familiar with these electronic devices, and even if they are not they seem to pick up on it very quickly. I think that the students seem to enjoy using technology in the classroom because it makes them feel important, and like a big kid or grown-up. They feel that when they are searching on the Internet or using technology that they are doing something really important. The main thing is that they are learning while they are having fun. This kids seemed to enjoy the Skype session as well as we did. I think that using Skype in the classroom would be fun for the kids because they could even connect with kids in another country and learn about other cultures. I think that using Skype could be a useful technology in the classroom.
http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/
I enjoyed the Skype session with the students. You could tell that they really put alot of thought into their questions, and they genuinely seemed like a great group of kids. When I went to the school later that afternoon to pick up my son, the students in Ms. Swiger's class were using laptops when I walked by the room. They seemed very intent and interested in being allowed to use technology in the classroom. Using laptops, ipads, and ipods in the classroom would be great for kids because most of them are familiar with these electronic devices, and even if they are not they seem to pick up on it very quickly. I think that the students seem to enjoy using technology in the classroom because it makes them feel important, and like a big kid or grown-up. They feel that when they are searching on the Internet or using technology that they are doing something really important. The main thing is that they are learning while they are having fun. This kids seemed to enjoy the Skype session as well as we did. I think that using Skype in the classroom would be fun for the kids because they could even connect with kids in another country and learn about other cultures. I think that using Skype could be a useful technology in the classroom.
http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Photo Analysis
Caption: President Barack Obama is briefed on the BP oil spill relief efforts in the Gulf
Article Title: Oil Spill: BP Gulf leak could stain President Obama like Iran Hostage crisis destroyed Jimmy Carter
What do you see?
| People | Objects | Activities |
| Obama | Background is blurred so that he is the main focus. | He has a concerned, thoughful look on his face as if he is comtemplating an important issue, and doesn't know how to react to it. |
| concentrating, thinking | ||
| frowning, scowling, staring | ||
1. Based on what you have observed list three things you might infer from the photograph.
He is unhappy, concerned and doesn't know how to handle an important issue at hand. He is thinking about his election status.
He is unhappy, concerned and doesn't know how to handle an important issue at hand. He is thinking about his election status.
2. Read the article title and photo caption.
3. What questions do the caption and article title raise in your minds. Are Americans going to forget about the BP Gulf leak, and if not are they going to blame Obama?
4. Post the answer to these questions and the photo in a blog posting.
Action Obama
Article Title: White House: Obama ready to seize claims process
| People | Objects | Activities |
| Obama | boat in background, bridge, American flag helicopter in distance | walking on bridge with committee members, Obama is in center of group, symbolizing he is going to take charge of situation with help from these people |
| members of committees, BP workers, businessmen, lawyers | He is ready to seize claims process with BP. | |
| He is listening to the group, sends mixed message. | ||
1. Based on what you have observed list three things you might infer from the photograph.
Obama may not be in charge after all because he is consulting with other, he is smiling and seems relaxed.
2. Read the article title and photo caption.
3. What questions do the caption and article title raise in your mind? Even though Obama is in the center of the group, is he really in charge of the situation.
The first picture gives more confidence in the president to me because it shows he is concerned about the future of America and is trying to figure out what to do about the oil spill. 4. Which picture gives you more confidence in the presidents leadership abilities? Why?
5. Do you think the editors of these news papers have a liberal or conservative bias? Why? How could
you find
out?
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Double Journal Entry #7
High Noon 20 Global Problems 20 Years to Solve Them
1. Choose one of the unprecedented stresses on the earth resources and describe how it will negatively effect the quality of life of people living in developing countries and people living in modernized countries.
I think that one of the biggest stresses on the earth will be the increasing population and lack of food to feed the demands of the population. Rischard states that the majority of the population will be living in Asian-style urban overcrowding and congestion. With the lack of farmland to use for agricultural purposes a food shortage will be ominous indeed.
