Trends in Educational Technology: Personalized Learning

Mapping Digital Spaces

Mapping Digital Spaces Have you ever wondered where you spend most of your time digitally and how that relates to your daily life? We choose who, what, when, where, why and how we want to interact daily, especially in any digital media space. David White created a map (Visitor-Resident) that will help you plot the apps/digital media you use to analyze how you are using it. What Is Digital Mapping Visitors and Residents are the names David created for two of the four quadrants that describe our interactions and digital engagement based on motivation and interest. The graph is broken up into four quadrants; visitor, resident, personal, and professional. Visitor- you utilize the Internet, apps, or any digital media as a collection of tools. You use it for what you need to do and are done. If it is considered "visitor" it leaves no social trace and you have defined goals. Resident- you utilized the Internet, apps, or any digital media as a network of "pl...

Evaluating Technology

SAMR MODEL Image Source: (CPS Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Digital Learning (CIDL) Dr. Ruben Puentedura created the SAMR model as a way for teachers to evaluate how they are incorporating technology into their instructional practice. I chose to use SAMR model because CPS is incorporating it for teachers to evaluate their technology integration too. The SAMR model is broken up into four components and can be viewed as moving up a ladder . The image above explains each step of the ladder. Substitution is the first step. It is when technology acts as a direct substitute, with no functional change. Augmentation is the second step. It is when technology acts as a direct substitute, with functional improvement. Modification is the third step. It is when technology allows for significant task redesign. Redefinition is the fourth and final step. It is when technology allows for th...

Digital Tattoo

Digital Tattoo Image Source: Parent Info A tattoo is defined as a mark (a person or a part of the body) with an indelible design. Indelible means a mark that that cannot be removed. Have you ever thought about your "digital tattoo?" The marks you have made on the Internet that cannot be removed. Interestingly enough, my thoughts on tattoos follow my same thoughts on my Digital Tattoo. I always said if I was going to get a tattoo, it was going to have to be something very meaningful to me. Especially because it was a mark on my body I cannot remove. I thought about it multiple times but I could not think of something I wanted on my body forever, therefore I have no tattoos. Plain Jane, I know! My same mindset follows my Digital Tattoo. Since I was a young girl I knew I wanted to become a teacher. It was my passion. Social media was on the rise my freshmen year of college. Our professors quickly warned us to be careful what we post on social medi...

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