Monday, November 11, 2013

Discussion Module 12

"Technology [ushers] in new learning challenges for the first "always-connected generation."

This for me is actually a scary comment.  I watch parents ignore their children at meals, watch children ignore their parents directions and watch people ignore people altogether.  I can hear someone saying yes but they are connecting to people on social media, that is not the same as a true face to face interaction with someone where you can read sarcasm, or joy or excitement and I don't need an ! to show it.  I think children especially need to be unplugged the majority of the time and given set rules as to when they should be allowed to use technology.  Children under the age of 10 with cell phones drive me crazy. Why aren't these kids below playing with each other?



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#1. The  game supported critical literacy by asking students to answer riddles and problems.  They would then give responses by "reading" into the Anansi responses; which required the students to read between the lines so to speak.  They what was around them as well as images to play the game.

#2. The game required students create a good stories or "Anansi", write daily field notes, and write narratives that counter what they have been reading.

#3. The game included e-mails, texting, and phone calls. The students had to understand how to use these media to communicate in an accurate way to be able to complete the game in real world situations. The game requires that students see both sides of a problem to solve it either in the real world or a media driven world.

#4.  I think what this means is that you should always be reading to learn more about the world around you.  When you can do that you can read more into the world as you are a part of it and then write about the experiences and moments in your life that will help others in the world. 

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