Do You Know?
I just watched the YouTube video “Do You Know?” by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod. This video gust out information informing us on how much the world is changing: in population, media, and communication for the future. Honestly, the information presented was very shocking to me.
During the video there were many statistics presented, but the one that really shocked me was how fast technology will be outdated by the time a student finishes the third year of a four year program. That’s shocking knowing that what we are learning today might change before we completely finish our education.
“Mr. Winkle Wakes”
Mr. Winkle Wakes YouTube video is hilarious! I couldn’t imagine waking up to a completely different world after 100 years. In the video Mr. Winkle takes a walk into a world full of changes. First, he visit a hospital filled with machines. Second, he visits the city streets filled with cars and traffic lights. Finally, the visit a school filled with computers. Mr. Winkle was very overwhelmed about all the new technology around him.
As educators we must be able to adapt to as much technology as possible. Technology is a very helpful and beneficial tool. It’s useful in teaching skills that are necessary for life and provide educational entertainment. As future educators we must encourage our students and others around us to take full advantage of today’s technology, because it’s a very helpful and beneficial tool.
The Importance of Creativity
In the YouTube video Sir Ken Robinson talks about the important of creativity. Mr. Robinson feels that the children today are being educated out of creativity. He believes it’s a hierarchy of value in specific subjects in education such as: arts- music, arts, drama, and dancing. These subjects are rarely taught in schools today. I personally think that’s not right, simply because some students may not be as gifted in academic areas, but they may have the chance to succeed in arts.
As educators we must allow our children the right to explore all different types of education including arts. We all have different gifts in different areas, some might be very gifted in the academic area and others in art, but we just can’t look over any of our students. I hope that when I have a classroom of my own that I can incorporate all modes of learning.
Harnessing Digital Smarts
Vicki Davis is a Teacher at a high School in rural Georgia. In the video” Harness Your Students” Teaching Digital Smarts “Found at “Utopia” the viewer is invited into her classroom. In her class she expresses her ability to customize a learning to fit her students. She created an experience so her students are responsible for the own learning. She believes that if a child is just giving instructions some might not succeed.
I must say that this classroom is very different than any one I ever seen before. Ms. Davis won an international award for her teacher blog, and honestly I’m still not too sure on how to work a blog. After watching her video I have learned a lot about how important it is to customize learning to educate the children in your classroom.
Latisha, I really like the point you made about why the arts should be taught in schools. I had never really thought about how some students aren't as gifted in academic areas, and this would give them a chance to succeed.
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