2. "Its Not About the Technology"
I seriously became elated while reading this post by Mrs. Hines. I completey agreed with innovating teaching. I concur with being a learner while being a teacher. The students of the 21st century are born in a technological age. There are so many tools that come natural to our youth. However, I became fustrated because I feel like Mrs. Hines is not speaking for a realistic educational view. I have been in the school system for five years. In the five years I have done everything from video conferencing with a school 60 miles away to wiring a webcam. In the mist of those two projects my students were very helpful.
When school systems become excited with new technology you always have the veteran teachers whom do not agree. Mrs. Hines did not touch on this matter and it is what makes the inivative tools difficult to incorporate into a school. Most veteran teachers are afraid to except the new avenues to teaching. The older teachers find no need and see nothing wrong with the old avenues of education. All in all you have a large amount of tenured teachers who find no need to learn while they teach. This Mrs. Hines is what saddens me. I feel in order to make your thoughts a reality you need a educational system of young educators.
3. Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher?
"I followed my blog assignment sheet and left my comment on Fisch's post."
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Danielle McQuieter's EDM 310 Blog Assignment
1. Michael Wesch: A Vision of Students A Today
The setting for this film was very accurate of a college core class. Usually the English, Political Science, or Humanities class are held in very large classes such as shown in the film. During my college experience I had very little contact with instructors and disliked the class lectures. This is my second degree so during my undergrad days there were no smart phones or facebook. Instead I texted during class and listened very little to the instructor. I felt I was only a face that contrib
uted to my instructor's paycheck.
uted to my instructor's paycheck. I love the relationship with my instructor's at this point. I am most comfortable after having an intial college experience. It seems more so that after you reach your major courses the classes decrease and the instructor/student relationship enhances greatly. For the student, a college experience can either be greatly rewarding or a long unpleasing experience. That reflection of the film, I disagree with. If there was anything I could contribute to this film I would showcase more pro's and not all con's. This film is comical to the extent of the details being very true however there is so much more to an college experience for what I have experienced being a second degree seeking student.
2. "Its Not About the Technology"
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Jan. 17 Blog Assignment
1. Did You Know? 3.0 and Mr. Winkle Wakes
The Did You Know film actually was creepy. First and foremost the United States is so far behind. Yet we ponder on the notion of Indonesians' making a better living for their lives in our country than we can. Its only because their better equipped in every way. I feel the United States create less babies only because we can not afford a house full of kids. Other countries re running circles around us in population because its safe to say these other countries can provide a lot more than the U.S.
Technology has taken over existence! It will progress as the years grow and that is not a good thing for us humans. Technology to a certain extinct makes us a lazy. This within itself supports why more companies are ran electronically and demand very little labor. The lack there of need for labor limits employment which again is a flaw for the United States. The film forced me to read but more so forced me to become enlighten. May I add the spooky end of the world did not help! I reconsider my second degree because the information I am learning during Spring Semester 2010 will be outdated information in the next three years. Seriously, education has got to find the progessive way.
Mr. Winkle wakes is a preminiton of the future I take it. Meaning, if we don't stay current on technologic trends then at some point we will feel extremely left behind. The basis of education is the same. Teachers format their classroom very much like it was formatted since the beginning of the 19th century. However, while the basis may remain familiar the concepts differ.
Mr. Winkle represent the older generation joining the new. My father, whom is 58 years old finds little need in a Iphone but enjoys learning different software on the computer. I constantly inform my father that the Iphone and the computer are very much, hand in hand. My grandmother, whom is 73 years of age will not attempt to use the computer or a smart phone. The technological age frightens my grandmother and she opts out of using and quickly passes down to the grandkids. Mr. Winkle represents my granny. The world for Mr. Winkle 100 years later was too much for an old man to adapt.
2. Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
This is absolutely the most hilarious film. I had to watch it twice only because I laughed endlessly during the first show. Educating kids out of their creativity is an astounding thought. I asked myself why don't we as educators welcome alternate ideas once we receive what we percieve a wrong idea. We educate our students in one way, from the waist up. Educators become so focused on intelligence that we subtract out the other important factors. Ken Robinson supports this notion throughout his presentation.
Suddenly degrees don't amount to much. Its only because we have to radically revaluate our interpretaion of intelligence. As an educator I need to celebrate what each individual student is good at doing. Robinson influenced me to promote confidence and to assure my student whom may not be great in Math but to notify that student of what he/she is good at establishing and completing. The best thing about this film is it was a confirmation to my spirit. My son was suggested by his teachers and doctor to be medicated. This medication is to calm my son of course. Ken Robinson said something beautiful during this film that calmed me tremendously. Some people have to move to think! This was in reference to Gillian Lynn. I know understand that we as educators have to educate the student's whole being so that their able to face a future we might not see but they will. Awesome Film.
