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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Blog Assignment #2
Michael Wesch: A Vision of Students Today
This video was very interesting to me. I agree with most of the information in this video. I’m not entirely sure if all the percentages are correct though. I personally work 8 or more hours a day. I don’t have the time like other students to watch TV. Granted I am not a full time student here at South, but my entire week is spent here in the evenings. I’m not sure I would be able to go full time while working a full time job.
This movie does capture my college experience in some ways. I do wish that class sizes were smaller. I wish that more of my teachers new my name. I wish that some teachers would actually act like they wanted to be there teaching me. I do listen to music a lot, but that’s primarily listening to the radio at work. For me to make this movie more about me, I have to organizing my time. A lot of my time is spent going back and forth between work, class and home. I spend anywhere from 1 to 2 hours traveling every day. When you work full time and go to school in the evening, you have to be prepared to give up certain things. Unless you organize your time efficiently, then you will be wasting what precious time you have.
“It’s Not About the Technology” by Kelly Hines
I believe that Mrs. Hines has some good points. If the teacher is not enthusiastic about learning and teaching his/her students, then how do you expect the student be enthusiastic about learning? I don’t agree completely that it’s not about the technology. I think if you incorporate the technology into the classroom and have teachers who understand the best way to use the technology, and then learning can become fun.
I agree that the teacher must be a learner. If the teacher does not continually stay up to date on the technology available, and the new ways to teach, then the teacher falls behind. I also agree that learning and teaching are not the same. If you constantly say the same thing over and over again, who is learning? I believe that in order to learn, you must practice. Teach it, and then have the students do it. The more you practice, the easier it becomes and it will stay with you longer.
Using technology in the classroom without good teachers is pointless. If the teacher does not understand the technology, then how do you expect the students to learn from the teacher? I understand that teachers learn from there students. But if the teacher is continually learning from them in the areas of technology, something needs to change. When you have teachers who understand the technology and can use it in the classroom to increase learning, think of how the students will grow.
Fisch: Is it okay to be a technologically illiterate teacher?
I agree with Mr. Fisch’s post. I can see both sides that he talked about. I am for the teachers being technologically literate. If we continue to allow our students and future students to be taught by teachers who don’t care if they are literate in technology, the students will be the ones to suffer the most. When Mr. Fisch talks about the parents saying "I was never any good at math either", if we allow our children to use this excuse then we are letting them get away without putting forth the effort. We can tell our children that we were never any good at math and then get them the help they need, and encourage them to do there best.
I also agree that “Head teachers and Principals who have staff who are technologically-illiterate should be held to account”. If you don’t hold Head teachers and Principles accountable, then who do you hold accountable when the students are technologically illiterate? If you hold the teachers accountable for the students, then someone has to be accountable for the teachers who are technologically illiterate.
Gary Hayes Social Media Count:
This site is amazing. I never really knew how many people used the web. To see this change every second and realize that technology is our future is WOW!! What does this mean to future teachers such as me? I think it means that you have to be technologically literate. If you don’t have the basic knowledge, then how can you teach in a world that relies on technology? If you don’t learn the skills and continue to use them and update them, how can you teach students of the future? If you do learn the skills and continue to use them and apply them to teaching, then the students you are teaching will be able to understand this technology and possibly teach you something you didn’t know.
This video was very interesting to me. I agree with most of the information in this video. I’m not entirely sure if all the percentages are correct though. I personally work 8 or more hours a day. I don’t have the time like other students to watch TV. Granted I am not a full time student here at South, but my entire week is spent here in the evenings. I’m not sure I would be able to go full time while working a full time job.
This movie does capture my college experience in some ways. I do wish that class sizes were smaller. I wish that more of my teachers new my name. I wish that some teachers would actually act like they wanted to be there teaching me. I do listen to music a lot, but that’s primarily listening to the radio at work. For me to make this movie more about me, I have to organizing my time. A lot of my time is spent going back and forth between work, class and home. I spend anywhere from 1 to 2 hours traveling every day. When you work full time and go to school in the evening, you have to be prepared to give up certain things. Unless you organize your time efficiently, then you will be wasting what precious time you have.
“It’s Not About the Technology” by Kelly Hines
I believe that Mrs. Hines has some good points. If the teacher is not enthusiastic about learning and teaching his/her students, then how do you expect the student be enthusiastic about learning? I don’t agree completely that it’s not about the technology. I think if you incorporate the technology into the classroom and have teachers who understand the best way to use the technology, and then learning can become fun.
I agree that the teacher must be a learner. If the teacher does not continually stay up to date on the technology available, and the new ways to teach, then the teacher falls behind. I also agree that learning and teaching are not the same. If you constantly say the same thing over and over again, who is learning? I believe that in order to learn, you must practice. Teach it, and then have the students do it. The more you practice, the easier it becomes and it will stay with you longer.
Using technology in the classroom without good teachers is pointless. If the teacher does not understand the technology, then how do you expect the students to learn from the teacher? I understand that teachers learn from there students. But if the teacher is continually learning from them in the areas of technology, something needs to change. When you have teachers who understand the technology and can use it in the classroom to increase learning, think of how the students will grow.
Fisch: Is it okay to be a technologically illiterate teacher?
