Welcome to our blog site. We will use this blog to share ideas with each other and to share with the world a view of our experiences and our lives at MICDS in Geometry class.
In my first blog post, I want to consider the use of social media both in your lives and in the classroom. The use of some types of social media, like email, the internet, and even blogs and wikis, has become prevalent in classrooms at all age levels around the world. More recent trends indicate an increased use of other social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, and cell phones.
In order to gauge where the use of social media fits into your life, I would like you to post a comment answering the following questions:
1. Do you contribute regularly to a blog or wiki?
2. Do you have a Facebook account?
3. Do you have a Twitter account?
4. If you are a consumer of social media, which vehicle do you use more frequently to access the social media tools you use - your computer or your cell phone?
5. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one would you miss the most if your access to it was shut down? What would you miss?
6. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see having the most potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
7. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see as having the least potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
When you have addressed each of these questions in your comment, please do not forget to click on the "publish comment" button.
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1. Do you contribute regularly to a blog or wiki?
No, I do not
2. Do you have a Facebook account?
Yes
3. Do you have a Twitter account?
Yes
4. If you are a consumer of social media, which vehicle do you use more frequently to access the social media tools you use - your computer or your cell phone?
My computer.
5. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one would you miss the most if your access to it was shut down? What would you miss?
I would most miss my cell phone, because I can call anyone easily and it also acts as a computer, so if I wanted to get onto facebook, I could do that on my phone.
6. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see having the most potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
I think that my computer is definitely the tool that has the most potential to strengthen learning at school. I think this because I have an abundant amount of information at my fingertips, I can contribute in educational blogs such as this one, and I can also take notes and all other stuff like that
7. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see as having the least potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
Probably my cell phone because it is not meant to be used as a school strengthening tool.
1. No, I do not contribute to a wiki or blog.
2. Yes I have Facebook account.
3. Yes, I have a Twitter account.
4. I use my computer most.
5. I would miss my phone because I text a lot.
6. The computer has the best chance to strengthen learning at school because one can do so many things on a computer. For example, you can contribute to blogs, textbooks can be on the computer which would save paper and money, and you can do homework more easily on the go.
7. My cell phone would not work as a learning tool at all because it is a distraction from learning and is just meant to call/text.
1. No.
2. Yes, I have a facebook account
3. Yes, I have a twiter account
4. I'd use my computer most
5. My computer because of all the things I can do with it.
6.My computer because there are so many possibilities that you can do with it, and its better to learn with than a phone.
7. The phone, the same possibilities with a computer are not given to you because a phone cannot support it, and it you have to pay for internet on a phone.
1) No, I do not contribute regularly to a blog.
2) No, I do not have a facebook account
3) No, I do not have a twitter account
4) I use my computer more often than my cell phone
5) I would miss my computer! I can listen to music, talk to my friends on Skype, do homework, etc. all on this beautiful little machine. I would miss out on so much of my life I didn't have access to my computer.
6) I think that television has more potential than people give it credit for. I don't know a single kid that doesn't enjoy learning by watching a video on the subject at hand. It makes it easier to learn when your getting pictures and music in addition to a narration on the subject. If its just a teacher talking, less information may be retained.
7) I think that the cell phone has the least amount of potential to assist learning. Although a great tool to use when connecting with people far away, there is no need for a cell phone when learning and generally, it is a huge distraction during homework (but to be honest, so is the computer)
1. No, I do not.
2. Yes, I have a facebook.
3. No, I do not have a Twitter.
4. My computer.
5. I would miss my computer
because it has all my school work on it. It can also be used to contact people.
6. My computer, because I can do basically anything on my computer to do anything. I can learn so much, because of all the resources on it.
7.My phone because it would be a distraction to my work.
1. No i do not contribute to a blog or wiki regularly
2. Yes, i have a Facebook account
3. No i do not have a Twitter account
4. My Computer
5. I would miss my cellphone the most because i would not be able to communicate with others easily and my phone is like a mini computer that works wherever the are bars.
6. A computer would be the most helpful for schools because of all the info you can get so fast.
7. I guess my cell phone, but this tool is still helpful just nat as much as a computer.
1. Do you contribute regularly to a blog or wiki?
No, I do not contribute to blogs regularly.
