Saturday, September 4, 2010

Did you know
This video was amazing. I could actually see all of these facts actually happening. They seem unrealistic at first but they are so real. And apparently American kids are not as smart as Indian kids, which is really sad for us as future educators to think about. We need to make a bigger impact on these children lives so we can change these statistics.
Seeing how all the technology has changed over the past twenty years is insane. Who knew the first text was in 1992. I thought the first text was maybe in 2002. It is kind of crazy to think how different life might be ten years from now, and how technology shapes our lives.

Mr. Winkle Wakes
This move was very funny. If I woke up and everything was different I would have freaked out. Mr. Winkle was very brave to go and explore the city he was in. Even if someone was in a coma for a year or so and woke up they would probably feel as though Mr. Winkle did. In this day in age we come create new technologies every day and build new buildings daily. You cannot miss a single thing now or you will be lost in society, things change daily around here.
The video was right about schools not changing in the way we sit in class and listen to the teacher. But even though we still do school the same way we have added a bit of technology to it. We now bring computers to school with us and submit homework online sometimes. We also have smart boards along with countless other new technologies.

The importance of creativity
If your are scared you are going to do the wrong thing then you will mess up. If we just go with what we are feeling we will probably come up with something creative. I have never thought about schools killing creativity as Sir Kin Robinson said, but he is absolutely right.
If one kid is acting out or not being quiet he or she is sent to the office. Then these children think they shouldn’t do anything else, for fear of being sent to the office. This will prohibit them from coming out and showing their creativity. We need to encourage our kids in the class room to be themselves. This will create even more creative people in the world. I loved this video he was very funny and was completely honest with his thoughts and ideas.

Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts
This video was very informational. I wish I would have had a teacher like Mrs. Davis when I was in high school. She helped her kids prepare for college technology class and helped enhance their personal networks of learning.
I believe we should have classes like this in all high schools across the United States. The graduation rates would be up in all schools if the kids had more help and knowledge of how to look certain items up and looking at others blogs that have already done the stuff they are doing. We as future educators need to work this type of system into our class rooms to not only teach our children but to stay connected with them even when they don’t make it to school.

2 comments:

  1. Don't get caught in the statistics trap laid down in Did You Know? I'll explain in a post on the Class Blog later in the week.

    mr. Winkle did freak out. So much so that he went to a hospital!

    If schools are killing creativity, what should we (you and I) do about it?

    Well, I hope EDM310 will enough like Ms. Davis' class that you won't regret your experiences in high school too much.

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  2. I agree with your post on each of the videos! Did you know was very informational video, and your right about us educators needing to change these statistics! I also really enjoyed watching Mr. Winkle Wakes, he was a very brave person to go out and explore all the changes that had encountered! You’re right about school systems bringing in technology. I recently went into a new public school here in Mobile, and EVERY classroom had a smart board in it along with three lab tops for students to learn off of! I was extremely shocked when I seen all the technology in one third grade classroom! I agree with Dr. Strange on the comment for the importance of creativity…what can us educators do to prevent this? Maybe we can focus on other ways of learning, teaching, and getting to know students; rather than just following the same ole procedures we see in every other school system. I do agree with technology needing to be in the classrooms. Ms. Davis went above and beyond to help her student understand and learn about technology, and I believe that every student should have some knowledge of technology while in school.

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