Hanging
Out
Me: "How
does your use of computers reflect friendship driven practices
and facilitate social interaction?"
Noah: "Since our county is so spread out and we do not have cell phone service, I rely on my computer to chat with my friends through Facebook Messenger. We can talk about what we plan to do on the weekend or if we need help with homework."
Messing
Around
Me: "How does the use
of computers provide you with informal learning opportunities to
develop tech savvy skill sets?"
Noah: I would not consider myself to be tech savvy but I have learned short cuts such as when I am working on a paper. I know to hit (ctrl v ) to paste. I am pretty good at making power point presentations.
Geeking
Out
Me: "Have you developed
a particular interest or highly specialized skill sets as a result of
your use of computers at home and school?"
Noah: "I am good at following cattle and sheep markets. I regularly check New Holland the South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange. This helps me to market my animals; I know what I should be receiving for them. I would like to start a blog about our farm someday."
Schooling
Noah is a very smart kid and currently has a 4.0 GPA. While he does not use technology to mess around as some teenagers do, he is very studious. His father stresses the importance of getting good grades so this may have something to do with it. He does not like to read books; he said that he would much rather be on the computer looking up sheep or cattle.
"This makes it problematic to assume that young people are equally and actively engaged in social networking activities (p. 85)."
"However, we believe that the social and technical affordances of blogs can be beneficially exploited for learning (p. 89)."
Awesome job noah on your 4.0!!! I think that it is important to stress the fact of getting good grades to students! I think it is amazing his love for sheep and cattle, even his non interest in reading but researching. it def keeps up the literacy skills!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 4.0! That sure is something to be proud of! High school is a tough time for some and it is wonderful that Noah is doing so well!
ReplyDeleteI find it amazing that he is checking the market for cattle. He seems to know quite a bit about cattle and sheep and that's awesome. I hope that Noah will continue on this path and accomplish his goals.
I love his interest in the market of sheep and cattle. I also think his plan for the creation of a blog would be great. A statement on page 87 of "Digital Literacies" strongly supports his future plans. the quote states "This is an attractive option, since bloggers can quickly populate their blog with tools and links, and in turn, social networking sites become ever more popular online spaces" (Carrington & Robinson, 2009, p.87).
ReplyDeleteCarrington, V., & Robinson, M. (2009). Digital literacies: Social learning and classroom practices. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.