Podcasts-
I listened to all the podcasts the you wanted us to listen too. I enjoyed listening to “This week in photography” and “ Kidcast.” I liked how that started their podcasts with introductions on what was going to happen in the session. Although, I did find it to be funny in “This week in photography” about how some camera with think that asian people are blinking and how some dark skin tones are not picked up. “Connect Learning” episode 92 was also good. They were very informative on the Educon program. The one that sounded the most like a radio talk show was “Macbreak Weekly.” It seemed to me that they were just sitting around drinking coffee and discussing different matters.
31 January 2010
24 January 2010
1-24-2010
Michael Wesch: A Vision of Students Today:
I found this video to be very interesting. I really enjoy reading the statistics that the students are holding up. Although they may not all be write, they are still cool. It amazing to see how much is expected of the average student. Majority of the time those expectations are not followed through. For example, this EDM310 class is expecting its students to work 9 hours of homework in a week. This goal is not meet.
For one thing lots of students work jobs, often times more than 1, they are in the military of some sort and there for are traveling quite a bit, or they live far away and have a long commute to school.
"It's Not About the Technology" by Kelly Hines:
I do have to agree with her. I use to be a teacher aide in an elementary school about a year ago. There was a lot more technology being used today and some of the children were not fully understanding it. The teacher would try a variety of ways to help the child, but they would not always work.
However, there were smartboards installed into the classrooms and the students thoroughly enjoyed learning with them. They are interactive and the child has to use their brain to figure the subjects out more.
Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?
I posted my comment on his blog. I did agree with him that teachers and people all around the world should try harder to grow as technology expands. If people decide that it is too complex to learn how to technologically literate then they will lag behind.
For the people who are lagging behind because of there technology choices, they can lose there jobs, or not be able to find a job. More and more places are stepping it up to grow with technology.
Gary Hayes Social Media Count:
WOW! This is way cool. I like that it shows us how much of our time and money is gone to waste. At the moment, 672 members created a Facebook account. People should really learn how to manage their time a lot better.
If we are spending over 75 thousand hours on Facebook then clearly some of us need a better hobbie. We could all try to enjoy reading more and art.... something besides spending thousands upon thousands hours on Facebook. Come on people.
I found this video to be very interesting. I really enjoy reading the statistics that the students are holding up. Although they may not all be write, they are still cool. It amazing to see how much is expected of the average student. Majority of the time those expectations are not followed through. For example, this EDM310 class is expecting its students to work 9 hours of homework in a week. This goal is not meet.
For one thing lots of students work jobs, often times more than 1, they are in the military of some sort and there for are traveling quite a bit, or they live far away and have a long commute to school.
"It's Not About the Technology" by Kelly Hines:
I do have to agree with her. I use to be a teacher aide in an elementary school about a year ago. There was a lot more technology being used today and some of the children were not fully understanding it. The teacher would try a variety of ways to help the child, but they would not always work.
However, there were smartboards installed into the classrooms and the students thoroughly enjoyed learning with them. They are interactive and the child has to use their brain to figure the subjects out more.
Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?
I posted my comment on his blog. I did agree with him that teachers and people all around the world should try harder to grow as technology expands. If people decide that it is too complex to learn how to technologically literate then they will lag behind.
For the people who are lagging behind because of there technology choices, they can lose there jobs, or not be able to find a job. More and more places are stepping it up to grow with technology.
Gary Hayes Social Media Count:
WOW! This is way cool. I like that it shows us how much of our time and money is gone to waste. At the moment, 672 members created a Facebook account. People should really learn how to manage their time a lot better.
If we are spending over 75 thousand hours on Facebook then clearly some of us need a better hobbie. We could all try to enjoy reading more and art.... something besides spending thousands upon thousands hours on Facebook. Come on people.
17 January 2010
1-17-2010
Did you know response-
I was amazed at some of the facts that popped up on the screen. Many of them I did not know. For instance, India has more honors children than how many kids are in the United States total. How is that possible? Are the we not pushing our students to try harder? What else is there that we can do?