2. What is the major debate around the future of market-based economies?
The major debate around the future of market-based economies is the fact that market based economies have increased to nearly six billion, and as a result jobs that were once in the United States are now being outsourced by other countries, from telemarketing to medical transcription. According to Rischard, this is the result of other countries lowering their trade barriers and opening public utilities to competition.
3. How has this technological revolution different the previous technological revolutions and what two factors of production and now more important than capital, labor and raw materials?
The previous technological revolution involved transforming energy or raw materials into usable goods. Today's technological revolution involves transformation of time, distance and services which are more important to society than capital, labor and raw materials. Time is money. The faster, more efficient that a good or service is delivered to the customer, the more satisfied the customer will be especially if the product also has good quality.
4. What new service ideas have you had direct experience with? Drawing on your personal experience what are the benefits and drawbacks of these new service ideas?
A new service that I have had direct experience with is a TracFone. Before I had permanent cell phone service I experimented with a TracFone for a year. To add minutes to the TracFone, you had to call a 800 number to activate minutes from a prepaid card. When trying to do this, your call was transferred to another country and the person that you got connected with spoke very poor English. After about 30 minutes on hold and trying to get the individual to understand what I wanted to do, I became very frustrated. Soon after that I switched to a local cell phone service. Another company that I get very frustrated with is Dell for my computer. When I call about a problem, I am put on hold for a long time and usually get someone that does not speak good English. The funny thing I have noticed about these types of calls is that now they are using American names. So I am speaking to Nancy and she sounds Hispanic. I think that some kind of market study has been done and proved that consumers will be more respectful to these telemarketers or operators if they have an American name because we will respect them more. Interesting!
Quote:
"...bundling and unbundling things in new ways is another hallmark of the new world ecomony...An example of bundling to come: multi-use smart cards with biometric data that would serve simultaneously as identity cards; airport security devices; credit or debit cards; frequent flyer, hotel, and car rentals; telephone cards; medical insurance cards; and even voter registration."
Response:
After reading the first four chapters in this book, I have found it very engaging to the mind. I am fearful of the future when I read about food shortages, increased urbanization and pollution, increased population, global warming, the technological revolution and a new world ecomomy. I understand that this is the wave of the future, but I don't want to live in this type of environment and I'm sure most other people do not want this either. But most frightening of all to me, is that the fact that these changes are due to occur in such a rapid time frame. I fear that the United States is overly dependant on the trade from other countries and we will not be able to support ourselves with trade, since alot of the factories that were once here have moved overseas. Today's workers, including myself, have moved away from the skilled trade jobs of the past and have moved into the age of computers. I will call myself if you will, "a modern mom". I work full-time, go to school part-time, take care of a home and pets, a husband and two children. I still know how to bake, sew, knit, cook, and to my best ability do these things to provide for my family. My daughter is seven years old, and on a weekly basis I let her help me cook and bake food for the family. My goal is to help her learn how to do these things so she will know how to provide for herself as she matures. My son is twelve years old and I have taught him how to do laundry and clean house. I feel it is important to know skills on survival such as preparing food, taking care of your home or dwelling, and other practical skills. In this day and age, people are losing sight of those practical skills, just as we as a society have started to lose the skills of the industrial age such as glass making and iron working. Where would this country be without those early manufacturing jobs and raw natural resources that were converted into goods for us? Think about "Rosie the Riveter" when the men were at war and the women ran the factories, made weapons, and military parts and equipment.
The statement about bundling is most likely going to be a true one. I see the future bringing such a multipurpose indentification card as a convenience for everyone. But I also see it as a sign of the "end of times". In the Bible it says we will have a New World Order. Is the New World Order the same as a New World Economy? I guess only time will tell.
Rischard, J. F. (2002). High noon 20 global problems 20 years to solve them. New York, NY: Basic Books.
This rubicks cube symbolizes that all of the corporations are linked in the new economy, and that services are interlinked.