3. Harness Your Student's Digital Smarts
Edutopia is a great way to title this film. You think of Utopia as a better world with more peace and less violence. I think just the same in regards to edutopia; a world complete with better education. I acknowledge the teachers' ability to expose her class to new technologic ideas even if she was not sure of how or when to operate the software.
Georgia's education system allowed the students to work in teams and educate one another. As a mother of a five year old I have come to support that other kids are a better educational avenue than an actual teacher. Students relate to their peers as instant, intrinsic motivators. I think Georgia has a good thing evolving by exposing the rural area to the world and the advance way of obtaining technological data.
The Did You Know film actually was creepy. First and foremost the United States is so far behind. Yet we ponder on the notion of Indonesians' making a better living for their lives in our country than we can. Its only because their better equipped in every way. I feel the United States create less babies only because we can not afford a house full of kids. Other countries re running circles around us in population because its safe to say these other countries can provide a lot more than the U.S.
Technology has taken over existence! It will progress as the years grow and that is not a good thing for us humans. Technology to a certain extinct makes us a lazy. This within itself supports why more companies are ran electronically and demand very little labor. The lack there of need for labor limits employment which again is a flaw for the United States. The film forced me to read but more so forced me to become enlighten. May I add the spooky end of the world did not help! I reconsider my second degree because the information I am learning during Spring Semester 2010 will be outdated information in the next three years. Seriously, education has got to find the progessive way.
Mr. Winkle wakes is a preminiton of the future I take it. Meaning, if we don't stay current on technologic trends then at some point we will feel extremely left behind. The basis of education is the same. Teachers format their classroom very much like it was formatted since the beginning of the 19th century. However, while the basis may remain familiar the concepts differ.
Mr. Winkle represent the older generation joining the new. My father, whom is 58 years old finds little need in a Iphone but enjoys learning different software on the computer. I constantly inform my father that the Iphone and the computer are very much, hand in hand. My grandmother, whom is 73 years of age will not attempt to use the computer or a smart phone. The technological age frightens my grandmother and she opts out of using and quickly passes down to the grandkids. Mr. Winkle represents my granny. The world for Mr. Winkle 100 years later was too much for an old man to adapt.
2. Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
This is absolutely the most hilarious film. I had to watch it twice only because I laughed endlessly during the first show. Educating kids out of their creativity is an astounding thought. I asked myself why don't we as educators welcome alternate ideas once we receive what we percieve a wrong idea. We educate our students in one way, from the waist up. Educators become so focused on intelligence that we subtract out the other important factors. Ken Robinson supports this notion throughout his presentation.
Suddenly degrees don't amount to much. Its only because we have to radically revaluate our interpretaion of intelligence. As an educator I need to celebrate what each individual student is good at doing. Robinson influenced me to promote confidence and to assure my student whom may not be great in Math but to notify that student of what he/she is good at establishing and completing. The best thing about this film is it was a confirmation to my spirit. My son was suggested by his teachers and doctor to be medicated. This medication is to calm my son of course. Ken Robinson said something beautiful during this film that calmed me tremendously. Some people have to move to think! This was in reference to Gillian Lynn. I know understand that we as educators have to educate the student's whole being so that their able to face a future we might not see but they will. Awesome Film.
3. Harness Your Student's Digital Smarts
Edutopia is a great way to title this film. You think of Utopia as a better world with more peace and less violence. I think just the same in regards to edutopia; a world complete with better education. I acknowledge the teachers' ability to expose her class to new technologic ideas even if she was not sure of how or when to operate the software.
Georgia's education system allowed the students to work in teams and educate one another. As a mother of a five year old I have come to support that other kids are a better educational avenue than an actual teacher. Students relate to their peers as instant, intrinsic motivators. I think Georgia has a good thing evolving by exposing the rural area to the world and the advance way of obtaining technological data.
Monday, January 11, 2010
First Day Of Class
"I am in love with this class!" The instructor is so involved with technology and that intrigues me because I am equally interested with technology. I am reunited with two people that were previous classmates. Shout out to Jasmine and Jim!!!!! The College of Education rocks. Thus far, I have completed all assignments timely. I am looking forward to the challenge of future activities.
Signed,
Lauriel Danielle McQuieter
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