Blog Assignment Two

Did You Know? 3.0

This movie was very informative to only be four minutes and fifty six seconds. The movie had facts that I found to be astonishing. For example that China will soon be the number one English speaking country in the world or that India has more honor kids than America has kids! I also found incredible how much technology has changed. I have never thought about the idea that more and more of everyday life revolves around technology. Internet dating, text messages, myspace, and google searches are part of everyday life. Another interesting fact is the amount of information in todays world. The tv, radio, newspaper, and internet provide almost any kind of information that could ever be wanted.

What really stood out in the movie was the fact that we will be teaching students and preparing them for jobs that do not yet exist. As the movie said the top ten in demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004! This seems like alot of pressure to be amazing teachers. This also shows the importance of being technology literate. We are responsible for the future and technology will definately play a large roll.


Mr. Winkle Wakes

I beleive that if this were a true story that a classroom would be somewhat familiar to someone sleeping 100 years. Other than the obvious differences like air conditioning and more than a few rooms. Although computers and smartboards are a more common sight in classrooms there are not a large enough amount of change for a classroom to have a unfamilar feeling to someone after 100 years. Lectures and white boards are dominant in most schools. Hospitals, offices, and streets have had a significant change in the last 100 years so why haven't the way students are being taught.

In some cases I beleive that the fault does not lie on the teachers but maybe the school board or the lack of funds for the school. In other cases I do beleive that teachers lack the motivation to make learning exciting and do not make use of the technologies that hospitals and offices are using. As computers and technology advance I believe that the classroom also should. Using and teaching students technology is a very important part of the future.



Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity

This video really explains the importance of allowing and encouraging creativity in students. He talks about how education focuses on math, science, history, english but not on the arts. That not in one school are the arts taught everyday like any other subject such as math. He also says that education was built around a hierarchy, the arts at the bottom. He also states that the worlds view of intelligence should change.

Creative capacitys in children should be strived for. This will allow for a better future. There is a large variety of creativeness which should be developed. Creativity is very important for education and it should be treated with such significance.


Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts

This video was very informative in showing ways to empower students. The student assignments in this video are interesting and allow the students hands on activities. It also gives the students a chance to teach the class what they know. I find this inspirational because the students seemed to really enjoy this class and also to enjoy the teacher. The class was able to interact with others all over the world from inside their classroom.

I beleieve that by empowering students with the know how to succeed that they will. The skills that they are learning now they will be able to use for future jobs and assignments.I agree with her statement that not all students will succeed with just pencil and power. Her students seem to know and enjoy technology.