Educational Technologies Blog















Tuesday, February 25, 2014

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL BLOG WK 8


Digital literacy is very important for students and learners become more successful because of the learning and enhancing their skills. As a learner it is a way to become competitive especially in the economic turns. Increasing literacy will provide more competition against others. Digital literacy will likely to improve our well-being because through satisfying our skills and knowledge need. The importance of literacy skills improve people to be more competent of the things surrounds them. Literacy enables us to connect meaningfully.


The website is essential to acquire literacy and increase knowledge through community interaction or collaboration. The site relates professionally which encourages to increase efforts to going to library and to expand their knowledge (Thorne-Wallington, 2013).

     Digital commerce is a business that helps out in to selling products. The e-commerce is helpful because it is about collecting payments, handling customer refunds, and billing. This site assists clients to generate ways to be more tactical and strategic because of better skills and knowledge. The technopedia explains digital commerce (D-Commerce) important to assist and rely important financial information. The e-commerce relates professionally to better understand the implications of protecting our finances.


 

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Educational Technologies Blog wk 7


Computer communication is essential to promote positive outcomes. The code of ethics on communication is about improving quality on research, work-setting activities, and other computer services. Communication through e-mail or text is an example of electronic communication. The ethical responsibilities of the user is to stay as professional  and not use to transmit illegal activity. Ethical guidelines for communication include to protect us personally and professional and communicate necessary ways to our lifestyle (Bilal, & Sinan, 2013).


     The code of ethics on communication policies affects myself personally as part of my work-settings are completed through e-mail and text messaging. Therefore, the ethical means to communicate as one way to professionally improve our standards.

     The effects of technology on ethics in the work place affects behavior and misconduct in relation to new technologies. At times, managers interpret the use of technology in other means. The ethical responsibility of managers is to ensure that the use of the technology is for professional or work use. At times, we use our internets to other ways unnecessary or not related to our job description. Technology are used for business pueporses to remain competitive but workers often are always busy using their internet and less time to ethical assist their companies improve.


     The importance of becoming more responsible to professional use our computers in relation to our work-settings. Incorporating this though to better serve our employers and not personally assist ourselves.

 

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

wk 6 Educational blog


The horizon site is about emerging technology and essential to learners because within the paradigm or technological shift, it is most helpful to assist distant learners. Distant learning is about linking from much community and the school. The URL is http://horizon.unc/projects/issues/papers/Distance_Learning.html. As a learner wanting to learn different strategies from many cultures and perspectives, this is helpful because it provides quality and offer opportunities to learners. Opportunities allow learners to incorporate to their professional practice as such is vital to improve learning abilities and sources to be more successful.

The implementation of strategies from educators wanting to assist learners from many perspectives such as video, audio, and printed learning as keys to improve learning. The learning technologies improve learners through assessing the learning style of students, and use this technique toward their success in school. Much time, learners are not motivated to study because of the learning style preference the school offers. The URL is: http://fcit.usf.edu/distance/.chap5.htm. The importance to incorporate this learning strategies toward professional practice as a way to improve education and learning. Learning and using technology improves efficiency and positive outcome to learners (Sheppard, & Straburger, 2011). 

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Educational Technology Blog wk 5


Learning science is always a part of me. Working in the healthcare setting, it is important to use research skills to update my knowledge. I believe that other than refresher, I could learn things in other ways that I can enjoy and motivates myself to learning. The URL is http://www.tonybates.ca/2012/05/04/examples-of-virtual-worlds-simulations-and-mobile-apps-from-ontario/

This virtual science increase my knowledge as such aligns with my profession. Incorporating this link to increase knowledge and also share my knowledge in the work settings. The development of learning comes from our motivation to learn and explore (Squire, 2011).

Technology is always part of our advancing environment. A child who enjoys advance computers today uses many educational virtual educational games. Children likely enjoy lot of educational games because it enhances their knowledge and capability to reason and make right choices. At times, teachers provide things for children to work on which part of homework. The URL is http://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality-education/educational-games.html. Educational and advance technology games are helpful to children to learn and understand about the many value of lifestyle.