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Digital Immigrants vs. Digital Natives

jherrera614 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:03:06 +0000

Technology has become part of our daily lives in and will continue to be for years to come. We now live in the digital age where children and technology have become so close, education has now become more digital because computers are available in every school to students and teachers. There are still teachers who still remain traditional in their educating, meaning they don’t use computers or any technology at all. The problem with this is that student’s attention span is now even shorter meaning that it’s up to the teacher to associate something that students can relate to keep them focused on what they are learning. This is where technology comes in because now we have the capability of incorporating videos, media, and other technologies into the classroom. Now we have online classes and it’s only a matter of time when students can attend all their classes online.
Technology is constantly changing and improving so it is only common sense that educators need to do the same. Yes, there are teachers that tend to be scared away by technology but the reality is that technology is part of our lives whether we like it or not and if we want to keep up with the rest of the world we have to make sure that we are incorporating as much technology in our education as much as we can. On a personal note I have never been a technology person, I only know how to do basic assignments on basic computer programs but I tend to get scared away from new software. This is why I wanted to do the technology program here at APU because I know this program will give me the knowledge and skills that I need in technology and how to apply it in the classroom. –Jesus H.

Parents

jherrera614 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:30:50 +0000

Hello parents, I look foward to working with your son/daughter this school year, I know that this year will be a new experience for them but I want you to know that I will be here to guide your children along the way. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via email or by phone. The first day of class I will be handing out syllabi to all students in the class which both they and parents will be reading and signing just to make sure that students and parents understand my classroom policies, procedures, and topics that will be covered in the class. If for any reason you need to schedule a private conference or need to speak with me about anything I will be available after school from 3pm-5pm.

Communication between the teacher and parents is something I feel is very important and the school provides a variety of resources online for parents to check the progress of their child in school, the website is located on my blog page and on the district website. Any announcements for parents will be sent to you via email, regular mail, or on the school website. I look foward to a great school year with your children and I hope to meet all of you at Back to School Night on March 24 from 6pm-8pm.

-Mr. Herrera

Students

jherrera614 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:29:21 +0000

Hello students, I am Mr.Herrera and I want to welcom all of you to Social Stidies 101. I hope everyone enjoyed their summer vacation as I did and are looking foward to a brand new school year. Many of you in Social Studies 101 have had me the previous school year for Social Studies 100 so many of you are familiar of how my class is, those of you who don’t no worries, I will be going over all expectations on the first day of class. I hope what you learned last year will carry you on through this year as we will be covering a variety of different topics. Last Year you focused on World Geography, this year you will be covering World History and listed below is a breakdown of what we will be covering these next four qaurters of the class.

Q1- Ancient China and Japan/ Far east

Buddhism/ Shintao religion

Q2- The Middle East, Islam and Judaism, Christianity

Q3- Meso America: Aztecs , Icas, and the Mayans as well as Africa

Q4- Europe and the Rennaissance

These are just some of the topics we will be covering this year and are subject to change. Any further information about the class will be handed out in a syllabus in which you and your parents will sign so you understand what is expected out of you and what I expect you to learn in my class. I look foward to another great year with all of you, best of luck to all of you. -Mr. Herrera Social Studies 101

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