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.