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.
About Me
- Penelope
- I am a college student trying to get by. With only a few short years left, I hope to teaching elementary school.
Your comments to "It's Not About the Technology" was interesting. At first I thought, "How are children not familiar with the technology? It's all around them." But when I think about the fact that not all families can afford computers or internet, or may not have someone in the household familiar with them. Maybe that is a case for having computers for each student available through the schools so that the technology is a part of their life, even if not provided at home.
ReplyDelete"...this EDM310 class is expecting its students to work 9 hours of homework in a week. This goal is not meet." Hmmm. Do you mean it does not take 9 hours to do the assigned work or it might take 9 hours but some students aren't spending that much time on it?
ReplyDeleteA comment to Jackie (see previous comment). Check out the facts in the recent Kaiser Report.One example: "Among all 8-18 year olds, 84% have home internet access.