Where’s the Beef: Finding Literacy in Computer Literacy
Pat Clifford, PhD
Galileo Educational Network
Where's the Beef: Finding Literacy in Computer Literacy -Salon #1
In keeping with the topic of Computer Literacy and mixing, remixing, reshaping, tweaking, enriching and recomposing, I created a wordle from www.wordle.net
After reading the designated article, discussing it in Marratech, taking notes and thinking about several points made, I scanned the discussion article and either copied and pasted or typed in the words to create this innovative, fun way to express Computer Literacy. Finding Literacy in Computer Literacy is an important issue to distinguish in order to enhance student learning. Education is not the memorization of words and phrases and tests. Education is applied knowledge and deeper and richer learning. It is the "Ah ha" experience that is expressed when a concept is understood. Educational Technology is a means for further deepening of a student's understanding of the world around him/her and the making of connections from prior knowledge and the expansion of awareness as a whole. Just as the example in the article stated, "Technology does not necessarily improve education. Take a simple innovation like the pencil: One can use it to write a superlative essay, to drum away the time, or to poke out someone's eye. " it is vital that we guide students in practical and educational application of computer literacy. It is important to educate students with safety/security issues, copyright laws, privacy issues and appropriate commentaries when blogging, e-mailing, aiming, or posting words or pictures on the internet. Hand in hand with the rules and regulations comes the educational aspect of creating, collaborating, and recreating, mixing, reshaping, tweaking, and recomposing in order to enrich one's experience.
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