Blog Post #6

The Networked Student

This video is about how a student uses the network to his advantage.  This student basically uses the network to complete and find all his sources of information.  There is no source of textbooks for him to use whatsoever.  He finds different proffessors and scholars to help him in whatever he needs by easily following blogs and creating a blog. This video shows how using the internet can be a great benefit when needing to know alot of information, and scholars would be the ones to consult.  At the end of the video, the question what since the student has the network to access all of its information, then what is the purpose for the teacher.  The answer was that the teacher is there to guide the student and show the student the skills on how to use the network.  Also, the teacher is to show the student how to use the skills and information in the real world that he/she obtains.

I believe that a networked student would go far beyond a student who doesn't take advantage of the internet. The internet is a great source that gives you access to millions more sources.  Teaching a student how to be a networked student at a young age is a great advantage because it will train them to make it a habit to network once they enter the professional world.  So, no doubt, I believe all teachers should teach their students to be a networked student daily.  As an upcoming teacher, I will teach my students how to become a networked student.

A 7th Graders Personal Learning Environment (or PLN)
In this video a 7th grade girl gives a view of her Personal Learning Environment.  She shows how she uses it and tells how it is such a helpful device to her with her school work and personal use.  The 7th grader stated that creating a PLE can be very helpful when trying to view and keep so much information.  It helps you be organized and informed about every page at the same time. She showed that with a PLE things can be organized by color and folders.  She also acknowledges that a pro of having a PLE is that you can have scientist can be emailed to have them edit your work.  Another idea is that you can even chat with certain scholars via Skype.  Although my PLE (PLN) is in it's beginning stages, I hope to have a full PLN as good as her's by time I finish this class.  Not only would I use it for this class, but also as a daily tool while teaching.