1. Now that you have finished the course, what is your stance on your role as an educator of Digital and Media Literacy? Has this changed from the beginning of the course?
As a technology instruction coordinator and former teacher, my stance on education of digital and media literacy was always strong. However, this course did change my background knowledge in research about digital and media literacy, which is now solid. I believe the articles and research you've provided throughout this course was very useful and realistic. The data and infographics were also great sources for my own education, as well as sharing the pieces with educators I work with. 2. How can you continue growing as an educator of Digital and Media Literacy? I can continue exploring the resources my peers shared with me, and continue reading the updates and blogs. I can continue to connect with my PLN on digital and media literacy. I have a great group of people in the education field who post on digital and media literacy and I've learned a lot from them. If you are interested in following me and connecting, please search @ShadSalem on Twitter! Different topics on digital and media literacy are updated in Common Sense Media, so I will keep reading new topics as they arise. The current topic is on News and Media Literacy. 3.Overall, what will you take away from this course? The biggest take away from this course are the resource pages that my peers and I shared. It was a great idea to keep it all in one place and will be an amazing reference throughout our careers. Another great take away were the research articles that you've shared, from the introductory ones on digital and literacy media to the more specific and extensive articles. These articles were not only beneficial for my own background knowledge, but some of them I will use pieces of when working with teachers. Whenever I lead Professional Learning Communities or Professional Development sessions I like to share pieces of research that support what I am teaching. The articles you've provided us with were perfect to share with teachers. Thank you.
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As a previous English Language Learner reading teacher, one of the biggest take aways I got from this class was from chapter 12 in Technologies, Digital Media, and Reading Instruction text. One challenge we had this year was how to effectively evaluate the effects of technology integration on reading/academic achievement. There are many factors that play a role in student achievement, so it can be difficult to pin point what exactly is impacted from technology This chapter presented research findings that discuss the impact of technologies on reading instruction and achievement. Stating that when implemented effectively, it is effective. I will definitely be used the recommendations that are intended to support technology planning in my coaching with teachers and will create a checklist of these recommendations so that they can be referred to in discussions.
Next year, our goal is to develop parent education workshops and resources on technology integration and best practices. This class offered some resources that I've been compiling for this goal. One resource is The PBS Parent site, which shared information on digital media and 21st century skills. I am hoping to include social media and digital literacy in more integration goals next year as well. Sometimes it can be challenging to start younger students with this goal, but I plan to use a lot of the ideas my peers shared in the Cool Tools Show and Tell. I think this assignment was extremely beneficial. I really liked how my peers showed actual student examples of what they did with their students, for example the GoAnimate student example so that I can put it into perspective and use them to show as models when I am coaching teachers. The first week of the class, the introduction to the course, is really where I found some great resources that I will share with the teachers that I coach. A lot of them were great info graphics or comparisons of concepts. For example, in the article titled From Written to Digital: The New Literacy, had a great comparison chart of traditional to digital literacy that I will use next year with the teachers I work with. This will be a great resource to use when introducing digital literacy and its' important with students. I think this course was well-balanced and included a lot of activities that allowed me to learn from others. The resources were use able and friendly as well. As I reflect on the course, so far, I do believe it has impacted me greatly. I am also passionate about the subject, so it is very interesting to me. Thank you! |
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