Blog Assignment #6

The Networked Student by Wendy Drexler
The video was entertaining and informative. I love the characters and how the video was operated, how the characters came to life. When I first started watching the video I was not sure what a networked student was. It sent questions to my brain. Then watching the video I learned that the networked student is a student who uses more than one network to learn and study. With all this technology now days you would not expect a student to ever need a teacher anymore. With all the information floating on the internet then why do we need teachers?? Well, they answered that. In order for students to find that information or even use the technology to search for it you must have someone who already knows how, who can teach to the students their know hows. The teacher is the one who teaches the student how to build the network and take advantage of learning opportunities. The teacher offers guidance when the student gets stuck, how to communicate properly and ask respectfully for help from experts, how to differentiate between good information and propaganda, how to event a resource, how to turn a web search into a scavenger hunt and get excited when the students finds the content. The teacher helps the student organize all that information in hopes the student will maintain his/her learning network and use it to navigate his/her future and creatively solve problems.
A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment (or PLN)
I believe this 7th grader is using technology to its advanatge. She has been taught to use and navigate through the internet and put her PLN together well. She has everything she needs a click away. It was really great to see someone else's PLN and see how they are using it to better themselves and learn. I think it was a well presented PLN. Keep up the great work.