High Noon 20 Global Problems 20 Years to Solve Them
1. Choose one of the unprecedented stresses on the earth resources and describe how it will negatively effect the quality of life of people living in developing countries and people living in modernized countries.
I think that one of the biggest stresses on the earth will be the increasing population and lack of food to feed the demands of the population. Rischard states that the majority of the population will be living in Asian-style urban overcrowding and congestion. With the lack of farmland to use for agricultural purposes a food shortage will be ominous indeed.
2. What is the major debate around the future of market-based economies?
The major debate around the future of market-based economies is the fact that market based economies have increased to nearly six billion, and as a result jobs that were once in the United States are now being outsourced by other countries, from telemarketing to medical transcription. According to Rischard, this is the result of other countries lowering their trade barriers and opening public utilities to competition.
3. How has this technological revolution different the previous technological revolutions and what two factors of production and now more important than capital, labor and raw materials?
The previous technological revolution involved transforming energy or raw materials into usable goods. Today's technological revolution involves transformation of time, distance and services which are more important to society than capital, labor and raw materials. Time is money. The faster, more efficient that a good or service is delivered to the customer, the more satisfied the customer will be especially if the product also has good quality.
4. What new service ideas have you had direct experience with? Drawing on your personal experience what are the benefits and drawbacks of these new service ideas?
A new service that I have had direct experience with is a TracFone. Before I had permanent cell phone service I experimented with a TracFone for a year. To add minutes to the TracFone, you had to call a 800 number to activate minutes from a prepaid card. When trying to do this, your call was transferred to another country and the person that you got connected with spoke very poor English. After about 30 minutes on hold and trying to get the individual to understand what I wanted to do, I became very frustrated. Soon after that I switched to a local cell phone service. Another company that I get very frustrated with is Dell for my computer. When I call about a problem, I am put on hold for a long time and usually get someone that does not speak good English. The funny thing I have noticed about these types of calls is that now they are using American names. So I am speaking to Nancy and she sounds Hispanic. I think that some kind of market study has been done and proved that consumers will be more respectful to these telemarketers or operators if they have an American name because we will respect them more. Interesting!
Quote:
"...bundling and unbundling things in new ways is another hallmark of the new world ecomony...An example of bundling to come: multi-use smart cards with biometric data that would serve simultaneously as identity cards; airport security devices; credit or debit cards; frequent flyer, hotel, and car rentals; telephone cards; medical insurance cards; and even voter registration."
Response:
After reading the first four chapters in this book, I have found it very engaging to the mind. I am fearful of the future when I read about food shortages, increased urbanization and pollution, increased population, global warming, the technological revolution and a new world ecomomy. I understand that this is the wave of the future, but I don't want to live in this type of environment and I'm sure most other people do not want this either. But most frightening of all to me, is that the fact that these changes are due to occur in such a rapid time frame. I fear that the United States is overly dependant on the trade from other countries and we will not be able to support ourselves with trade, since alot of the factories that were once here have moved overseas. Today's workers, including myself, have moved away from the skilled trade jobs of the past and have moved into the age of computers. I will call myself if you will, "a modern mom". I work full-time, go to school part-time, take care of a home and pets, a husband and two children. I still know how to bake, sew, knit, cook, and to my best ability do these things to provide for my family. My daughter is seven years old, and on a weekly basis I let her help me cook and bake food for the family. My goal is to help her learn how to do these things so she will know how to provide for herself as she matures. My son is twelve years old and I have taught him how to do laundry and clean house. I feel it is important to know skills on survival such as preparing food, taking care of your home or dwelling, and other practical skills. In this day and age, people are losing sight of those practical skills, just as we as a society have started to lose the skills of the industrial age such as glass making and iron working. Where would this country be without those early manufacturing jobs and raw natural resources that were converted into goods for us? Think about "Rosie the Riveter" when the men were at war and the women ran the factories, made weapons, and military parts and equipment.
