Blog Assignment 2

Did you know

Did You Know? 3.0 - A John Strange 2012 Version

This YouTube video by Dr. Strange was beyond interesting. The original video had more facts involved, but they were both amazing videos. Sitting down and actually thinking about how technology is changing our everyday lives has never dawned on me until now. The United States strongly depends on technology every day to do simple tasks. Sad to say if technology was taken away from us we would be in a world of trouble. Our younger students are now being taught to depend on technology at an early age. After leaving the elementary school level our students will know things about technology that older students would have never learned.

There was a fact in the video stating that India has more honors kids than America has kids. This fact alone is outstanding. The second fact I found amazing was that the top ten demanding jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004. This shows how much our world is changing every day. As educators we must be teach our student the most recent technology or they will fall behind quickly. Our future will be based on technology highly and we must prepare our students for this early.

Mr. Winkle Wakes

Mr. Winkle Wakes The Mr. Winkle Wakes video gives you a surprisingly outlook of how the world has changed but is still the same in one important place. Mr. Winkle traveled from a typical work setting, a typical hospital, and a very typical school setting. All these places seem up to date with technology until you finish the video. Our environment has changed dramatically, but our classrooms are remaining the same. Technology needs to be enforced in all of the newer classes.

Teachers are still following the traditional school settings in our modern day. We as teachers need to embrace technology and use it not only for ourselves but for students also. I have noticed in classrooms how much technology has changed for some students. A select few of teachers are using smart boards to teach every day.

The Importance of Creativity

The Importance of Creativity. This video is focusing on the fact the schools are causing creativity in students to disappear. Subjects in school are taught by what the schools feel are most important. Dance and art aren’t taught to be as important as math and science. Children should be given the opportunity at all age levels to express themselves and be creative. In schools we are teaching students that there is one set way that something must be done and we must follow that. Students should follow what they believe is right. There should definitely be structure when teaching, but teachers don’t have to be extremely strict on one way of learning.

The story that was told about the dancer was enlightening. ADHD is commonly diagnosed in our younger students based on behavior problems.. As teachers, we need to give our students a chance to express themselves and not be quick to say they have a behavior issue. Students have different interest at different ages and we must embrace this instead of discouraging it. This video shows the contributions a teacher can add to a student's future.. It is important that we allow students to be creative in doing their school work. Teachers may have an opinion on what is important to them, but we must take our students opinions and intrest into matter.

A Vision for 21^st Century Learning

A Vision for 21st Century Learning According to this video the new way of learning will consist of using more technology and fewer lectures. Our traditional classrooms now consist of some technology, but mostly the use of lectures. Students will learn in a way that will benefit them in their future workplace. Learning will actually be more involved and fun for students. The video say it will teach them in way that they will not realize they are learning.

I believe this will be a very beneficial way of learning for students. Younger students participate more if school is enjoyable for them. Lectures are a good way of learning but I do not feel like they are necessary. Hands activities have always been an easier way of learning for me. The major idea is that with using technology only, is that all learning styles are being acknowledge in some way.

Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts

Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts

This video shows students using different aspects of technology in the classroom. The teacher is using a different approach than the paper and pencil approach. She also allows her students to teach each other instead of her being the only one to teach. I believe this is important for students to learn.  The more involvement I think the more a student will grasp.

One aspect that I liked that this teacher used was learning from her students. She allowed them to teach her new things. The technology that they were using in the classroom was new to me. I have never seen this type of technology used with students. The more that she is teaching her students, the more they will know for their future jobs.