5306+Concepts+of+Educational+Technology

This was my first master’s class to take after 20 years of teaching elementary. It is the one I did the poorest in, but it is the one that started it all. This class built my self-esteem and the knowledge that I can earn my masters. I learned how to read the STaR Chart and the reason why each educator participates in it. I also learned that there was a long range technology plan. Reviewing the STaR Chart for my district and the districts around us, I found that only one district in our county that has grown in the last three years. "Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language" (Prensky, 2001, p. 2). The STaR chart reaffirmed the importance of changing teaching habits to meet the needs of the digital native learner. The wiki is a wonderful way to collaborate with others. This class also introduced me to the wiki. I have used it many times for business and personal use. As a learner, I learned what final word protocol was. This was the first time I had ever encountered this. Learning this was a big help for all the other classes that followed. I always enjoy making Power Points, but embedding it into my blog was very difficult at the time. I was not aware of all the different ways of saving items. This was a life lesson. “Our Students are no longer “little versions of us,” as they may have been in the past. In fact, they are so different from us that we can no longer use either our 20th century knowledge or our training as a guide to what is best for them educationally” (Prensky, 2005/2006, p. 9). This entire class was so informative, that almost all of the lessons I will continue to use throughout my teaching. **References ** Prensky, M. (2001, October). //Digital natives, digital immigrants//. Retrieved from On the Horizan: http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/prensky%20- %20digital%20natives,%20digital%20immigrants%20-%20part1.pdf Prensky, M. (2005/2006). //Listen to the natives//. Educational Leadership, 63(4), 8-13. =APA Format = = = =media type="custom" key="9866355"STaR Chart Presentation = = =
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