Not only did the India fact blow me out of the water, but so did the text message fact too. Here it is... “More text messages are sent and received everyday, exceeds the total population of the planet.” All I have to say to that is “WOW!” That is amazing in itself. I know I send quiet a few text messages everyday but to for everyone in the world to text is over the whole population. We are defiantly advancing faster than I think we should. Our technology doubles every two years. Soon enough there will be no time to fiddle with the technology that came out a year ago before something else fascinating come out.
Mr. Winkle wakes response-
I thought this video was a bit slow and I lost interest a few times. However, during the film I did realize the while the outside world is changing and growing schools will always be around to teach our children. Technology will not be a constant use in the classroom. There are going to be times when there is just going to be pen and paper.
I am curious as to why Mr. Needleman chose to create a story using Rip Van Winkle. Would it be because the majority of children know the story and can in some way relate back to it, whether it be because of the unused technology or the school environment?
The importance of creativity-
I absolutely enjoyed this video. I enjoyed it so much that I posted it on my Facebook page so that all my friends could watch it. Sir Ken Robinson is so funny, yet can still make you think. He is able to take serious situations and turn them into something that is entertaining. I did have to agree with quiet a few things he said.
“Education take us to a place that we can not grasp yet,” which is very true. No matter what there will always be a struggle with mathematics, science, literature or any subject. I agree that creativity and education should be treated the same. If we choose one to be higher than the other them we are slowly getting rid the lesser one. Creativity is part of the education process.
Harness your students' digital smarts-
This video did not reach out and grab my attention or anything but it was a little useful. The teacher does not always need to know what he/she is teaching. There will be times when the students can shed some light on the topic and at the same time the teacher can also learn something new. Teachers can also try to use every type of technology that at there grasp. I realize that it will not always be new and up to date but at least there is some technology to help the students get involved.
I'm not a real big fan of the blogging, but in this video I have begun to realize how useful it is to get involved and try to get others to blog too. Blogging helps connect people from all around the world. It's a great way to meet new people, expand your knowledge, and travel the world.
I was amazed at some of the facts that popped up on the screen. Many of them I did not know. For instance, India has more honors children than how many kids are in the United States total. How is that possible? Are the we not pushing our students to try harder? What else is there that we can do?
Not only did the India fact blow me out of the water, but so did the text message fact too. Here it is... “More text messages are sent and received everyday, exceeds the total population of the planet.” All I have to say to that is “WOW!” That is amazing in itself. I know I send quiet a few text messages everyday but to for everyone in the world to text is over the whole population. We are defiantly advancing faster than I think we should. Our technology doubles every two years. Soon enough there will be no time to fiddle with the technology that came out a year ago before something else fascinating come out.
Mr. Winkle wakes response-
I thought this video was a bit slow and I lost interest a few times. However, during the film I did realize the while the outside world is changing and growing schools will always be around to teach our children. Technology will not be a constant use in the classroom. There are going to be times when there is just going to be pen and paper.
I am curious as to why Mr. Needleman chose to create a story using Rip Van Winkle. Would it be because the majority of children know the story and can in some way relate back to it, whether it be because of the unused technology or the school environment?
The importance of creativity-
I absolutely enjoyed this video. I enjoyed it so much that I posted it on my Facebook page so that all my friends could watch it. Sir Ken Robinson is so funny, yet can still make you think. He is able to take serious situations and turn them into something that is entertaining. I did have to agree with quiet a few things he said.
“Education take us to a place that we can not grasp yet,” which is very true. No matter what there will always be a struggle with mathematics, science, literature or any subject. I agree that creativity and education should be treated the same. If we choose one to be higher than the other them we are slowly getting rid the lesser one. Creativity is part of the education process.
Harness your students' digital smarts-
This video did not reach out and grab my attention or anything but it was a little useful. The teacher does not always need to know what he/she is teaching. There will be times when the students can shed some light on the topic and at the same time the teacher can also learn something new. Teachers can also try to use every type of technology that at there grasp. I realize that it will not always be new and up to date but at least there is some technology to help the students get involved.
I'm not a real big fan of the blogging, but in this video I have begun to realize how useful it is to get involved and try to get others to blog too. Blogging helps connect people from all around the world. It's a great way to meet new people, expand your knowledge, and travel the world.
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