Week # 2- Introduction to the Internet & Issues in Media Technology

Week # 2- Introduction to the Internet & Issues in Media Technology

In This weeks first lesson the class was given their first group activity. These tasks were:

1.           To differentiate between netiquette, internet and world wide web

2.         To know the meaning and difference between Digital native and Digital immigrant and Asynchronous and Synchronous

3.         To differentiate between google search, advanced search and bookmarking.

4.         To discuss the creative commons (types of licenses), open educational resources and fair use

5.         To discuss whats a virus, malware and anti-virus and what are their purposes.

COMPLETING THE GROUPs ACTIVITIES

1.   Everyone was placed into groups of four. The groups first activity was to write five classroom rules that must not include negative words and were to present them to the class when it was their turn. 

  

2. We were then given another task where every group had to research different words and explain their definitions and examples to the class.

After each group was finished making their presentation of their different topics and a short class discussion took place.

CHALLENGES

In today's Lesson my challenges were understanding the tasks given. I received the information and was able to research but was having some difficulties understanding the information viewed online.Those challenges lead me to become a bit frustrated during class and I was unable to focus and understand. I then tried to refocus by asking one my colleagues for assistance which enabled me to better understand and access information on the group's topic ASYNCHRONOUS & SYNCHRONOUS and Digital Native and Digital Immigrant.

During this session I learnt a lot of new tasks and skills that I never knew existed in InformationTechnology. All of the tasks given to the groups were all new to me and I am grateful to have acquired all this new information because going forward from now on,I can use all the information to assist me when it comes to the use of technology and the internet at home and in the classroom. I think this will allow my students to be more participative in class.

LOL!!

So far it has been a Learning experience for me and hoping to achieve a lot more in EDET.