Looking at the core values of PLS, everything it includes makes sense for me as an upcoming educator. Since almost every person is immersed in some form of media, it only makes sense to implement an atmosphere of education through use of the media at a young age. If you think about how much kids use the Internet, whether it be the Facebook or YouTube, it only makes sense to educate using a medium that children and familiar and proficient with. The media is so unavoidable that it only makes sense for us to use it to our advantage; as the old adage goes: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. To build on this, since students already discuss what they watch on television and the silver screen anyway, why not attempt to have them a) talk about it in a way that encourages actual digestion of material and b) help them establish connections between what they may have seen on the TV or Internet and the books and other educational materials they will encounter in (and hopefully out of) school.
The Internet media is one of the most important and (usually) reliable source of information available to everyone. Politicians are using blogs/bloggers on their campaigns, wikipedia is helping to spread knowledge for everyone. If students are shown to use these sources for their own enlightenment, much less homework, then this will be a boon to themselves for the present and for the future.
I know I've talked about this before, but PLS also wants students to be able to use media to present their ideas. As we've discussed and read a lot of material on, this is definitely an advantage for the students, for publishing information on the Internet allows for the potential of mass feedback and interaction with an unlimited number of people.
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Chris,
I especially like how you used the cliché "if you can't beat em', join em'." Your words make sense. Although I am not the type of person to go along with something just because it is mainstream, I believe that I would do a disservice for my students if I did not show them how to be effective with the resources they are constantly bombarded with and will interact with in their futures. That is not to say I will disregard literature, writing, and other resources...because these things are wonderful tools also. But we can learn to use the best of both worlds.
Technology use is definitely widespread among kids that are growing up now. This generation is used to how quickly things changes and adapting accordingly.
Here's the hard part: WE will always have to be trying to catch up to be as saavy as our students will be! It doesn't seem normal to be teaching your students with a medium that they are more familiar with than you are. But then again, I guess that's part of the change that is sweeping the globe. Our students will be the teachers as much as we are, and we will be the students as well.
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