March-Discussion+Questions

I followed Teacher Magazine and Augustana College. Teacher Magazine posts stories from their blog and silicates comments from followers. Teacher Magazine posts some controversial topics. Augustana College posts mostly information about upcoming events. I learned about several events that were not listed on the college’s webpage. 2. Are you on Facebook? If so, how does it affect your daily life? //** I am of course on Facebook. I check it daily, multiple times. It is not uncommon for me to eat dinner while checking Facebook. It allows me a quick method for staying in contact with my friends all over the US and the world. I would not keep in as close contact to my international friend without Facebook. I also use Facebook to quickly communicate and create discussions with groups of students that I work with at Augustana. a.  Entertainment is one of the Norms. What do you do for entertainment on the Internet? //** I spend my time online on popular sites like Facebook and YouTube. I enjoy researching real estate online—especially historic homes (everything from viewing homes that are for sale to researching history). **// b.  Innovation  is another Norm. The book says that the "Net Geners want the latest and greatest product available." What kind of cell phone or latest gadget do you have and what special things can it do? If you don't have a special gadget, describe one that a person you know has. //** I have an EnV2 cell phone. It works as an Mp3 player and is great for text since it opens to a QWERTY keypad. I recently got my new I-Pod Nano—great for not only songs, but also video, notes, and pictures. (I am getting an I-Pod Touch for school—can’t wait for it to arrive! It even has tuner and metronome app.) c. What two things surprised you in this chapter? //** 1. I was very surprised by the chart on page 85 of Youth Risk Behaviors. I was surprised that the net generation is acting with integrity. (I wonder how risky internet behavior has changed.) 2. The quotes and discussion about “stealing” music intrigues me. I agree with the quote from Morris (p. 87). I think that we need to reevaluate and redefine music ownership. As a musician, I value compensating artists for their material, and as a music educator, I know that we must do a better job of teaching students about copyright.
 * March Online Discussion **
 * // 1. Discuss with your group what company you followed on Facebook and what you learned.  //**
 * 3. Discuss with your group Chapter 3 "The Eight Net Gen Norms: Characteristics of a Generation" from the book Grown Up Digital.**
 * 3. Discuss with your group Chapter 3 "The Eight Net Gen Norms: Characteristics of a Generation" from the book Grown Up Digital.**
 * 4. Discuss with your group Chapter 4 "The Net Generation Brain" from the book Grown Up Digital.**
 * a. Do you believe that playing video games can help students? Why or why not?** //**
 * As a teaching tool, I think video games can be very effective at teaching—students are engaged and often learn without thinking about it. I still question how a large amount of video game time helps or hurts students. I can clearly understand how it improves visual skills, but wonder if there are other skills that might be overlooked that are important to learning. ****//
 * c. What two things surprised you in this chapter?** //**
 * 1. I have never considered reading online the same as reading works of literature. I was surprised by Tapscott’s arguments that reading online may be more intellectually challenging because it is not just receiving the information, but gathering and analyzing. **
 * 2. “It’s learning to be—a natural by-product of adjusting to a new culture—as opposed to learning about” (p. 103). Gaming allows a safe environment for experimenting: creating a hypothesis and allowing for trial and error. The cost of failure is low. **
 * 5. Discuss with your group one new site or video you found online that is useful for your classes.** //**
 * I found a new blog this month. [] This is the blog for the chorus at PS22 in New York. I have used the videos to show my own students engaged singing that has an appropriate and great sound of their age group. My students have really enjoyed watching/hearing these students sing pop music with great choral technique. They especially like that the student population is very diverse (like my own students). **
 * 5. Discuss with your group one new site or video you found online that is useful for your classes.** //**
 * I found a new blog this month. [] This is the blog for the chorus at PS22 in New York. I have used the videos to show my own students engaged singing that has an appropriate and great sound of their age group. My students have really enjoyed watching/hearing these students sing pop music with great choral technique. They especially like that the student population is very diverse (like my own students). **