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  1. Hi, my name is Natalie Sarmento and um this is my reflection of module one,
  2. so for this reflection,
  3. we were asked to answer the following questions and the first one
  4. is um what is digital literacy and why is it important?
  5. So um Digital literacy is vital in our world today
  6. um even to be able to communicate with others,
  7. it's very important in every aspect of our lives um
  8. whereas it is work education or in our social environments
  9. um and what that means is um digital literacy is
  10. just about how we navigate and communicate through digital environments,
  11. which means it's not only being able to do the basic
  12. things such as turning on the computer um but actually being
  13. able to interact with it and use it as a tool
  14. to help us in whatever any one of this environment.
  15. Now, the next question was, what should students be able to do with technology?
  16. Uh So I listed a few things that I believe are
  17. very important that students learn how to do and become um
  18. like very easy for them to do so and they are access information
  19. and after they research through the web so that they can stay informed,
  20. ah they should also be able to access learning tools
  21. and communicate with others and share knowledge.
  22. I think it's very important that we exchange the good things that
  23. we learn um whereas it is the students or as teachers.
  24. So I think these are very important skills I
  25. personally believe that students should learn how to do.
  26. Now.
  27. The next question is how can using technology increase
  28. access to the curriculum for students with special needs?
  29. I was very fond of this question because I have a brother
  30. with special needs um to whom technology has become a very,
  31. very, very useful tool for everyday um just everyday things that he needs to do.
  32. Um I also liked that the professor mentioned giving students a voice
  33. um and allowing them to interact with the world around them in ways
  34. that they wouldn't be able to do otherwise without the help of technology.
  35. And I love the example of media, uh sorry, I didn't mean to click that.
  36. Um Mia has severe autism but is able to communicate through an innovative app
  37. which allows her to create verbal messages through simple commands on the phone,
  38. such as swiping up for yes or down for no.
  39. So I thought that was very, very, very awesome.
  40. Next question is, what are your three fears about using technology in education?
  41. So one of my fears is an
  42. unexpected failure. So I think that um what I mean by that is if I become very
  43. um reliant on technology and something unexpected happens
  44. while I'm trying to teach my class.
  45. I, one of my fears is just wasting their time trying to figure out how to fix it,
  46. which leads to my next fear, which is lack of digital literacy,
  47. which obviously it's something that as educators, we should strive to acquire.
  48. Um
  49. but there might be some new skills that we might have
  50. to have the future as teachers that I might like.
  51. So that's another fear I have and that one is lack of resources for students.
  52. What I mean by that is I do not want
  53. to turn community or teaching entirely to
  54. technology because there might be the case
  55. in which a student is not able to access um computers or internet,
  56. whatever it is.
  57. Um So I don't want anybody to miss out on the opportunity to learn.
  58. And those are my three fears.
  59. The next question is,
  60. what are three ways in which you think using technology and education
  61. will be exciting or change the way teaching and learning can happen.
  62. So the first way I thought of is that
  63. technology offers new ways of thinking and problem solving.
  64. Um as we have talked before nowadays is easier to um
  65. attend the class without physically vendor or filling out a work application
  66. without having to print out the form and turn it in physically,
  67. which leads to my
  68. next stop,
  69. which was technology gets rid of physical barriers like
  70. I just mentioned and like the example of MiA
  71. and the third one is technology empowers the students to expand their
  72. horizons and what I mean is um through technology students are able to
  73. creatively find ways to make um education and
  74. learning better and more interactive for themselves.
  75. Um Students with disabilities are able to access a
  76. lot of accommodations uh through technology which helps them
  77. learn
  78. in better ways, in ways they wouldn't be able to do otherwise.
  79. Um So that is the end of my reflection.
  80. Um I really, really liked
  81. MODULE one and I am excited about
  82. continuing learning.