I think about Madonna singing Material Girl. She's a material girl living in a material world. Then I think about Cohort 16. We're transliterate educators living in a transliterate world. I found this infographic from UC San Diego. While the numbers might be a little different I think the message is spot on. We bombard ourselves with stimulation from a wide variety of data. We're addicts, but not necessarily in a bad way. We seek out information, game to improve our problem solving abilities, and connect with people near or far.
When I first started teaching the district didn't have a laptop ready for me, so I just used paper and pencil lessons. It didn't bother me, but I know me 21st century students were bored out of their minds. Fast forward to now where I have 1:1 student chromebooks, a chrome TV, and a district laptop for myself. Engagement is way up. Why? Because students are accessing information in a way that is exciting to them. My third graders have never know a life without tablets, social media, or smart phones. So, using technology in the classroom only acts to support the transliteracy skills that they've known in their lifetime. Being transliterate not only allows our students to thrive in the 21st century classroom, it also will prepare them for a modern career.
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Jona Sandau
5/28/2019 09:08:25 pm
Awesome infographic, Catie! So, so true that our students need to have the info presented in a way that is engaging to them and their transliterate selves! We act like transliteracy is such a novel concept, but our students have never known any other way of consuming and producing information. I'm so glad you have more tech in your teaching life in order to effectively engage and teach your students! You will have to teach us what a chrome tv is!
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Jennifer Perkins
6/2/2019 07:54:21 pm
Hi Catie, WOW what a powerful infographic! It really shows how much information we consume per day. I agree that access to technology increases student engagement because that is how our students are used to interacting in this conceptual age. I completely agree that it is necessary to teach our students to be transliterate in order to prepare them for their future careers.
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