Digital literacy is important to the networked student because in order to be an effective networked student you must be able to use the technology available. The networked student needs to know how to navigate through the internet and be aware of fraudulent information that might be trying to pass as the truth. The student also needs to know how to use different social networking tools as well has have the understanding of other individuals in order to communicate with other experts they are researching. Basically the networked student needs to be able to use technology in functional, useful ways.
While the teacher takes more of a backseat approach in the networked student's life the instruction that is provided by the instructor is very important. The teacher has a huge responsibility in providing the student with the proper information on how to use the tools in order to be the most effective in using them. The teacher also helps the student to organize the information that they come across. I think that this is a very important for for a teacher and I could definitely see myself taking this role in my student's lives when necessary. We have spent a great deal of this semester discussing how important it is for us as teachers to do exactly this and let our students take on responsibility and learn how to properly use the technology that is available to them. I do not think that I would want to take on this role all the time and would probably start off with smaller projects in order to see if my students benefit from this method. I think it is a good idea to have a combination of networked learning and a more traditional style of in class time.
This slideshare is cool and similar to the ideas that Professor Drexler shared with us. This actually even uses an image that is hers. This focuses on what the teacher does to create his or her own personal learning network which I thought was a cool twist on what we were talking about for our future students! It is good for us to create our own if we are going to encourage our students to create a learning network!
Your Personal Learning Network Cc Day T2 09
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How do you plan on encouraging your students to become networked students? Do you think that the traditional ways of the student teacher relationship will become obsolete because of the importance put on the idea of the networked student?
I think its important to make your students aware that while the process to successful networked learning may be difficult, it will be worth it in the long run. Students will likely shy away from an environment so different from their own but we as teachers should be able to show them how they will be benefited by network learning. Emphasizing how learning is continuous and builds upon itself is important. Also, we should make students aware that these skills will be useful and necessary after school, no matter what their job. As far as the student teacher relationship, I think there will be a major shift. Students will be responsible for their own learning and will probably view the teacher as a mentor rather than the traditional teacher role. It will undoubtedly strengthen relationships since most teachers today interact infrequently with each individual student.
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