Blog #1: Media Literacy
I am very glad that this is the final quarter of the MIT program. I have learned so much and had so many great experiences but I ready and excited to get out into the classroom. I often felt very drained and exhausted during this year but have kept pushing along and am going to finish the quarter out strong. I think all of us are just ready to be done.
Moving forward to this class I am excited to learn more about media and its relation to the education world. The format of this class seems organized and very manageable which is nice to see as a student. The website Slack is something new to me as I never used it before but reminds of the website discord that I use with my friends. It has a very similar format and the communication style is pretty much the same. I could see myself using slack as a tool in my classroom to communicate with students and set up certain assignments to be posted in Slack. I would probably only use this tool for older kids because I just feel like this tool would be necessary for younger grades. Nonetheless becoming aware of new technology that can be used in the classroom is great and teachers should always being learning about new forms of media to integrate into the classroom.
My one concern for this class is staying on top of responding to other students blog posts. Like many of you I am often forgetful and have a busy schedule. Not having to respond in canvas and instead doing it in a different program makes me worried that I will remember but I think I will be able to manage I just have to adapt to a new format. I am excited to get one step closer to finishing and getting out into the schools to make an impact.
May I start by saying that that image is literally me right now. We are all feeling it!
ReplyDeleteAs far as the contents of your post go, I drew very similar conclusions about Slack, also comparing it to Discord and more informal communication platforms. I also agree that it is good to be flexible and willing to incorporate technology such as Slack into the classroom (if you honestly see good reason and benefit in doing so). With any form of technology there comes downfalls and drawbacks. therfore my question to you is: what do you think might be a barrier to using Slack or a similar platform in your own classroom?
It is nice to know that I am not the only one feeling burnt out from all the work we have done throughout the program. A barrier for me using this in my classroom is that my students would be younger so a platform like Slack just seems like a tool that would not serve much of a purpose for the content that we would be doing.
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ReplyDeleteI agree about finding, reading, and interacting with others via Slack and these blog posts. Being my first time, I think I spent more time figuring out how to get back to these blog posts than I did reading your first post. I initially said I would not use Slack in my classes, but you made me think it could be useful in older age settings, compared to younger students who may get lost or take advantage of it. I'm sure any group would pose its issues, but I think that's the case for most new tools, especially technology. As you said at the end, I can't wait to be fully immersed in a school and begin making a long term impact after the guidance this program has provided.
Ethan,
ReplyDeleteFirst off, ignore the anonymous comment. It was mine, but I forgot login on my separate account and I don't know why it let me comment. As you can see, I'm dropping the ball with the new technology so far.
The following is what I said above, but feel free to read again.
I agree about finding, reading, and interacting with others via Slack and these blog posts. Being my first time, I think I spent more time figuring out how to get back to these blog posts than I did reading your first post. I initially said I would not use Slack in my classes, but you made me think it could be useful in older age settings, compared to younger students who may get lost or take advantage of it. Do you think 9-12 is old enough, or should freshman maybe be excluded and it's something that is earned as they progress through high school?
I'm sure any group would pose its issues, but I think that's the case for most new tools, especially technology. As you said at the end, I can't wait to be fully immersed in a school and begin making a long term impact after the guidance this program has provided.
I think you would be surprised how tech savvy some students are so I would say freshman could start using it. Getting students more exposed to platforms to communicate and work on will help them for things they may work on in the future.
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