Blog Post #5

Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please?
By: Scott McLeod.

Dr. McLeod put together an interesting blog post. He starts off telling us not to teach our kids common technological concepts. He says that cell phones are evil and are not good for anything. However, at the end he states that he will do all of these with his kids. Ah....okay extreme sarcasm! He also states in his post that we will see who has the upper leg in a couple of decades. He is completely right though, We should not hold our kids back from technology. They should embrace it.

He really goes to the max on his sarcasm. He looks at the negatives of everything and goes off of that. I thought that he made some good points. It took me a minute to think about what he was really trying to say.

The iSchool Initiative

By: Travis Allen

Travis Allen started this idea of the iSchool Initiative when he was a senior in high school. He says that this is the answer to our public education problems. He states that his initiative answers the question does technology belong in the classroom? He goes on to tell us that our iPod can be the only tool we will need for learning. For it already has so many different useful applications we can use now such as email, chemical touch, U.S. constitution, and a lot more. Paper, text books, and pencils will not be needed anymore. This initiative will save so much money and will even be helping the environment.

I thought that his idea was very realistic. I love the idea of saving money and our planet at the same time. I feel like this initiative could really work effectively. It seems that things are heading in that direction anyway though.

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Chior

This was amazing! It was, at first, hard to believe. This choir I am sure took so much time, effort, and hard work. I really do appreciate it for what it's worth. The thing about this that really blows my mind is the fact that none of these choir members have ever met one another. They formed this beautiful virtual choir over the internet. Technology really can be so neat and so useful for things like this.

When I think and learn of all the interesting things one can do with technology it makes me want to learn more. If I think this is cool I can only imagine what others things there are out there. This video and class has really been opening my mind to the many varieties and usefulness of technology. I really am enjoying it.

Teaching in The 21st Century.
By: Kevin Roberts

After watching this video it became very clear to me that all things and all information about anything can easily be accessed on the internet. Even though I already knew this it kind of was an eye opener. When Roberts stated in his video that Teachers are no longer the main source of knowledge I just thought wow to myself. This may be true but teachers will be used as the filter Roberts tell us. Teachers will teach the students how to navigate and correctly use technology.

Teachers have to change the way they are teaching. As time changes people and the way of life change as well. They must be able to keep up with the times to educate the best way possible for the betterment of each child. This will effect us as educators for the fact that we are not the main source. We will have to do the best we possibly can starting now to be the educators of tomorrow.