First Blog Assignment 1/17/10

Did you know 3.0
This video was interesting. Are the facts right? I can believe most of the facts to be true, others not so sure. The video really made me think about how much technology is being used every second of a day. I wonder if the use of technology could continue to be used so much without any harm being done. Since technology's are still being perfected, maybe there wouldn't be anything to worry about in the future such as Robots taking over the world. If those are the facts for 2008, I wonder what 2009 "Did you Know" facts are going to be. People are definitely using the internet more and more everyday to find out information because it is quicker than looking in a book, which is where they were looking before the internet became so popular. People these days are looking for something fast like take out. The internet is like a take out meal. It doesn't take long to find information on the internet, like it doesn't take long to get a take out meal. More and more information can be find on the internet. One day everything will be on the internet and there wont hardly be any places to go out too. It scary when you think about what the internet in the future will be like.

Mr. Winkle Wakes
This video was interesting. Mr. Winkle awakes 100 years to find that technology has changed in many places. Beginning to feel out of place he sees a school and finds that nothing has changed over the time he was sleeping. Finding a school that hasn't really changed over a century is not a good sign for a school system. It's a bit scary to see teachers are still sitting at the front of the class lecturing their students on the same information year after year. That doesn't make a classroom fun, the way the video portrayed a classroom it looked a bit boring.
Before a school year starts a teacher should have something different in her classroom or lesson plan than the year before to bring about change. If a teacher doesn't have a computer in her room in the year 2010, she should have one in the year 2011 and also know how to operate it with some to no help. For the year 2012, the teacher should have computers for the students in the classroom if possible. If a teacher doesn't already know about different programs to make a classroom more fun for the students then the teacher should find out. A computer could go along way for many students especially those who are visual learners.

Ken Robinson: The importance of Creativity
I really enjoyed Ken Robinson speech. I agree with him 100% on creativity is being put down. This video was also inspiring for the creative children and for the teachers who are allowing their students to show their creativity. Children should be allowed to express their creativity because every child can be creative at something. When you allow a child to express their creativity it boost their confidence and helps them throughout their lifetime. This video makes me think of the problem some school boards are facing with wanting to get rid of physical education and have children sit in a classroom all day with no break except for lunch. Honestly, I doubt any teacher wants to sit in a classroom lecturing all day with hardly any break. As far as thinking about the children, they wont be getting any exercise if they have to sit in a classroom for up to 7-8 hours without the half hour to hour of physical ed. I really enjoyed this video and hope that the teachers who have creative students in their classroom can help them to express their creativity more.

Vicki Davis: Harness Your students Digital Smarts
Every teacher should watch this video and begin to change the way they teach just to make it more fun for their students. I enjoyed this video. Every student should be allowed to work from computers on whatever subject they are taking at school from history to even math. More students would probably enjoy being in school more if they had the opportunity to be on a computer at school. I really liked the part where Mrs. Davis said that she doesn't know everything and actually learns about things from her students. That statement is very true. Just because you are a teacher and are there to teach others doesn't mean that you know everything and still can learn from your own students. This video is inspiring for those who are having to learn and do their school work from computers and for current or future teachers who want to begin teaching from a computer.