I agree with Mr. Fisch’s post. I can see both sides that he talked about. I am for the teachers being technologically literate. If we continue to allow our students and future students to be taught by teachers who don’t care if they are literate in technology, the students will be the ones to suffer the most. When Mr. Fisch talks about the parents saying "I was never any good at math either", if we allow our children to use this excuse then we are letting them get away without putting forth the effort. We can tell our children that we were never any good at math and then get them the help they need, and encourage them to do there best.
I also agree that “Head teachers and Principals who have staff who are technologically-illiterate should be held to account”. If you don’t hold Head teachers and Principles accountable, then who do you hold accountable when the students are technologically illiterate? If you hold the teachers accountable for the students, then someone has to be accountable for the teachers who are technologically illiterate.
Gary Hayes Social Media Count:
This site is amazing. I never really knew how many people used the web. To see this change every second and realize that technology is our future is WOW!! What does this mean to future teachers such as me? I think it means that you have to be technologically literate. If you don’t have the basic knowledge, then how can you teach in a world that relies on technology? If you don’t learn the skills and continue to use them and update them, how can you teach students of the future? If you do learn the skills and continue to use them and apply them to teaching, then the students you are teaching will be able to understand this technology and possibly teach you something you didn’t know.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Blog assignment 1
Did You Know? 3.0
This was a very interesting video. It shows how the world and technology are changing so fast. It shows how technology has advanced in the last 10 years or so, and how important it is in the present and how it will be in the future. To me, if you are not technologically sound, then you will be lost in the future.
I find it interesting how “India has more honors kids than America has kids”. This is very important because I would like for our kids in America to be smarter. It seems that we are so far behind that we can’t catch up. Students have to apply themselves in the classroom and outside the classroom. To me, teachers need to be up to date with technology. If there not up date, then the student becomes the teacher and the teacher becomes the student.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
This video also shows us how far we have come in the last 100 years. There is so much technology available in today’s world. We need to update the school systems to the technology in today’s world. If we stay in the past with education, the students would not benefit from knowledge of technology. There is so much more to offer students in the different ways of teaching. If we stay with just paper and pencil, then we are holding back the students from their potential they will discover in school.
In today’s society, technology is the forefront. If you are not technologically literate, then you are behind in the times. You must learn at least the basics to be able to work in the world today. We rely so much on the technology that we have and the technology we will discover in the future.
Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
This video was very intriguing. I agree with Sir Ken Robinson in this video. There are many different types of students in today’s world. Not all students are the typical type. There are students who are better in the arts. There are students who are better in sciences.
If we take away the creativity in schools, then we take away the creativity of the students. When that happens, the creativity that students could have to discover new medicines, technology, and anything else is gone. We can not extinguish the creativity in the school.
Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts
This video showed me that the teacher does not have to know everything all the time. The students can teach the teacher and the teacher teaches the student. If you give the students the opportunity to think for themselves and to search for answers first, then you give the students more empowerment. The students can learn more in the environment of you can ask questions and not be afraid to say I don’t know the answer but I will figure it out.
When the teacher is not afraid to give up some control and let the students take charge in certain areas, it benefits everyone in the classroom. Having students work with other students all around the world is a great way to establish responsibility. It’s a great way for small towns to connect all over the world. It will help the students when it comes time to apply for jobs to have different contacts all over the world. It also lets them learn from other students in different cultures.
This was a very interesting video. It shows how the world and technology are changing so fast. It shows how technology has advanced in the last 10 years or so, and how important it is in the present and how it will be in the future. To me, if you are not technologically sound, then you will be lost in the future.
I find it interesting how “India has more honors kids than America has kids”. This is very important because I would like for our kids in America to be smarter. It seems that we are so far behind that we can’t catch up. Students have to apply themselves in the classroom and outside the classroom. To me, teachers need to be up to date with technology. If there not up date, then the student becomes the teacher and the teacher becomes the student.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
This video also shows us how far we have come in the last 100 years. There is so much technology available in today’s world. We need to update the school systems to the technology in today’s world. If we stay in the past with education, the students would not benefit from knowledge of technology. There is so much more to offer students in the different ways of teaching. If we stay with just paper and pencil, then we are holding back the students from their potential they will discover in school.
In today’s society, technology is the forefront. If you are not technologically literate, then you are behind in the times. You must learn at least the basics to be able to work in the world today. We rely so much on the technology that we have and the technology we will discover in the future.
Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
This video was very intriguing. I agree with Sir Ken Robinson in this video. There are many different types of students in today’s world. Not all students are the typical type. There are students who are better in the arts. There are students who are better in sciences.
If we take away the creativity in schools, then we take away the creativity of the students. When that happens, the creativity that students could have to discover new medicines, technology, and anything else is gone. We can not extinguish the creativity in the school.
Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts
This video showed me that the teacher does not have to know everything all the time. The students can teach the teacher and the teacher teaches the student. If you give the students the opportunity to think for themselves and to search for answers first, then you give the students more empowerment. The students can learn more in the environment of you can ask questions and not be afraid to say I don’t know the answer but I will figure it out.
When the teacher is not afraid to give up some control and let the students take charge in certain areas, it benefits everyone in the classroom. Having students work with other students all around the world is a great way to establish responsibility. It’s a great way for small towns to connect all over the world. It will help the students when it comes time to apply for jobs to have different contacts all over the world. It also lets them learn from other students in different cultures.
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