Mitchel Resnick's article on "Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age" encompasses an idea that remains true for many people in the world, including myself. While reading this article, I have had an intervention with myself on my uses of technology, and how my practices don't align themselves with what I should be trying to reach. I find that I use technology solely for the purposes of retrieving information. This habit, as Resnick tells us, is more attributable to the television, rather than finger painting. I feel that technology is a tremendous opportunity towards the betterment of society, and it's citizens.
Education is the key to a knowledgable, thoughtful, and creative society. With new technology, students can discover and master new ways of expressing themselves, learning new material, or even helping others. As more advanced technology enters our society, students should embrace it as an opportunity, rather than a tool. Resnick describes how the computer and education should go together, but end up serving minimal services. He states that students know skills, but are not "fluent." I like this idea of fluency, and how it relates to the misuse of technology in the educational world.
I styrongly agree that technology is a great opportunity, and that students should learn how to opperate it, so that they themselves can create newer advancements. I am embarrassed to say that my homepage is google because the majority of my computer uses rely around retireving information. This is sad, because I want to learn newer ways of expressing my creativity, but I find that it is difficult. I wish that I had been taught how to use certain technology effectively, so that I may be prepared for my future ambitions. I feel that the educational world needs to embrace technology and prioritze it so that all students of every nation can profit from the great opportunities that technology brings.
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I agree with with you on your use of technology. I too mainly use the computer to retreive information which makes it more of a television source. It's sad because there are so many different tools that computers have to express ideas and creativity and I don't use of any of them. I have not received very much instruction on how to use the computer as a medium to produce my ideas and creativity. Like you said, the educational world does need to bring technology into the classroom more effectively. I would like to learn more and more so that when I am a teacher I can integrate it into my own classroom.
ReplyDeleteHey Nick. Like you, my homepage is set to google because I use my computer to access information. Usually not a very good use of my time. I feel lucky to be learning how to really use a computer before I enter the classroom because like it or not, technology is here to stay. If we can offer students the computer as a creative outlet, it is so exciting to see where they may take us.
ReplyDeleteNick, I really agree with your thoughts on this article and I share your same uses for technology and computers as well. I think that it is very important to use technology for many more purposes than what it is currently being used for in general education- especially for creative purposes.
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