Initial Blog Post

1. What is digital literacy and why is it important? 

Digital literacy is the ability to navigate electronics and the internet at a level that is necessary for life. It is knowing more than just how to check Facebook. Digital literacy is important because or world is changing fast and technology gets more advanced every day. It is especially important for students to learn so they are ready to enter the real world when we set them loose after High School. 

2. What should students be able to do with technology?

Students should be able to use technology to their advantage whether that means knowing how to blog, using social media, knowing how to code, or how to use Office. Students should know technology well enough to feel confident in entering college and/or the job market. 

3. Why is it important for us to use technology in education?

It is important for us to use technology in education because it can bring more ideas and learning techniques in to the classroom. It is also important because students will need to practice using it and be able to apply it to the real world. 

4. What concerns do you have about using technology in education?

I am worried that I will not have anything fun for the students to do or that I will not find a way to incorporate it the way I would like. I am also worried about not knowing enough and having students judge me for being technology illiterate. 

5. What is your current stance on the use of technology in education?

I think technology in education is very important but I am still a little on edge about using it in an English classroom.

6. What are your goals for this course?
My goals for this course are to learn to use technology better and find interesting ways to incorporate it in to my classroom without taking away from the English part of my class.