Module 10-Literacies Summary:
This segment of Front line was highly interesting. It detailed college students who were considered, "multi-taskers," but were not masters of anything one task. The video discussed began with a family who were all in the same house, but were not engaged with one another. From that point, the documentary displayed all the types of current technology, and how, "wired," most MIT students were at all times. A professor performed a study on individual students who were considered,"extreme," multi-takers to find out that these highly intelligent students were poor at multi-tasking.
"There are two sorts of things that you can test students about, you can test how well they are paying attention in lecture, and you can tell how well they are absorbing things from readings that you have assigned, and I don't think that they are doing either of those things well (Distracted, 2007)."This statement supports the fact that 21st Century learners must be engaged in not only computer literacy, but in ensuring that they are being taught to, "absorb," information well.
I recall when I first learned how to utilize Prezi, Popplet, and Smile Box. I really thought that I was doing something when I presented these new technologies/literacies to students. In reality, my lessons were extremely superficial, and failed to contain analyzation and creativity. Remembering was about the highest level of Blooms I was utilizing. I then took Dr. Richey's class and read about how the content of the lesson must match the technology, and should engage the student. What I realized is that this is a time consuming lesson plan, but it gets easier the more a teacher utilizes the concept.
As a future librarian, I will ensure that students are not only emerge into(using?)the newest technology, but I will include reading (Ahhh, the old purpose of the library) to ensure that students are obtaining the best of both worlds.
Now you have the fomrat down: quote, personal experience, connection to the reading, application to future librarianship. Now if you could just extend your entry/reflection to a page in length. You second is a more apporpriate length. Reflection #2: Module 10- Literacies
Summary: This article was simply about the fact that students are no longer independent readers. It outlined the reasons why students have chosen not to read, and it is based on the aggressive influx of technology. The article outlined ALA's stance on independent reading which places most of the responsibility on librarians. I say this because they specifically believe that it is the librarians duty to plan with teachers and parents to, "instill," a love for reading. It discussed having a wide and varied collection, along with librarians and teachers consistently including students in, "read alouds".
Prompt Selected:
Some elementary and middle school campuses have added or substituted an incentive reading program (like Accelerated Reader) for a library program. We have seen the AASL/American Library Association has spoken out against and all but condemned them.
Reflection: "Research suggests that reading proficiency increases with the amount of time spent reading voluntarily. Unfortunately, independent reading is often a casualty in our fast paced, media-oriented society. Today's students know how to read but have little or no interest in doing so. They have failed to catch the love of reading; therefore, they choose not to read" (n.p.)This statement deeply disappoints me, but I know that it is true, and a fact that must be dealt with immediately. Why would students desire to read when almost every novel is in film format? When there are Spark Notes that can be retrieved from the internet which summarizes massive books into menial chapters? We have created children who just don't have the patience nor the desire to read. Why cook a meal, when you can pull up to a drive thru, and get a full meal in less than five minutes? This must change, and according to ALA, "A primary goal of the school library program must be to create life-long readers. It is imperative that school librarians work with teachers and parents to find ways to instill in students the joy of reading while helping them build the reading habit (AASL, 2012)" As a future librarian in this modern society, I must ensure that I plan with teachers, and create programs that intrigue students, read aloud from a physical book as well as an electronic reader. Librarians (Pleasedon't talk about "librarians," over whom you have no control. Just talk about yourself, Nikitra, and what you will do now that you know this, which is maybe to encourage your future collegues through example or staff development. When you talk about what others should do, you cross over into essay, which is why the Syllabus advises, "NOTE: it is NOT a report, essay, or persuasion, so don’t talk about “the librarian” or “librarians” or “we” or “us.”.“I”, “me,” “my” are more appropriate.) must ensure that they also allow students to self-select titles based on the student's personal interests. This will definitely improved independent reading.While I know that the reserach done by Krashenand others will support this statement, how do you know? Remember that one of the three legs of this course is informed opinion, not just opinion.
