This document outlines Stacey Rodgers' experience with technology from being introduced to computers in junior high to how students now start using technology at a toddler age. It discusses moving from previous perceptions of technology being limited to encyclopedias to current perceptions where technology integration in the classroom is important to prepare students for future careers using new literacies. The document proposes three lesson ideas incorporating technology: having 12th graders use desktop publishing to create a PowerPoint on college choices, having accounting students interview professionals and create a video presentation, and having finance students start their own business and create a website.

1. Stacey L. Rodgers
October 19, 2012
IDT 7064/8064 M51

2. My Beginning
 Introduced to a
That’s ME! computer in Junior High.
 Today kids start using
technology as early as a
toddler age.
 Students in the 21st
Century.

3. Previous Perceptions
•The Encyclopedia
•New literacy have been
under used.
•New to do more to
incorporate the new
literacy.

4. Current Perceptions
•Internet, Information and
Media technologies.
•Gaining new insight is
exciting
•Integrating technology
into the classroom
•Important for students to
use and understand
technology for future
careers.
•Heading in the right
direction

5. What do I want to know?
•How do I effectively
implement the new
technologies into the
classroom?
•So many variations and
genres are available for
students/teachers to
use.
•Expand my knowledge
base about what I can
use in the classroom.

6. Lesson Idea #1
•Information literacy
•12th Grade
•Desktop Publishing
•Research 3 college choices
•Create a PowerPoint
presentation

7. Lesson Idea #2 •10-12th graders
•Accounting Class
•Research 3 accounting
positions.
•Interview three professionals
working in
•Create Video Presentation

8. Lesson Idea #3
10-11th Grade rs
Finance
Group assignment
Start their own business
Create a website.

9. References
 I acknowledge that I read and used all of the information for this assignment located on e-courseware
to help me understand and complete this assignment.
 medialiteracy.com (n.d.). Quotes. Retrieved June 5, 2008 from
http://www.medialiteracy.com/sayings.htm
 "Literacy in the Information Age" an excerpt from Anderson, R.A., Grant, M.M. & Speck B.W. (2008).
Technology to teach literacy: A resources for K-8 teachers (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Merrill Prentice Hall.
 "So What if Schools Don't Prepare Kids for the 21st Century?" by Dr. Scott McLeod on May 21, 2008
 Discover Information Literacy by four Instructional Technology graduate students at the University of
Mary Washington who collaborated to create this video defining and guiding students and teachers
through information literacy including the premier of their innovative DISCOVER approach to
teaching information literacy.