1. Who wants to go to the beach? :)
2. The Digital Youth Network uses a social network for kids to provide each other with meaningful feedback. What are the benefits of doing this online versus in person?
3. Do you agree that the way people learn is different today than it was in previous generations? Why, or why not?
1. I do right now.
ReplyDelete2. I believe that children can benefit from feedback from their peers because their peers could possibly answer questions they may have had, and they could add additional information to their project. Peer reviewing is one way children can excel in their projects because it's all a learning activity, and they can benefit from their peers advice.
3. I do believe that people learn differently today thanks to technology. Technology is growing each day in our generation and is only going to continue to surprise us.
1. Your mom.
ReplyDelete2. The main benefit for this is the same as it is for the business world. It saves on time and travel (and ultimately costs). The peer network can be expanded exponentially as any school and any school district can now be included in the discussion. Not to mention the fact that technology is being heavily integrated into the classroom. The inclusion of technology can give students a host of ways to express themselves, and a cache of skills that they can take with them into higher learning or the business world.
A secondary benefit of using a social network to provide feedback is that it allows children to carefully consider both their answers and questions before they post them. They have a chance to visually review what they are about to say, and if need be, take the time to go back and edit what they wrote so they can express exactly what they meant to say. Often a student will not have this opportunity when they are working with a peer face to face, and through a social network it is.
3. I honestly believe that people learn differently today than in previous generations. The reason for this is based on two things - information and access. Both of these areas have improved dramatically over the last couple of decades and have shown no signs of dropping off.
The only caveat is that having so much access to information makes it easier to get by without having to actually take time to think. Ideas can be easily shared as often the answer we are looking for is posted somewhere online. How often have we taken the time to just “google” an answer to a question instead of taking the time to think about it?
And that is where the problem is. People don't seem to have enough time to learn like they used to. There are too many things to do, and too many places to go. As our lives have become more efficient, we have found more time to fit in activities. We don't take the time to learn as much as we have because we just don't have to. It's already been taken care of.