Ed+Tech+Teaching+Portrait


 * PART II Teaching Narrative/ Portrait **


 * Choice # 1: Read the article entitled, Davis, K. (2011). A life in bits and bytes: A portrait of a college student and her life with digital media. //Teachers College Record, 113// (9), 1960-1982. **

Write about your own teaching portrait based on the themes of Davis’ research. Please use Davis’ framework of self-study, to develop your own digital teaching narrative-//tell your story!//

Write about your professional experiences with:


 * Digital Beginnings and Interruptions- **

Davis posits that there are two predominate media usage paradigms observable in the world today. //“In the first—a favorite among the mainstream media and many policy makers—the digital media are gradually causing young people to become antisocial, solipsistic, and illiterate individuals who are easily victimized by “cyberstalkers.” Proponents of the second narrative— many of them media studies scholars—argue that youth’s media use opens up an exciting world in which to explore new ideas and learn about themselves and other people (Davis 2011).// // Write a description of our own professional **digital beginnings and interruptions**. Your description should be at least 1 page long. // AND


 * Digital Connections- ** How would you describe your daily media interactions. Keep track of your interactions for 2 school days. What are the patterns you notice? Are these patterns typical during your professional day? Explain your media interactions in at least a page of text.

What does your portrait reveal about developing teachers using emerging technologies in schools? //Your description should be at least 1 page long.//
 * Your Conclusions- **