Teacher and Tech Sept. 21

Discussion points from the readings

• What is McLuhan mean when he says the “Medium is the Message”?
• Which side of the”dumb” argument do you lean to?
• When you think of good teachers - do you agree with Gladwell?

McLuhan - watch at least TWO in this list (ignore the “McLuhan Channel”)
Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid?
We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!
What is a good teacher? Malcolm Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

Course Overview (from slide 12)

• Theory of media and technology in relation to education
• Practical ways in which technology may improve teaching and learning
• Important Ideas (mine) - Important Idea #2

Here are some R/W/L options for September 24 and 28. Choose your format. Since they are not all the same, be prepared to share your info based on what you read, watch OR listen to.

Read

MUST READ!
Marc Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants

Choose TWO of the following:
Digital Media and Youth.pdf
Youth, Identity and Digital Media.zip
digitalhabitatsactionnotebook.pdf
Born Digital excerpt - John Palfrey and Urs Gasser (they also have podcasts available)
or any of these
Media Awareness Centre
Center for Media Literacy

Watch

Digital Etiquette on YouTube
Privacy and Ordering Pizza! (just for fun!)

 

Listen

TVO - The Agenda - The Myth of Digital Literacy (click on the tab for the episode). You can download these from the iTunes store as well.
Born Digital excerpt - John Palfrey and Urs Gasser (they also have podcasts available)
or any of these
Interview with John Palfrey - Perseus Publishing