In response to Friedman's discussion of transforming from a 2.0 to 3.0 world, ELA teachers should be wary when we try to bring our students from one dimensional learners to three dimensional learners. Friedman explains that when we go from a 2.0 to a 3.0 world, we go from a "platform" of communication between people to a "platform" of communication between countries that would not have had the opportunities to communicate prior.
In the classroom, this idea translates to making the door open for opportunities of communication at all levels. Whether through literature, the internet, research projects, or blogging, the 3.0 world expands our imaginations on what we have to explore.
Students in the 3.0 world will be able to communicate on a wider range than a 2.0 world. They will be more effective communicators so that they can learn alongside people from other settings (ie different countries).
Students can involve themselves in pen pals through blogs or podcasts. They will be able to converse with students from other towns, cities, states, even countries.
My concern is that students are shown how to communicate with their peers around them. It is amazing to communicate with people via satellite (ie computers, podcasts), but students need to be able to have person to person interaction. I feel this component of communication is more important. Once students master the person to person skills, then the 3.0 world can be in the near future. But I do not believe that person to person interaction is below the country to country interaction.
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2 comments:
Hey Staci,
I think moving up toward the 3.0 world is going to open many doors for so many students. As usual, I can't help but agree with you. As much as all of this technology is useful and will really help us explore, I cannot imagine not having face to face communication. I mentioned on my blog that having students create their own blog will even allow them to form book clubs with people all over the world (for ex) but even I can't imagine doing something like that. To me, a hobby such as a book club is something that I would need vocal communication and face to face encounters for. Learning can be successful through so many different ways and I just hope technology does not become the only way.
Staci,
From what I gathered from Friedman's reading is that the conversion between 2.0 and 3.0 is not about avoiding conversation between faces, but about the benefits of communicating through the new technology that is constantly being presented. I agree that people to people skills are very important, but the benefits of being able to talk to people across the country whenever you want and be able to give your input on others' work is the important part!
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