According to Prensky, I am a digital native. I would consider myself that because I have been around technology for as along as I can remember. I still remember the first computer that my parents had. It had 12 programs on it and my favorite game was Impossible Mission II.
In my classroom, I am equipped with the latest SMARTboard technology. I have an Airliner tablet that allows me to move anywhere in my classroom and what ever I write on my tablet is projected agaist the screen. There have even been times when I have had to cover my class and the one next door in the hallway and can still write on my tablet for my kids to follow along with me. My math curriculum has powerpoints that allow me to teach with the interative tablet as well. I use a voice amplifier in my classroom so I do not have to talk loudly and the students can hear me anywhere.
I'm pretty familiar wtih most terms of the "language" of technology. In order to completely learn all of the terms, I have to learn it by using it. Just reading it on the page is not going to help me remember. I have to actually do something with the language term in order to fully understand it.
One of the things my district does to keep students safe from YouTube while as school is blocking them from entering the site. Teachers have permission to use the site, but it is with strict caution that you do not look up inappropriate materials. Another way to encourage YouTube for education but definitely a safe way would be to use the K-12 groups page that is mentioned in the article.
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