The iSchool initiative video is a well put video. As technology expands, it is good to look at other ways to teach. Travis Allen came up with a way to help the public education school system. He noticed that the public schools were having a tough time with the budget cuts and how there are to many students in the class rooms. The iSchool is a device that can be used to eliminate all of the problems. Using the iSchool app, one could do anything they wanted to for school purposes. There are apps for email, chemical touch, world wiki, formulate, and several more that will get students prepared for education. The good things that I see with this iSchool device is how it would save about 600 dollars per student. Also how it would eliminate the money issues the schools are having. The bad thing I see with this invention is how the students might not be too focused in the classrooms learning, but to busy facebooking and texting instead.
Teaching in the 21st Century by Kevin Roberts gives us examples to how teaching in the 21st century is done. The internet is a way students find out new things anytime, anyway, and anywhere. From being on facebook, twitter, blog, cell phones, ect. Then teachers are not the main source of knowledge. It allows us to explore new possibilities for how teaching has changed. Also Mr Roberts says that one needs to be engaged not entertain. I agree how Mr. Roberts said that teaching in the 21st century starts with you, by seeing whats out there.
Eric Whitacre's Vitural choir was a very good video. It is amazing to see how technology had been changing over time. Also how the members of the choir have never meet in person let alone sing together. This video makes me wonder what it would be like 20 years from now.
Hi Alyssa!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you when you said that "As technology expands, it is good to look at other ways to teach". I know that I always had a hard time paying attention in class growing up, until about 9th grade, when my teachers started using powerpoint presentations and smart boards. That's when I remember really enjoying learning. I agree with you that if the iSchool idea was to be set in motion, many children would probably try to access games and facebook. This could cause a problem!
Eric Whitacre's virtual choir video was amazing to me as well! I couldn't believe that those people had never met in person, or anything! And what you said about never leaving home because technology is increasing cracked me up, but yet its very true! It's kind of like on the movie "Wall-E" When they lived in space and literally didn't have to do anything, because they had created so much technology that literally did everything for them, including walk! Anyways, great job!
Alyssa,
ReplyDeleteI am glad you picked up on the satire of Scott McLeod's blog post! Back when I was a student in EDM 310 and was doing this assignment, Scott McLeod's blog post and Travis Allen's iSchool Initiative concerned me, in a way, because the thought of no more physical writing is a little scary to me. Do you think there will come a point in time in which we no longer use pens and pencils at all? How do you feel about this?
Part 4 of this blog post was supposed to include a section about Kevin Roberts' video "Teaching in the 21st Century" but this section of your blog post is missing!
I like how you added your concern about students being on facebook or texting in the iSchool Initiative section. It is good to read opinions such as these because it shows critical thinking! Keep it up!
"Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff by: Scott McLeod is a very interesting video. The internet is a very powerful source that can be used wrong if it is in the wrong hands. The internet can be good for anybody to learn and to be creative and that is the most important thing to know. Yes there are bad people in the world who do crazy things, just be careful. Scott McLeod was being very sarcastic when he wrote the post. He didn't mean what he said seriously."
ReplyDeleteHave you gone to the Writing Lab yet? I have heard nothing from them.
Let's look at your first paragraph. First, Dr. McCloud's wrote a post, not a video.
Sentence 2: I think you mean "powerful force" not powerful source."
I think you mean "can be used for evil purposes" rather than "used wrong."
We don't learn the Internet. We learn to use the Internet.
"...and to be creative and that is the most important thing to know." How does that phrase fit with the other parts of this paragraph?
"He didn't mean what he said seriously." Oh yes he did mean it. His point was that a failure to use the Internet would result in being way behind. Economically, politically, socially. And I am absolutely certain that he means that. He used sarcasm to make his point!