- I have an iPod and a family computer
- I use them to google interesting things and play games
- favorite thing to do on a computer is go to Coolmath-games.com and play the games
- a teacher game me the website when I was in middle school after I had finished all of my other assignments
- I also use my computer for social media (such as Twitter, tumblr, and Facebook)
- My favorite game is Red Ball because I like using the arrow keys on my computer to make the ball move around and collect stars
- I don't know anyone who does what I do on my computer
- At school I use the computer for my schoolwork and when I'm finished usually they allow me to play games
- I would like to be able to check social media on a school computer
- I would not be allowed to check social media on a school computer because some social media sites have inappropriate material that would not be approved of at school.
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A section from the readings in Chapter three revolves around children "create and perform their social identities" (pp. 56). My little sister made me curious about how they actually make up their profiles- I know I had a Myspace when I was younger and put so much work into making it ME. There are so many options of social media now for students to have, I'm curious as to how they juggle so many hats.
Polly your sister fits the total description of what our book describe as a digital native. It seems that students often associate computes with games or social media. Creating a profile and checking social media requires time and we all know how you can get lost in searching so much information in social media. I like the idea of not allowing students to go onto social media during school. I also would
ReplyDeletelike to see more networking with educational content be applied to how students use the computers instead of just letting them play games.