My Teacher's Lens

This book talked about how today's generation navigate identity, intimacy and imagination in a digital world. I learned that: 1) the generation gap in terms of technology between now and 10 years ago is huge 2) as technology progresses it affects the way people see themselves, relate to each other and use their imagination 3) in order to better serve and educate today's generation we educators need to get updated regularly on the current apps and trends in the digital world. This book tell the story of Howard, Katie and Molly and their generations. Their experiences depicted how the availability of technology, the type of apps and media well as the amount of dependence on them affect the way each of their generations thrived. For example, Katie did not know internet until her senior year while Molly is born right in the middle of it. This huge gap tells about how both girls have different ways of looking at things. It impacted their inner self and the way they live. &quo

In his book Net Smart: How to Thrive Online, Howard Rheingold shared what he learned in his quest for answers on how to use social media intelligently, humanely, and mindfully. He discussed five literacies of digital mindfulness: 1) attention control - being constantly mindful of the here and the now, 2) calibrating your crap detector - being in fully aware and in control of the direction of your attention. 3) Participatory culture - what it takes to be a part of and what you get out of it; 4) Collaboration - collective intelligence, virtual communities - entire communities exist for the purposes of knowledge sharing and organization; 5) Net Smarts - the skills based on the knowledge of digital networks and human social behavior; Net smarts are not just vital to getting ahead; you need this knowledge to keep from falling behind (Rheingold, 2012, p.24) Reading this book is like reading something written in another language. I have to reread several sections. This reflects how much I k