Final Reflective

Final reflective

Technology is serving and solving problems and is also a creative and focused activity aimed at meeting needs and opportunities through the growth, development  of products, systems or the surroundings (Smorti,1999). Firstly it has been an exciting journey of group blog project and was an advantage for me doing technology reflection on the blogger. Reflective practice is looking at yourself and your teaching and being self awareness so you can be alert of why you teach and the way you do (O’Connor & Diggins, 2002). In this course people, place and things I have learnt to come to know how create my own personal blog site and write reflection on technology which can be digital and non-digital device.  Te Whāriki states that: “The curriculum is provided by the people, places, and things, in the child’s environment:  the adults, the other children their physical environment and the resources” (p.11).

My own learning about  creating a blog site and writing reflections on technology  was something new and  unique to try , natural thinking; imaginative which are my own ideas, opinions that I put into  my  blog reflection for the comments for my groups  and also reflected on  what I have noticed about the children in my early childhood setting.  I have learnt about the issue of digital and non digital technology and how the children use in the different areas of early childhood setting.

In fact, in my own experience before when I heard about the word technology I thought it was concerning all about the digital technology that is operated using power. But after the lecturer explanations, the readings in this course people place and things then I came know about technology and the differences about the digital and the non- digital technology. (Fleer and Jane 2011) confirmed that technology is everything we use around us for example, construction, clothing, tools, computers, etc. In fact, we both had the same insights as the teachers in my centre. I found it very challenging in creating the blog. It was my first time so I was supported by my group members. According to MacNaughton, & Williams (2009) suggesting is form of involvement where people believe they have better, more interesting ways to do things such as giving  ideas, advice and recommendations to others.     

From the students’ feedback on my post, I have learnt that I have been very honest on about writing the digital and non-digital technology reflections. I defined the technology term which was clear for a reader and showed the differences about the digital and non-technology devices that are daily provided to the children in my early childhood centre. I really appreciated on the positive and respectful comments given by the group members.  I was not given any critique comments on my blog post from other students which made me feel that I was right on identifying the learning, development and the links made on the three reflections which I had written on my blog post. In my blog post reflection I was given positive feedback on the issues of the digital and non-digital technology. The issues which I got the feedback from other students and which I have learnt was that I was very observant of   what the children had been doing and also have thoughts in mind of extending their interest on these technology reflections. Children develop an understanding of how these technologies helps them and others in the today’s world (Ministry of Education, 1996).

Talay-Ongan states that "Technology-integrated toys such as Lego, Mobilo, Robot kits, are great examples, which provide children with opportunities to plan and solve problems, and it improves their technology skills" (Talay-Ongan, 2005, p.226-227). I have learnt that I wrote my reflection in so simple words that it was understood by the other students and also I had covered the criteria of linking the reflection to the literature while writing and posting the blog on technology.  The other student’s feedback for my blog post was that I explained the technology process very well in three different kinds of digital and non- digital reflections and has now helped them to understand what is technology and knowledge they have gained by reading through the reflections.   Technology helps children to become confident and gives them the opportunities to solve the problems. It also  encourages risk taking, divergent thinking and solutions to the problems (Ministry of Education, 2007).

Overall evaluation:

According to the reflections I have written and the feedback which was given from other students on digital and non-digital technology, I have now realised, understood how significance is the use of technology on children’s learning and development. I believe it is vital to provide children with digital and non-digital devices of technology so that the children develop skills such as, problem-solving, cognitive, language and fine and gross motor skills. In my opinion I believe children should be provided with more opportunities of technology and which are the digital and non-digital device. The reason for providing children to use varieties of technology on children’s learning and development is that the children will learn interaction with other peers, grow experience in solving problems, understand how the digital and non digital technologies can help them and others and it is solving problem which contributes to self confidence and well-being.