The three concepts that I wanted to explore and further expand upon are redefining creativity, electronic communication between teachers and students, and using text messaging to teach about spelling.
Creativity is such an important part of education today. It gives kids the freedom to use alternative routes to solve problems, present something or even interact with other people. It is encouraged greatly in education today but kids do not necessarily live up to the potential that they have. They play countless amount of video games and computer games which, I believe stunts their ability to express some sort of creativity. But in today's society, living after people that have demonstrated tremendous amounts of creativity such as Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein, kids do not have to come up with original ideas or concepts that no one ever has, they just need to think, say or do something that they have never thought, said or done. Creativity, also, does not have to be in the form of writing or fashion. It can be on a field or a court. It is crucial to allow kids to be creative in all aspects of life which will create room for growth in the educational sense.
There are many ways to communicate in our society today, such as texting, calling, emailing and social media messaging. There are many options for a teacher to build their own social media/ information communication system. Teachers have the freedom to build the way they are accessible to contact via phone customization, emails and social media messaging (although I would not suggest this one). Teacher-to-student communication is vital for successful students and teaching. Blogs, online discussions, wikis, teacher or classroom websites and email are some of the ways that students and teachers can communicate. The reason for having so many options is to allow the students ample opportunity to get in contact with his or her teacher. I believe that students need to have access to a teacher either through face-to-face communication or digital communication until the teacher or student goes to bed but with the stipulation of it being school related only. I already knew that there were many ways to communicate with a teacher and it has helped me tremendously throughout my college career. Something that extended my my thinking on communication between students and teachers is setting up online discussion boards for students and the teacher will be extremely effective for students to have access to other resources such as other students. This allows the student to ask his or her fellow classmates first rather than bothering the teacher.
Texting while in class is a nationwide dilemma that raises cause for concern for teachers. It can distract not only the student texting but also the students around him or her and the teacher as well. But after reading Strategies for Using Email and Texting in chapter 8, my perspective has changed a bit in regards to texting. We here a lot about kids getting upset at the iPhone's autocorrect setting. At times, autocorrect will change the word you are trying to type to something completely different and in some cases explicit. Educators today are encouraging teachers to embrace rather than seek to ban the use of cellphones, seeing text messaging as a way to build "better relationships, meaningful educational experiences and a more cooperative environment" (Nielsen & Webb, 2011, p. 2). Students can become more aware of spelling and grammar through the use of texting.
Quiz on Digital Blog Post #C
Resources:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Nielsen, Lisa, and Willyn H. Webb. Teaching Generation Text: Using Cell Phones to Enhance Learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2011. Print.
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