Sunday, July 12, 2015

Interview

I interviewed one of my younger sisters- Samantha. She is 14 and just finished the 9th grade. Here are her responses--


  • Do you have a computer /iPod/MPC playerWii/ ect....?
    • I have an iPod and a family computer
  • What kinds of things do you use the computer for?
    • I use them to google interesting things and play games
  • What is your favorite thing to do on the computer?
    • favorite thing to do on a computer is go to Coolmath-games.com and play the games
  • How did you learn to do that?
    • a teacher game me the website when I was in middle school after I had finished all of my other assignments
  • What are some other things you use the computer for?
    • I also use my computer for social media (such as Twitter, tumblr, and Facebook)
  • What is your favorite game? Why?
    • 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
  • Do you know other people who do this?
    •  I don't know anyone who does what I do on my computer
  • How do you use the computer at school?
    • At school I use the computer for my schoolwork and when I'm finished usually they allow me to play games
  • How would you like to use the computer at school?
    • I would like to be able to check social media on a school computer
  • Do you think teachers would let you use the computer to do those things? Why? Why not?
    • 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.
  • 1 comment:

    1. 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
      like to see more networking with educational content be applied to how students use the computers instead of just letting them play games.

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