It is so interesting how the experiences of ourselves and our students are so very different regarding technology. Some technologies' creation and demise already happened before these students were ever exposed to any technology. They were born into advances that have evolved over our entire lifetimes, making them just the norm to these students. We look at digital advances as something we have to learn and a skill we have to master. With students, it is in their innate nature to learn the skill and then learn the next, newest advance as it comes. Due to this being the nature of the modern day student, technology must be a focus in the classroom and in the library. It is something that is so essential to these students' learning because this is a part of their day to day lives. It would be almost like if you asked students to come to school with no background knowledge, schema or experiences and learn. It would be very difficult. Technology is something to learn how to do, then to learn through. The Bloom's Digital Taxonomy reframes the way students are learning in the digital age. It doesn't just focus on the cognitive level but also processes, methods and tooling. Technology isn't just a way to elevate learning, it is learning. With how ingrained technology is in our student's lives, we must consider the pedagogy of how students learn through the lens of digital mediums and technology. Libraries cannot become antiquated places because then they will be empty places. It is so exciting to be presented with so many digital opportunities to teach our students, furthering learning and engagement. As these technologies evolve Librarians must be at the precipice of teaching our students and colleagues how to find them and use them. This can be done by explicitly teaching these programs and skills to our students and also by hosting professional development opportunities for teachers. Technology makes learning more innovative and personal, which makes learning more engaging and inviting for students.
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In today's world, technology is essential. It has become so essential that the Texas Education Agency has even made the STAAR test be fully online, which was a crazy notion to think of even 3 three years! Times are changing so quickly, and with it technology. If we do not adapt to the changes, libraries will be antiquated just as you mentioned. We need to get with the times because the times will not wait for us.
ReplyDeleteYou said it perfectly when you mentioned that technology must be the focus in the classroom and in the library. This is very important to implement and maintain technology in all areas students visit. Your point of technology being something you learn to do and then learn through it, makes so much sense as we first learn how to use it then build upon it in many different engaging and innovative ways in the classroom and the library.
ReplyDeleteI will say that technology is so much more engaging than paper and pencil. It's a great tool for many different applications!
ReplyDeleteOne thing I would like to learn more and focus on is on AI and in return like you mentioned host professional development at my school to help and guide other teachers to understand more about this tool. Wanting it or not it will be part of our students' live more and more.
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