Lesson 3: Understanding Technology Learners

        Twitter- online news and social networking site.   

                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                             

  
       Youtube- Video sharing website

Facebook- social networking site.

LinkedIn- business and employment oriented social networking site.

Instagram- online mobile photo-sharing, video sharing and social networking site. 

  Pinterest- content sharing site.

Flickr- image hosting and video hosting site. 

Share- share a resource is to make joint use of it. 

Feed- provide users with frequently updated content.

Skype- provide video chat and voice call services.

Content

           

            Today’s learners appear smarter, yet they can’t read as their parents do and they are addicted to the internet.

     This lesson involves on how to understand the digital learners and what are their benefits in engaging this kind of learners in technology based instructional media. Scientists said that, there are positive benefits derived from the use of information technology or digital resources and these counterbalance possible negative effects of technology on children. In addition, daily exposure to high technology-personal computers, video game gadgets, cellphones, and internet search sites-stimulates the brain by strengthening and creating neural circuits.

Furthermore, this current technological revolution is creating an intellectual revolution, faster and better than ever before. Knowledge is constructed uniquely and individually in multiple ways and it is constructed through a variety of tools, resources, experiences, and contexts. Learning is internally controlled and mediated by the learners and they bring unique prior knowledge, experience, and beliefs to a learning situation.

Experience

 

            Today’s generations of students are very dependent on technology. Most of the activities in school require computer skills. Assignments must be encoded, passing of requirements through an email. Make a presentation through PowerPoint, edit a video, make an account for school purposes, and etc.

            Most students are a visual learner that’s why teachers must use pictures, videos in presenting a lesson to catch the attention of the students.

Application

            Teachers are responsible to their students and have the authority in their classroom. We all know that this technology may destroy everyone; and since the improvement of technology is inevitable, teachers must monitor his/her students.

            As future teacher, I must have the heart to know my students to cater their educational needs. By understanding them, I can able to apply appropriate instructional materials suitable for the discussed topic, cater their multiple intelligences through various teaching strategies.  

Technology/ Digital Learners

- spend much time talking with friends on their cell phones.

- send text messages.

- interact through social media.

- play video games.

- surf the world wide web.

Jean Piaget's Traditional learning chart (1896-1980)

First two years                                   Susceptible minds

Six years                                            Acquiring communication skills

Teenage years                                   Transition concrete thinking

Adult years                                         Abstract thinking and reasoning

Multi-tasking

- performing tasks simultaneously

- watching video 

- chatting on-line

- downloading pictures and music

- surfing the web