https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna The purpose of this interview is to gain an understanding of digital learners viewpoints of technology. en-us 2019-09-26 01:18:10 UTC 2025-11-22 16:51:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f4bb.png jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389808290 I decided to complete my interview with two students from very different walks of life. Aviana, is in the fourth grade at Pleasant Grove Elementary located in Morrisville North Carolina. Jaylen, is in the fifth grade at Live Oak Elementary, which is located in Covington, Georgia. I chose these students for a couple of reasons; one being that they're in different grades, they're different sexes and they have two very different home lives. My goal was to see if there were any similarities or differences. ]]> 2019-09-26 01:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389808290 jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389812079 "My teacher, she teaches us new stuff everyday. My favorite tool that she uses is
powerpoints because it has all the information she tells us. The best part is the pictures of the things she teaches us about. Because pictures of the things she teaches about."
- Jaylen

" I would listen actually and look at who's talking. So my teacher gives us like these papers, for example - let's say we have to do this sheet with multiplication. I would write all the answers down and check them over with the paper."
 Would you honestly do the questions on your own or would you copy it? I would honestly do it. 
- Avianna

]]> 2019-09-26 01:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389812079 jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389814252 " If we could have ipads in the classrooms, it would be better.
How would it be better? So people can have choose what they what they want to to play different games on the ipad. It's also easier to play on the ipad than desktops because its touch screen."
- Jaylen

"I would use ipads more than we already do"
Why? "Because it has a lot of games to help us practice what Ms. Bell taught us. It's so much easier to use the ipads. We can hold them"
- Aviana]]> 2019-09-26 01:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389814252 jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389816656 "Phone, to entertain myself on the way home from school."
What do you do on the phone to entertain yourself? "Watch youtube."
What do you watch on youtube? "I watch people playing different games so I can learn how to play the games myself."
- Jaylen

"Mostly I use my mom's other phone to play with my friends on Roblox when I'm bored or don't have anything to do."
What is Roblox? "It's like this game where it's like blocks. I like to play mostly Royal High school and Don't press the button."
- Aviana]]> 2019-09-26 02:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389816656 jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389818617 "We use desktops, no ipads, no tablets. We do use chromebooks when we have to take tests though."
- Jaylen

"Computers and tv"
Do you have sit down computers where you have a separate keyboard and a separate mouse or do you have laptops? "Laptops"
Do you have a whole class set? "Yes, some people use chromebooks and some use laptops. "
Who determines what you get to use? "It's random. Carlos is in charge of it now, so if someone says they want a chromebook, he just gives it to them but if someone wants an ipad, he gives that to them. It all depends on whose job it is"
If you could choose which one you'd like to use for the day, which would you use? "Chromebook"
Why? "Because it's touch screen."
- Aviana

]]> 2019-09-26 02:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389818617 jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389821562 "Working in groups more. I like to work in groups."
Why? "Because you get to learn more about other people in the class."
- Jaylen

"Doing more experiments."
What kind of experiments? Maybe like a science experiment with volcanoes.
- Aviana


]]> 2019-09-26 02:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389821562 jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389823495 "We use prodigy at school. It has math games and freetime at school, we can go to the computer lab and play multimax."
What does multimax do? It has reading and math games.
Do you get any incentives or things like that from your school for reaching a certain goal? "Yes! We get PBIS points."
- Jaylen

"We use prodigy for school. I like it because it's  fun to earn the points and you get to practice at the same time."
- Avianna]]> 2019-09-26 02:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389823495 jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389825446 "We would have to like use boards and markers to work out math problems. I would feel mad because I like using technology."
- Jaylen

No, because to me, I think using devices helps me more. I think it's interesting and fun. I don't think I could learn without it.
- Aviana

]]> 2019-09-26 02:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389825446 jrvoss1 https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389830728 I will take away the fact that our students want to collaborate with each other. Aviana specifically said that she wanted to do more experiments within the classroom. Jaylen said that he'd simply like to do more collaborating with his peers. To me, this says that our students like working together. In the classroom, I believe that whoever is doing the most talking is doing the most learning. 

What bubbled to the top was when Jaylen said that his favorite form of technology that his teacher uses is Powerpoint. He liked the fact that she used this tool to supplement her lessons and how it incorporated pictures to support the lesson. I have traditionally always used PowerPoint myself because it's convenient and easy. However, since being enrolled in graduate school, I have learned that there are so many options to use in the classroom that I think that PowerPoint should not be the primary source and that teachers should try different forms of technology to keep their students engaged and active in the lesson.

From this interview, I will share with my PLT that our students need to collaborate - effectively. We need to be intentional about the questions and activities that we are giving them. Being a kindergarten teacher, we are the foundation to the rest of their education. It is my goal to ensure that they are prepared for the years to come. So we need to make sure that are students are turning and talking and sharing their thoughts and we need to help them think through their thoughts and support them by guiding them when their answers may be wrong or when we know that they can give more. As a school, we are working to bring our EOG scores up. I will tell our 3rd-5th grade teachers that it is imperative that they take a course such as this one to add tools to their toolbox to better serve their students.]]> 2019-09-26 03:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jrvoss1/e3mllm1fuzna/wish/389830728