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Double Entry Journal #5

Quote:

"Advocates of digital media education agree that reading online demands different skills than reading print-only texts does. They differ, however, on the extent to which training in the new literacies should go beyond procedural learning—how to use search engines, read URLs, identify Web site publishers, and so on—to include more cognitively demanding tasks that teach sound critical judgment and sense making." -Teaching Media Literacy

 Response:

 As a 21st century approach to education, Media Literacy provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and participate with messages. This includes a variety of forms from print to video on the Internet. The Collegiate Dictionary states that literacy is "the quality or state of being literate," though Media literacy helps us understand the role of media in society as well as necessary skills and self-expression for citizens of a democracy. The literacy skills that are required to navigate and understand text, images, and multimedia on screen are different from the traditional literacy skills of reading, writing, viewing and listening.

Media Literacy

Sources:

"Media Literacy: A Definition and More | Center for Media Literacy." Center for Media Literacy. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://www.medialit.org/media-literacy-definition-and-more>. 

"Definitions of Literacy." UNM - New Mexico's Flagship University | The University of New Mexico. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/handouts/literacy.html>. 

Librarianship, International Association of School. "How much do traditional literacy skills count?." Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://www.slideshare.net/IASLonline/literacy-skills-challenged>.

Double Entry Journal #4

Quote:
"Educators need to work together to insure that every American young person has access to the skills and experiences needed to become a full participant, has the ability to articulate their understanding of the way that media shapes our perceptions of the world, and has been socialized into the emerging ethical standards which should shape their practices as media makers and participants in online communities." -What Wikipedia Can Teach Us About The New Media Literacies (Part One)

Response:
I chose this quote because I think it is very true. Children are our future leaders, and they need to know how to do the acts associated with new technology; Wikipedia is a part of new technology. When people use Wikipedia, they need to also use other sources. They need to make sure what they are reading is true. In this way, Wikipedia promotes the development of 21st centure skills. In my opinion, teachers should allow their students to use Wikipedia, though they need to use other resources as well. This will help students practice the skills they need for their future life of work.

        Wikipedia and Kids

Sources:

"WHAT WIKIPEDIA CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE NEW MEDIA LITERACIES (PART ONE)." Confessions of an Aca-Fan — — The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://henryjenkins.org/2007/06/what

" Google Image Result for http://www.wikiforkids.ws/images/Wikipedia-kids.png." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://www.google.com/imgres?

Activity #1 and #2

"Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization." When anyone can edit a site, it is quite obvious that it may not be very reliable. Though, Wikipedia has a team of volunteers that keep an eye out for vandalism. These volunteers fix the wrong information.  When one hears the word "vandalism," they most likely think of spray-paint on city walls. Though this definition may be true, the vandalism on this site is simply wrong information on articles. Larry Sanger, one of Wikipedia's founders, left the site, believing that it should give more authority to experts. In my opinion, Wikipedia is doing just fine. In September, the English Wikipedia published their two millionth article. This site has articles written in more than 280 languages. This brings the total to over eight million articles in the site. Wikipedia is among the top 10 most visited encyclopedias on the Internet. The fact that Google searches usually list Wikipedia articles on result pages definitely helps out. All of this information shows that much of what people say about Wikipedia is false. According to these facts, it is a very reliable site. In my opinion, Wikipedia is successful because of Google. When it pops up on Google result pages, it becomes a very popular site; this not only goes for Wikipedia, but for many other sites as well. Wikipedia is quite widespread, though it does not accept advertising. Honestly, I have no idea why they do not want to advertise their site. Instead, the site uses only donations for funding. As I said earlier, a group of volunteers scan the site for vandalism; this makes Wikipedia a much more reliable source. Unfortunately, I have used Wikipedia few times. Many of my past teachers have opposed the site and  I only recently have discovered how reliable it truly is.

COHEN, NOAM. "Wikipedia." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured

Activity

By watching this video, I have learned a few things about Wikipedia. Many of my past teachers have instructed me not to use this site, but from what I have observed, it is not as bad as people make it out to be. Wikipedia has only one employee, though it has many volunteers. These volunteers are a team of people who edit the site and control some of the so called "chaos." They are provided with "watch lists," which include articles on the site to monitor. Along with this, I like quite a few things about this site, including the fact that most of the funding is by donations, and that Wikipedia is used in various different languages. I also like that those who run the site can lock certain articles so that no one can edit or vandalize them. One thing I disagree with about this Wikipedia is that people can vote to take articles out of the site. In my opinion, everyone has something to say, and if they are lucky enough to get an article published they should have the right to keep it that way.

Learning Styles

All people, especially children, learn. Some learn fast; some slower than others. Even though everyone learns, it is easier for some people to understand things by seeing what it is they are being taught. It is easier for some to learn by hearing it. I think there are learning styles because we all have our own ways of understanding things.

Picasso Head

I am a visual learner; and with visual learning, there are many ways to teach using technology. Using computers with powerpoint, the class can give presentations with many pictures or videos. Students can create different pictures using the paint software as well.

Double Entry Journal #3

QUOTE:

"Technology can help visual students by allowing pictures and other visual aids to be used in the classroom. The teachers can use a lot of colors in their presentations by using computers more than they can by using the white board or the black board because computers have many color options that instructors can utilize. Programs like Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word are good examples of applications that have many color options". -Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies and Learning Styles



RESPONSE:

I completely agree with this quote because technology truly has a great impact on our lives. Twenty first century children need to know how to use the technology in this world. If teachers use more technology in their classrooms, these children would know more about the world they are growing up in. Though it may be interesting for our generation to do things on the computer, it may not be for children. Teachers must include various pictures and colors. Computers have many more options to use than a chalkboard or dry-erase board. There are also several more activities students can use on a computer rather than sitting at their desk with a bland grey pencil and plain white paper. New technology makes classrooms much more interesting for students of all ages.

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SOURCES:

"Learning with 'e's." Learning with 'e's. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/>.

"Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies/Learning Styles - Wikibooks, open books for an open world." Wikibooks. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Double Entry Journal #2

QUOTE:

“Young people sometimes accidentally slip a btw (by the way) into a school essay. But a recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that middle school and high school students understand what kind of language is appropriate in what context (Lenhart, Smith, & Macgill, 2008). What's more, scholars of new media language, such as David Crystal and Beverly Plester, remind us that the new technologies encourage creativity, which can spill over into school writing (Crystal, 2008; Plester, Wood, & Bell, 2008).” -Are Digital Media Changing Language?

RESPONSE:

Many of my high school teachers have told me that they have received many essays and journal entries that included text messaging lingo. I have never made that kind of mistake; none of my friends have ever made that kind of mistake. Many teachers are disappointed in their students due to text messaging in class and even text messaging in general. What those teachers do not think about is that their students are not stupid. Students know when to write professionally and when to write casually. If a person is smart enough to know how to text, they are smart enough to know how to write an essay. Though, no one is perfect; it is inevitable to make mistakes at some points in our writings. If these teachers had to write as many essays and journal entries as their students do, they would make mistakes as well.

Text Messaging Lingo

 

"Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Are Digital Media Changing Language?." Membership, policy,     and professional development for educators - ASCD. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Are-Digital-Media-Changing-Language%C2%A2.aspx>.

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