Module 5 reflections

Although talking about new technologies is very common topic to talk about nowadays, most of our students have a better technological knowledge than we had at their age. I would like to mention two aspects; on the one hand, new technologies recently are ceasing to be new technology, because ICTs are beginning to be included in our society and in our daily lives, so the adjective "new" starts making no sense at all. 

On the other hand, we can say that our students are already digitized. They were born in the information society and therefore they are taking part in a digital learning experience that we probably we didn’t. But that doesn’t mean that they are competent in the digital field. Many of these children surf the Internet and search information, but they should be taught to be critical about the information they find, to be careful with the websites they read, and above all, they should learn how to use text editors or 2.0 tools that can facilitate their learning and contribute to the development of their personal skills and abilities. 

We don’t want to create technophobes (students who refuse to work with new technologies) but with no intention of creating technophiles. We must find the balance between both of these terms. As teachers, we must ensure that our students not only develop their digital competence but also their communicative one. At a certain point, they have to be able to communicate effectively and appropriately in a digital environment. So you could say that what we want is that students use computers to obtain, assess, store, produce, present and exchange information, and to communicate and participate in collaborative networks via Internet. 

We have to foster the 2.0 tools in order to attend their needs and make their learning process more interesting, dynamic and profitable. 

Would you like to investigate a bit more about any subject?

Of course I would like to investigate more about everything. Nowadays I'm really into new technologies, that's why I would like to get used to using the three tools to create our own Elevator Pitch.

KIZOA

POWTOON

EMAZE

Moreover, I would like to find some apps to work on my topic "Ancient Egypt". I think that they will also get a bit more motivated if they work with tablets, and not just with laptops.