Reflection for Module 4 Mind Map

I responded to Angela Finley and Charity Moran.
http://finleylearningtheory.blogspot.com
http://msmomo-educationaltechnology.blogspot.om

My connections facilitate learning in several ways. The personal networks, including social networks, are valuable to learn about current events in the world, weather, and social events. Work and school networks are used to get assignments, discuss assignments and topics, find out needed information, and share a finished assignment. I see where all people have some kind of connections.
When I was in high school, technology consisted of typewriters, adding machines, and filmstrips. People either had to go to a specific place and look up needed information, or they received the information in a classroom. I learned in this way, but I have had to change along with the new technology. Instead of finding the information in a book, I am able to use a laptop from almost any place I choose and find several sources of information. I can even work with another person from hundreds of miles away.
The digital tools that best facilitate learning for me are computers. I am able to use a laptop or smartphone and find any information I need. I can store the information and share the information with group members, instructors, and other students. I can use a computer and work on projects. The way I learn new knowledge when I have a question, depends on what the knowledge consists of. If it is something I need for my education, I will search on the internet for scholarly articles and works. If I want to know something fo personal reasons, I will also search the internet, but I will use Google and Wikipedia. Reading information is the best way for me to learn new knowledge. Everyone has connections and everyone learns in some way or another every day.

Module 4 Mind Map

Module 3 Blog

I posted responses to Sherry Breeden and Tiffany Wilkinson.
http://sbreeden71.blogspot.com
http://digitalworldlearning.blogspot.com


I believe that the majority of people do have a basic instinct to interact and work as a group. There are a few people, that for some reason, do not have this basic instinct. The majority of people enjoy being social and do not like working alone. People tend to work harder, if other people are dependent on them. People also like competition and by working together, there is a feeling of competition or showing others how well they can complete a task.
When people interact with other people and work together, they fill the need for socialization. They get to use their strengths and the other people make up for the weaknesses. There is not one person who is good at everything and working together helps to compensate for any weaknesses.
Constructivist principles stress collaboration and using technology would work well. Since the world has become so technologically advanced, real world experiences would be easy to come up with. Also, using technology can help make tasks more complex (Driscoll, 2005). When people learn to use technology, there is really no limit to what can be accomplished.

Driscoll, M. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.