Did You Know 3.0
This video was very interesting. No, I did not know any of those facts. All of those statistics and numbers I had no idea! Especially the one about how China is soon to be the country with the most people speaking English. That is amazing! I really did not know how quickly computer technology is progressing.
I think this video is trying to tell us that we need to know what's going on in the world. America needs to step up in the technology world, we are behind. I believe it was in this video that it said the Bermuda was the country whom used the Internet the most, and America was I think #19! I had no idea that we were far behind in progression of technology. This video showed me how I need to start paying attention to what's out there for me in technology and how I need to catch up with the world.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
The Mr. Winkle video was very different. Mr. Winkle has woken up to a whole new world. He had been asleep for 100 years. Of course there has been many changes in 100 years. Mr. Winkle felt very uncomfortable because he found when he awakened that there was many things making noises and things were different. He went to different places when he woke up, he went to a office where he saw web cam, laptops, and etc. then he went to the hospital where machines are life to people, then he went to a school. The school had not changed at all , Mr. Winkle felt comfortable and wanted to stay there.
This video was giving the message that schools are behind in the technology world. By having access to computers in schools, kids have a way to learn differently and in a more entertaining way. Most of the jobs in today's world require computer skills. Having more technology in schools is way for kids to have extra was of learning and they could possibly learn better than by just sitting in a classroom listening to lectures all day.
The Importance of Creativity
This video was long but worth watching. The speaker was entertaining , he made a few jokes. He talked about how today , schools are taking creativity away from students. Subjects such as Math, Science, History, and English are being put on a pedal stool because of a stigmatic view placed on them. On the other hand subjects like dance, and theater are not taught.
Like the speaker said some kids are given the diagnosis that they have ADHD, when it could be that the kids just are meant to be dancers. Schools are teaching kids to be afraid of making mistakes, so their creativity is stifled because they are afraid of being wrong. We learn from making mistakes and being creative. We need more creativity in schools and more technology incorporated in the classroom.
Having Your Student's Digital Smarts
I really liked this video. The teacher was very creative in her classroom. She used the computer to teach her class. Her students learned to teach themselves about the computer and how to teach their classmates. This teacher was one of the first to do this. The students had blogs to talk to other children in the world and interact with them by posting videos and using web cams. They also had an interesting program with some kind of The Sims game where they learned how to do different things.
I really thought it was amazing how this rural school in Georgia has such an advanced classroom. It reminded me of this class EDM 310. This class sounded similar but was for high school students. I also remember how the teacher said that most educators believe that they have to know everything for their class before teaching it, she said that wasn't true, that most of the things in her class she had no idea how to do, but she had to learn by doing. She even said how the day they were videoing the students taught her how to do something she had no idea how to do. I think it is a great idea to have classes like this one across the world. Students will learn so much more and can be better prepared for life after school.
These videos were amazing. We share the same point of view on them. The United States is so far behind technologically. I would have never known that without watching the video. Also creativity in the classroom is so important. The teacher who lets her students teach lessons and use technology is the way I would love to teach in my classroom. Giving students the ability to learn and progress in a way that is fun and rewarding is the best idea. Glad we can share some of the same views on what seems to be a very interesting topic.
ReplyDeleteFirst, change the comment text color from yellow to something else. Black will work fine.
ReplyDeleteSecond, watch for a post on the class blog Thursday looking at the statistics in Did You Know. You have to be alert not to be misled by them.
Sir Ken Robinson's video was long? Why are students (not just you) so hesitant to engage in something for more than 5 minutes? It takes hours to read a book. And 22 minutes is long? Wait until you get to the hour long video!
You write about Ms Davis' class: "It reminded me of this class EDM 310." Thanks! That what we are hoping to achieve.
PLEASE change the color of the font for comments. yellow is totally unreadable!
I totally agree America is behind in many thing and we do need to catch up. It is really amazing what technology does for use in this day and time. To think about the fact that we use electronics so much in day to day life that we have gotten to a point where it is difficult to imagine a life without it. It is really cool that that teacher is able to teach the about technology. It gives students that extra piece of information students will need entering the work force and to led successful live. I really enjoyed what you had to say about it.
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