Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please? by Scott McLeod
Dr. McLeod is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky. Dr. McLeod is also the Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education(CASTLE) which is the Americans only academic center dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators. Dr. McLeod is also co-creator of the famous video Did You Know? (Shift Happens).
This is a great video. I loved the sarcasm of the video; however I must agree and disagree with the video. The internet is a great teaching tool for the children to learn. There are dangers on the internet but dangers are everywhere such as riding a bike or riding in a car. Teachers as well as parents must monitor the children on the internet. We as teachers/parents must teach the children the proper way to use the internet. Parental Control is a great way of monitoring children on the internet.
Technology is taking over the world, we cannot stop them from learning especially when technology will benefit the children in the future. Teachers must make sure that technology is implemented as part of the learning process for the children in the classroom. Learning technology can be fun if its implemented correctly.
The iSchool Initiative by Travis Allen
This a great video by a brilliant young man name Travis Allen whom was a senior at the time of the video. Travis started by asking the question "Does Technology belongs in the Classroom?" I agree with Travis that technology does belong in the classroom because it will help save money being spent on books, paper and expensive copier machine as stated. The iSchool which Travis spoke of will replace the books, paper, and etc. and save the schools at least $600 per student. Furthermore, the iSchool will only cost $150 per student, this technology will definitely help save money as well as the environment.What if this idea does not work? There should be another idea in motion just in case this idea does not work.However,this is an excellent idea to help save our environment and enrich the learning ability of our youth. The world is forever changing and technology is taking over.
ZeitgeistYoungMind's Entry by Travis Allen
This video is about Travis whom is 20 years of age and 25 other students traveling around the country embracing mobile learning. This is a great idea by Travis taking technology around the globe and empowering people about technology. I agree with the message Travis stated "If we are going to thrive any information we must rethink,retool, and rebuild our education institution to better prepare our youth for the digital world they were born into". This must be implemented in the schools in order to move forward in the 21st century.
Eric Whitacre's Vitual Choir Jennifer Chamber's post
This is an amazing video to watch the 185 people singing the 'Lux Aurumque' via Skype.
It is amazing what can be done with the use of the internet. The video sounded so clear as if they were in the room together but they are all strangers. The choir consisted of sopranos,altos,tenors and bass all of whom were in sync in singing. This video shows what can be done with the use of the internet with the different techniques. The Virtual choir was amazing to watch.This is definitely a creative job with the use of the internet by Mr. Whitacre.
Teaching in the 21st Century by Kevin Roberts
Mr.Roberts video was an eye opener in the direction which the world is headed as it refer to technology.Mr. Roberts stated that teachers role is obsolete because students have access to the social networking, cell phones,and iPods. Teachers are no longer the main source of knowledge ,they are just filters. I agree with Mr. Roberts that teachers must be technology literate in the 21st century by rethinking the tools that he/she ask the students to solve because what worked 20 years ago does not work in this age of technology. Teachers must be technology literate and be able to implement his/her knowledge to the students in the classroom to where the students will be productive in the classroom as well as out of the classroom.
In addition, students do not need to be entertained, they need to be engaged as stated by Mr. Roberts. I agree with a statement that Mr. Roberts stated that entertainment is for short lived and engagement has long term result for the students.Teachers are to provide meaningful and powerful engagement. As an educator if the knowledge is not obtained in preparing myself with the resource which is given it will be detrimental to the students. As a teacher in the 21st century I have to implement the use of technology in the classroom because technology will give students better opportunities in his/her life.
Hi, Eunice!
ReplyDeleteI feel like your blog post was good, but that you have the ability to do even better. I noticed a few small areas that need a little bit of work; but that's the point of education, right? To keep on improving?
For example, I noticed, for instance, in your first segment on Scott Mcleod that you wrote "I must agree and disagree with the video," yet you did not make clear which points you were disagreeing with and which ones you were agreeing with. I feel like this might have made this portion of your post a bit stronger.
I also feel that you need to link your ideas. Your sentence structure is fine, but the connections they make to each other seem to get a little lost. "Teachers are no longer the main source of knowledge ,they are just filters. I agree with Mr. Roberts that teachers must be technology literate.." I see the connection you are trying to make that teachers must be technologically literate if they are to be the "filters" for their students, to show them what technology/resources to look to, how to use it, what sources have more reliable information, things like this..but it got a little lost. Make sure your sentence order links and relates your ideas!
Just a few ideas to help you sharpen your skills!
Carly
You understood the sarcasm. Many of your classmates did not.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you disagree with Dr. McLeod. I find no disagreements. (See Carly's comment above).
In your response to the question Who is Dr. McLeod? you come dangerously close to plagiarizing. You may even have technically committed it. If you copy and paste more than 5 words without acknowledgement and without putting the copied words in quotation marks, you have technically committed plagiarism. Plagiarism is a very serious offense. You are not the only person who has done this for this assignment. I will attribute it this time to a lack of understanding about how to avoid plagiarism. It is especially important that anyone entering the teaching profession understands what plagiarism is, avoids it in their personal work, and can teach others about it. The copy and paste world in which we now live makes it very easy to do. Careers can easily be ruined through plagiarism. Watch the Class Blog for additional information and assignments.