2. Do you have a Facebook account?
Yes
3. Do you have a Twitter account?
No
4. If you are a consumer of social media, which vehicle do you use more frequently to access the social media tools you use - your computer or your cell phone?
I usually use my computer to check social media.
5. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one would you miss the most if your access to it was shut down? What would you miss?
I would not miss any of them because I haven't checked them in a long time.
6. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see having the most potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
I believe that none can deepen learning because they are more of a distraction than anything.
7. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see as having the least potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
I believe that none can deepen learning because they are more of a distraction than anything.
1. Do you contribute regularly to a blog or wiki?
--> No I do not
2. Do you have a Facebook account?
--> Yes
3. Do you have a Twitter account?
--> Yes
4. If you are a consumer of social media, which vehicle do you use more frequently to access the social media tools you use - your computer or your cell phone?
--> I equally use my cell phone and my computer for social media
5. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one would you miss the most if your access to it was shut down? What would you miss?
--> I would definilty miss my cell phone a lot more than my computer. My iPhone has all of my information, all the ways to reach my friends, and I can access internet on it so I use it ALL the time. During power outages I want to curl up and cry because it runs out of battery and I can't use it. Also during emergencies I need to be able to contact my mom instead of borrowing someone elses cell to call her.
6. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see having the most potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
--> My computer, because I have access to learning sites, helping tools, and being able to email teachers for help. I rely on it for all of my school uses.
7. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see as having the least potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
--> My cell phone, it's mostly a distraction while I'm doing my homework. Most of the time it's extremely helpful, until I have to really concentrate. Between texts, calls, IM's and many other things I can get off task.
1. Do you contribute regularly to a blog or wiki?
- no, I do not
2. Do you have a Facebook account?
-Yes
3. Do you have a Twitter account?
-No
4. If you are a consumer of social media, which vehicle do you use more frequently to access the social media tools you use - your computer or your cell phone?
-My computer, I don't use my cell phone much.
5. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one would you miss the most if your access to it was shut down? What would you miss?
- Facebook, I connect with a lot of my old friend frequently on it.
6. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see having the most potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
-Wikipedia, it is a way to contribute information you are learning about to the public, and you can learn a lot of cool stuff from people in your own class
7. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see as having the least potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
-Facebook, it has no point but talking to people, playing games, and looking at people's photos
1. Do you contribute regularly to a blog or wiki? No
2. Do you have a Facebook account?
yes
3. Do you have a Twitter account?
yes
4. If you are a consumer of social media, which vehicle do you use more frequently to access the social media tools you use - your computer or your cell phone? my computer
5. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one would you miss the most if your access to it was shut down? What would you miss?
my computer because its an educational tool but at the same time it helps me connect with friends and such
6. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see having the most potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why? The computer because its loaded with information and it help us organize our data way better
7. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see as having the least potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why? cellphones because they're distracting and not really educational and tv as well
1. Do you contribute regularly to a blog or wiki?
not really. only on my deviantart account sometimes.
2. Do you have a Facebook account?
yes.
3. Do you have a Twitter account?
yes.
4. If you are a consumer of social media, which vehicle do you use more frequently to access the social media tools you use - your computer or your cell phone?
computer.
5. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one would you miss the most if your access to it was shut down? What would you miss?
I'd probably miss my deviantart and facebook. and buzznet. it's where i get all my news from. all this is on my computer.
6. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see having the most potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
my computer. if i didn't have it, i probably would have no clue how to find things out and it would be hard for me to adapt to using other resources such as libraries because the confuse me.
7. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see as having the least potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
definitely my cell phone. it doesn't really help me either way and i mainly have it because my parents make me have one.
1. Do you contribute regularly to a blog or wiki?
No
2. Do you have a Facebook account?
Yes
3. Do you have a Twitter account?
No
4. If you are a consumer of social media, which vehicle do you use more frequently to access the social media tools you use - your computer or your cell phone?
Computer
5. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one would you miss the most if your access to it was shut down? What would you miss?
Phone
6. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see having the most potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
Computer, it makes sure that there can be fewer mistakes and that all the teachers and students are on the same page.
7. Of all the social media tools you utilize, which one do you see as having the least potential as a tool to strengthen, deepen, and make more meaningful the learning that already happens in your classes and in your school? How/why?
Computer, very very distracting.
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