- Oxford English Dictionary Birthday Word
- PLN and Twitter Resource Wiki
- Wordpress
- Edublogs
Some things that I noticed that were different about these resources is that Wordpress and Edublogs are both sites that allow you to create a blog for free, however, Edublogs is aimed towards educators. The PLN and Twitter Resource Wiki is blog that is added to, so the next time you go there it is likely that you may find new information. Then you have the Oxford English Dictionary Birthday Word is a blog site that happens to be a one stop shop. You can find your birth word and then leave a comment if you choose.
I believe that Wordpress, Edublogs, and PLN and Twitter Resource are valuable tools which are allowing me knew knowledge towards the learning goals I have set for myself.
Module 1 Blogging Resources:
Module 1 Blogging Resources:
- InfoWhelm and Informational Fluency
- My Daily Info - Wrangling Routine
- 8 Ways into Inquiry Learning
- The Journey from Digital Literacy to Digital Fluency
To begin with I must say that after reading through and watching the resources listed above I have an even greater hunger for learning more about informational technology, inquiry learning models, and digital fluency. These resources were very informational.
It's very interesting the way these resources connect to one another, (at least in the way I viewed them). I began with "The Journey from Digital Literacy to Digital Fluency and then returned to the top, "InfoWhelm and Informational Fluency," and proceeded down the list. (I'm not sure why I chose this method, but it worked out nicely.) It is almost as if it takes you through a step by step learning process.
"The Journey from Digital Literacy to Digital Fluency" focuses on how to transform from being able to use technology in its correct form to actually applying technology to specific situations and thinking about technology and the ways in which it could be used in the future. I feel as though in order to really reach your students in today's world you, the teacher, need to be digitally fluent first.
This leads us into the next resource of "InfoWhelm and Informational Fluency." This video explains how much data output is being used now compared to previous years. It is growing at an exponential rate. It also shows how we are exposed to an infinite amount of information all the time, 24/7. This means that students need new skills for learning, such as, accessing information with the appropriate sources, analyzing and authenticating to determine fact or opinion, and applying skills to real world problems. This new way of learning is called Informational Fluency. So, how can you become informationaly fluent? "My Daily Info - Wrangling Routine" does a great job of explaining one process of this. First, one must read research and check their PLN (Professional Learning Network), this could include Twitter posts, blogs, podcasts, etc. Then one must find commonalities between topics or repeated themes/topics and reflect on them, this validates the information. Finally the last step is to decide how to present the information learned to others and through which media outlet would be a best fit. It may seem like a difficult process but with practice it will increasingly become easier. Now that you have the answer to becoming informational fluent you are probably wondering how this should be translated to actual student learning. This brings us to the last resource listed above, "8 Ways Into Inquiry Learning." Diana Laufenberg does a fantastic job of explaining how we can take the process of informational fluency and teach it to our children. To sum up her reading a teacher needs to allow students to use their own voices, have experiential learning, and to incur failure. These three things will allow students to achieve informational fluency with their own interest invested.
These articles have informed me of the new age of teaching. I cannot wait to learn more!
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