Blog #6

While watching The Networking Student, I am amazed at how much technology is going into teaching.  I have been out of school for several years now and I am not quite up to date with technology.  I think technology in school is great. The students really seem to adapt to it and seem to want to learn more because of the computer interaction.  When the question was asked "Why does the networked student even need a teacher?", the answer seems simple.  The teacher is there to help you know how to use the tools at your disposal to the fullest.  They are to teach you how to research, where to go, what to do, what to ask, and so on.  I think the teacher's job is very important.  It is very important for them to know all about the web sites they are leaching about.  If not, you could teach them a thing or two.  

While watching A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment (or PLN), I was amazed at how organized this student was.  She had everything this way because she wanted to.  She wanted to make her learning sites easy to access.  She has great things to say about the internet and what is available for students to use.  She made a great point about the amount of freedom that you have and how you must stay away from the social networking sites until it's time for that.  She is right.  You have access to information on ANYTHING!!!  It's a little scary but that just comes with monitoring what your class is researching and browsing for.