Blog Post 2

Did You Know? 3.0
sean

The video Did You Know did a good job of showing how fast technology was progressing in today's world. In just five minutes the video illustrated the quick pace of technology and the need to keep up. One fact that amazed me was that a weeks worth of New York Times newspapers contains more information than a person was likely to come across in the 18th century. The film left me feeling both up and down about our future.

I think the progress were making on the international level is amazing. Its almost overwhelming thinking about how fast things are changing and have changed from just a few decades ago. I feel blessed to be living in a time that allows me seemingly endless access to information. However at the same time I feel bad for those living in third world countries that have only a fraction of the technology that industrialized countries possess.

Mr. Winkle Wakes

In the video Mr. Winkle wakes up after sleeping for a hundred years to find that everything is different. Technology, a word Mr. Winkle probably isn't very familiar with had gone from science fiction to science fact. As Mr. Winkle gets out and about he's amazed and confused as he encounters computers, printers, skype, and hospital machines. Overwhelmed Mr. Winkle finally finds a place that didn't change while he was asleep the classroom.

Mathew Needleman tells us that for Mr. Winkle the classroom hadn't changed in a hundred years. I disagree, I think that the classroom has changed technologically over the past one hundred years. Overhead projectors, power point presentations, and science labs all show that there has been some change. I do agree with Mathew in regards to having a more technologically advanced classroom setting, but I don't think that you can say that the classroom hasn't changed over the past hundred years.

Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity

In the video Robinson explains the importance of creativity. Robinson says that creativity is as important as literacy and that we need to rethink the way we look at intelligence. He says that we all have talents and that we can all be exceptional, but argues that to often those talents are squandered away because our talent may be in something that school system doesn't deem vaulable.

I agree with Ken and I think that parents should take the time to identify and support their child's talents. I think that its just as important for educators to do the same with their students. Everyone has their own strentgths and weaknesses and I agree with Ken when he says that its time that we rethink the principals on which we educate our children.

Cecelia Gault

In Cecelia's interview of Ken Robinson, she ask Robinson various questions including the myths of creativity and his view on intelligence. Robinson contends that everyone one is creative and that creativity can apply to almost anything. This means that a person can be creative on many different levels. I agree with Robinson when he says that technology needs to be better incorporated into kids education, since it is now such a big part of our everyday society.

Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students Digital Smarts

Harness Your Students Digital Smarts is a short video of Vicki Davis a teacher in South Georgia inspiring students to learn through technology. Vicki understands that not all kids learn the same way and that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. By understanding this Vicki is able to customize her curriculum according to the group of students she has. She uses technology to teach her students how to learn in innovative ways to keep in touch with whats going on around the world. She gives her students an opportunity to be a part of it by blogging, using digital story telling and other digital tools.

I agree with Vicki's teaching method. I strongly feel that it is important for young adults to know what is happening around the world. In today's world everything revolves around technology and the internet. With the internet and technology the limitation of distance is removed. People are able to communicate with people around the world in the comfort of their own homes. By blogging and using other digital tools we are able to stay connected with one another and we are able to constantly learn and teach one another new things.