I really liked the article about digital natives. Working with young children who are exposed to all of the technology like video games and computers not to mention television and other forms of technology has been a concern of mine since I decided to become a teacher. It is definitely a challenge to have to teach students who are used to over stimulation and visuals when you are just in a regular classroom. I really believe that it is a good idea to allow students time to use the computers in the classroom. Also, assigning projects like blogs and other online resources is a good way to keep students who are used to using the computer involved in school. I also feel it is a good idea to use visuals when possible because the children who have grown up in this digital tend be more visuals thinkers. Lastly, I feel it is important that we, as teachers, keep up on the different technologies there are. The best way to get through to the students is to be on there level with technology and to know what the students are currently interested in. As for myself, I did not score a 100% on the quiz so I am not a digital native but I did fairly well, I was not able to define two words. I feel that this is a good thing for me as I am about to become a teacher because it shows that I somewhat understand what the students are thinking as far as technology goes.
As for the readings, I really enjoyed the chapter in the Tompkins book. I like how schools are focusing on phonics more today than just sight words as it was in the past. I also liked all of the activities suggested in the chapter to teach phonics. Understanding phonemes, morphemes and graphemes and how they are related is an excellent skill to have as a young reader or writer. It allows children to sound out words they do not know or to spell words they have never seen before. When I was in school, public schools focused mainly on sight words, built I went to Catholic school where they focuses on phonemes etc. The reading levels at my school were much higher than those at the public school.
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I agree with you emily. I liked the article on digital natives. I did not score 100 percent either, though I thought I would know most of the definitions, I hardly knew any definitions. Putting technology into the classroom is an excellent idea. I know that there are more and more classes using computers and programs with the computers. But I also think think that more classes need these technologies. These students are the generation of digital natives. By giving the students these materials we are helping them suceed in many different levels.
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