Well, it's good to see that we all are on the same page. It's funny (funny maybe the wrong word) to see everyone on the same page. We all have a foundation of technology, but not much more. We each know what a blog is or how to IM a friend, yet it does not go much farther than that. What I find most fascinating is that despite not knowing a whole lot we each see its importance in our future. In middle school I hardly remember ever using a computer to fulfill a homework assignment. And the only time in high school was to occasionally do some research, and to IM. However, it is essential for every class and for easy communication.
The grey area then becomes how do we close this gap. We know it's importance in a classroom, yet we still remain immigrants. To be totally honest, I am scarred of taking a class and yes I know that's ironic. I want to be better yet I am unwilling to take a class. I am full of excuses, whether it is money, lack of time, or embarrassment, but when I get right down to it I am just being stubborn. Is anyone else like this? Why are you not closing the gap of misunderstanding, if you know it will be important to our future?
In Carrie's blog she talked about the relation between literacy and technology, and I can definitely see her hesitations; I too wonder. However, I feel that by "forcing" students to do blogs or wikis you are asking them to reach out of their comfortability level and sometimes that is okay. I hated the idea of it, yet now as time goes on the appreciation of using technology such as a blog is shining through.
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