The statement about bundling is most likely going to be a true one. I see the future bringing such a multipurpose indentification card as a convenience for everyone. But I also see it as a sign of the "end of times". In the Bible it says we will have a New World Order. Is the New World Order the same as a New World Economy? I guess only time will tell.
Rischard, J. F. (2002). High noon 20 global problems 20 years to solve them. New York, NY: Basic Books.
This rubicks cube symbolizes that all of the corporations are linked in the new economy, and that services are interlinked.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Seven Power Lens on 21st Century Literacy
What is semiotics?
According to Lester, (Abilock,2003) semiotics is the study of how the reading of signs and symbols together communicate complicated ideas in the form of codes.
How can teachers capitalize on students preferred literacy behaviors?
Teachers can capitalize on students preferred literacy behaviors by utilizing ipads, cellphones and internet in the classroom.
According to this article, why is it important for students to learn to analyze news media?
It is important for students to be able to analyze news media to be able to discertain between good reporting and "opinionated, nationalistic reporting."
Abilock, D. (2003, 11/12). A seven-power lens on 21st century literacy. Retrieved from http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/newsmedia/PowerLensSingle.pdf
WV CSO
accessing information efficiently and effectively;
being information literate and pursuing information related to personal interests;
participating effectively in groups to pursue and generate information
West virginia depart of education. (2011). Retrieved from http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.17.pdf
What is semiotics?
According to Lester, (Abilock,2003) semiotics is the study of how the reading of signs and symbols together communicate complicated ideas in the form of codes.
How can teachers capitalize on students preferred literacy behaviors?
Teachers can capitalize on students preferred literacy behaviors by utilizing ipads, cellphones and internet in the classroom.
According to this article, why is it important for students to learn to analyze news media?
It is important for students to be able to analyze news media to be able to discertain between good reporting and "opinionated, nationalistic reporting."
Abilock, D. (2003, 11/12). A seven-power lens on 21st century literacy. Retrieved from http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/newsmedia/PowerLensSingle.pdf
WV CSO
Standard 1: Information Literacy (LM.S.1)
Students will become information literate by:accessing information efficiently and effectively;
evaluating information critically and competently;
using information accurately and creatively.
Standard 2: Independent Learning (LM.S.2)
Students will become independent learners by:being information literate and pursuing information related to personal interests;
appreciating literature and other creative expressions of information;
striving for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.
Standard 3: Social Responsibility (LM.S.3)
Students will develop social responsibility and contribute positively to the learning community and society
by:
being information literate and recognizing the importance of information to a democratic society;
practicing ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology;
participating effectively in groups to pursue and generate information
Monday, October 1, 2012
Double Journal Entry # 6
Deconstructing Digital Natives Ch. 1
Questions:
1. Are you a technoloevangelist or a technoloskeptic?
I am partly a technoloevangelist because I am trying to embrace new technologies. I am in favor of using technology in the classroom such as ipads and smartboards. I was born in 1977, so I am not as technology advanced as my younger counterparts.
2. Why is the term Digital Native problematic?
The term Digital Native is problematic because not all people in that age range are true digital natives as the text describes. The idea that digital natives use technology in everyday life is true but some also want to keep school and personal life separate. The idea that digital natives learn to leverage their knowledge, enthusiasm and skills is true, but people that are not digital natives can also do these things and with their prior job experience may be better suited to a job than a digital native.
3. What is interactionist pedagogy and how does it differ from the transmission model of eduation?
Tapscott outlines interactionist pedagogy as: hypermedia learning,construction and discovery, teacher-centered to learner centered, learning how to navigate how to learn, lifelong learning as fun, and the teacher as a facilitator. The transmission model of education is a one-size-fits-all learning mentality without changes regardless of student differences or type of learning style.
