Tech+Integration

Digital Media Empower Youth ( 6th-12th grade program created in 2003)
===After watching this clip on Digital Youth Network, I definitely loved the idea of students being able to express themselves through the use of new media technology. If a student was to feel daring, or filled with anger, or even boredom, by becoming a member of the Digital Youth Network they will be given the opportunity to freely express themselves. I find it quite rare for students to share their feelings and act upon their belief in a learning environment with other peers. After listening to the benefits and high advantages of the use of new media technology within these student lives, I am completely relieved that these students will gain the capability and strategies of how to think, socialize, learn and connect in the highly, advanced world. ===

===Due to the fact that the world is shifting and becoming dependent on technology it is absolutely crucial for students to be prepared and aware of the new digital world. In my opinion, it is important to combine technology with our classrooms today. If and when I become a teacher about to discuss on the topics of black slavery, I will allow students to create letters using digital technology. These letters will be created through digital technology. I will inform them that they are African slaves in a railroad trying to reach out to his or her family. By using their imagination, they will develop the appearance, format, and speech in their letter. This activity will stir their developing minds to be creative and to be curious about the state and whereabouts in black slave trades. Technology integration will not only prepare the students for the future, but create them to network and develop individually. ===