Thinking about what to blog about took me a long time. What do I find important enough for others to openly read about me? This whole bl0g thing scared me a bit because I do not like the idea of having myself open to other people on the internet. In addition, technology and I do not get along. I know this is sad because as my parents tell me I'm supposed to come from the technology generation. Well, yes, I know how to use technology and will use it if need be, but when it comes to writing papers, all I do is stare at the screen. I cannot get anything productive done with a computer screen in front of me. For that reason, I ended up hand writing this blog before typing it. There are entirely too many distractions with a computer in front of me, which I am sure my future students may experience as well.
The internet is like a hyped-up person with A.D.H.D. One link leads you here and then another there and that one's boring, so I'm going to click this one, and wow look at that! I am sure you get the point and have experienced it at some time. I guess that is why I made links out of each of those, so that you can see what distracts me on the internet. (I created the links after hand writing this and then typing it. I actually got distracted creating the links). Technology in general is full of distractions, so I can completely understand why students would rather play simulation games, watch television, or surf the internet than read the classic novel I will assign in class. Being that I myself am distracted by such things, even though I am horrible at them, I want to somehow incorporate these multi-modal literacies into my classroom. This way my students can get more out of my class rather than just being bored. Altogether, I am excited for this class and definitely plan to utilize what I learn in my own classroom!
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haha, you crack me up! I love this blog and it's so true. I can go to one website and end up somewhere completely different and I don't even know how I got there in the first place.
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I loved this entry! It is so true! I get distracted so easily whenever I am trying to do homework on the computer. I start out writing a paper and somehow end up commenting on people's facebooks. The internet offers so much, like TV, movies, and even books. No wonder we get side-tracked!
ReplyDeleteThe links that you spliced into this entry were seriously perfect! I wanted to tell you that you bring up a good point, because if we, as pre-service teachers, get easily side-tracked by the Internet, then what is it going to be like for our students? Is everyone going to be diagnoased as ADHD or ADD because kids can't stay focused on the Internet? Maybe I should start investing stocks in whatever company it is that produces Adderall and Ritalin. Ha! Seriously though, I liked this post :)
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