4. List 3 vocabulary words that were unfamiliar and provide definitions.
Digital natives- typically born after 1980, speak a digital language, learn differently from preceding generations of students, demand a new way of teaching and learning that involves technology, aka: cyberkids
Luddites-19th century textile artisans who protested against the Industrial Revolution
Semiotic-study of signs and sign processes
Quote: "The availability of new digital technologies and the changing assumptions about the nature of learners and styles of learning have to be read against the background of the dramatic increase in the number of students entering higher education around the world and the need to discover new ways of both communicating with them and instructing them." (2011' Thomas)
Response:
I find this quote very interesting because as a student seeking higher education, I am in the position to question if I am getting a thorough education through online learning. After I finish my Bachelor's Degree, I am going to seek a Master's Degree. When researching about the different types of instruction available, I discovered that I can take all of my class online. I have taken classes online in the past and have done fine with them. I question that if I receive a totally online degree, is my future employer going to be accepting of the fact that I was not engaged in a classroom setting while learning. Will my learning be compromised by the fact that I am not getting the face-to-face interaction as if I were in an on-campus class. The Technoloevangelist in me says that it will be okay and my future will accept this because it is the wave of the future, but the technoloskeptic in me says that it is not okay and that I feel like I am being cheated of life learning experiences. Does it really matter? I do not know. Most likely I will take the courses online due to the convenience factor and the fact that I already work a full-time job and have a family to take care of.
Thomas, M. (2011). Deconstructing digital natives. New York, NY: Routledge.
Deconstructing Digital Natives Ch. 1
Questions:
1. Are you a technoloevangelist or a technoloskeptic?
I am partly a technoloevangelist because I am trying to embrace new technologies. I am in favor of using technology in the classroom such as ipads and smartboards. I was born in 1977, so I am not as technology advanced as my younger counterparts.
2. Why is the term Digital Native problematic?
The term Digital Native is problematic because not all people in that age range are true digital natives as the text describes. The idea that digital natives use technology in everyday life is true but some also want to keep school and personal life separate. The idea that digital natives learn to leverage their knowledge, enthusiasm and skills is true, but people that are not digital natives can also do these things and with their prior job experience may be better suited to a job than a digital native.
3. What is interactionist pedagogy and how does it differ from the transmission model of eduation?
Tapscott outlines interactionist pedagogy as: hypermedia learning,construction and discovery, teacher-centered to learner centered, learning how to navigate how to learn, lifelong learning as fun, and the teacher as a facilitator. The transmission model of education is a one-size-fits-all learning mentality without changes regardless of student differences or type of learning style.
4. List 3 vocabulary words that were unfamiliar and provide definitions.
Digital natives- typically born after 1980, speak a digital language, learn differently from preceding generations of students, demand a new way of teaching and learning that involves technology, aka: cyberkids
Luddites-19th century textile artisans who protested against the Industrial Revolution
Semiotic-study of signs and sign processes
Quote: "The availability of new digital technologies and the changing assumptions about the nature of learners and styles of learning have to be read against the background of the dramatic increase in the number of students entering higher education around the world and the need to discover new ways of both communicating with them and instructing them." (2011' Thomas)
Response:
I find this quote very interesting because as a student seeking higher education, I am in the position to question if I am getting a thorough education through online learning. After I finish my Bachelor's Degree, I am going to seek a Master's Degree. When researching about the different types of instruction available, I discovered that I can take all of my class online. I have taken classes online in the past and have done fine with them. I question that if I receive a totally online degree, is my future employer going to be accepting of the fact that I was not engaged in a classroom setting while learning. Will my learning be compromised by the fact that I am not getting the face-to-face interaction as if I were in an on-campus class. The Technoloevangelist in me says that it will be okay and my future will accept this because it is the wave of the future, but the technoloskeptic in me says that it is not okay and that I feel like I am being cheated of life learning experiences. Does it really matter? I do not know. Most likely I will take the courses online due to the convenience factor and the fact that I already work a full-time job and have a family to take care of.
The above photo symbolizes online learning.
Thomas, M. (2011). Deconstructing digital natives. New York, NY: Routledge.
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