Summary:
This segment of Front line was highly interesting. It detailed college students who were considered, "multi-taskers," but were not masters of anything one task. The video discussed began with a family who were all in the same house, but were not engaged with one another. From that point, the documentary displayed all the types of current technology, and how, "wired," most MIT students were at all times. A professor performed a study on individual students who were considered,"extreme," multi-takers to find out that these highly intelligent students were poor at multi-tasking.
Citation:.
Distracted by Everything. Retrieved from: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=top5&utm_source=top5
Prompt Selected:
“Frontline” had a lot to say and imply about 21st Century learners and school.
Reflection:
"There are two sorts of things that you can test students about, you can test how well they are paying attention in lecture, and you can tell how well they are absorbing things from readings that you have assigned, and I don't think that they are doing either of those things well (Distracted, 2007)." This statement supports the fact that 21st Century learners must be engaged in not only computer literacy, but in ensuring that they are being taught to, "absorb," information well.
I recall when I first learned how to utilize Prezi, Popplet, and Smile Box. I really thought that I was doing something when I presented these new technologies/literacies to students. In reality, my lessons were extremely superficial, and failed to contain analyzation and creativity. Remembering was about the highest level of Blooms I was utilizing. I then took Dr. Richey's class and read about how the content of the lesson must match the technology, and should engage the student. What I realized is that this is a time consuming lesson plan, but it gets easier the more a teacher utilizes the concept.
As a future librarian, I will ensure that students are not only emerge into (using?) the newest technology, but I will include reading (Ahhh, the old purpose of the library) to ensure that students are obtaining the best of both worlds.
Now you have the fomrat down: quote, personal experience, connection to the reading, application to future librarianship. Now if you could just extend your entry/reflection to a page in length. You second is a more apporpriate length.
Reflection #2: Module 10- Literacies
Summary:
This article was simply about the fact that students are no longer independent readers. It outlined the reasons why students have chosen not to read, and it is based on the aggressive influx of technology. The article outlined ALA's stance on independent reading which places most of the responsibility on librarians. I say this because they specifically believe that it is the librarians duty to plan with teachers and parents to, "instill," a love for reading. It discussed having a wide and varied collection, along with librarians and teachers consistently including students in, "read alouds".
Citation:
AASL Best websites for teaching and learning. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25
Prompt Selected:
Some elementary and middle school campuses have added or substituted an incentive reading program (like Accelerated Reader) for a library program. We have seen the AASL/American Library Association has spoken out against and all but condemned them.
Reflection:
"Research suggests that reading proficiency increases with the amount of time spent reading voluntarily. Unfortunately, independent reading is often a casualty in our fast paced, media-oriented society. Today's students know how to read but have little or no interest in doing so. They have failed to catch the love of reading; therefore, they choose not to read" (n.p.) This statement deeply disappoints me, but I know that it is true, and a fact that must be dealt with immediately. Why would students desire to read when almost every novel is in film format? When there are Spark Notes that can be retrieved from the internet which summarizes massive books into menial chapters?
We have created children who just don't have the patience nor the desire to read. Why cook a meal, when you can pull up to a drive thru, and get a full meal in less than five minutes? This must change, and according to ALA, "A primary goal of the school library program must be to create life-long readers. It is imperative that school librarians work with teachers and parents to find ways to instill in students the joy of reading while helping them build the reading habit (AASL, 2012)"
As a future librarian in this modern society, I must ensure that I plan with teachers, and create programs that intrigue students, read aloud from a physical book as well as an electronic reader. Librarians (Pleasedon't talk about "librarians," over whom you have no control. Just talk about yourself, Nikitra, and what you will do now that you know this, which is maybe to encourage your future collegues through example or staff development. When you talk about what others should do, you cross over into essay, which is why the Syllabus advises, "NOTE: it is NOT a report, essay, or persuasion, so don’t talk about “the librarian” or “librarians” or “we” or “us.”. “I”, “me,” “my” are more appropriate.) must ensure that they also allow students to self-select titles based on the student's personal interests. This will definitely improved independent reading. While I know that the reserach done by Krashenand others will support this statement, how do you know? Remember that one of the three legs of this course is informed opinion, not just opinion.