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Did You Know? 3.0 - A John Strange 2012 Version

The video was composed of several slides pressing issues that included the future of technology and the future in which education is headed. The first few slides showed the education differences in the United States and in India. It also showed that the world is trying to learn the English language, while we as United States citizens are not that interested in learning other languages. The slides that followed focused more on technology and how it is effecting education. Technology is constantly evolving and everyone is always having to learn something new to keep up with it. The slides explained that with the consistent evolution of technology that the jobs that students will be applying for in the future have yet to be created. How can we as educators teach students if what they will be doing in the future is not even created yet?

I agree with what the author had to say in the slides. The world is changing everyday. In today's society you have to stay up on the latest technology. If you don't you will fall so far behind and have no idea what is going on. As future educators we need to learn this lesson sooner then later. We have to stay on top of all the latest technology advances to be able to teach our students to be able to succeed in life.

Mr. Winkle Wakes

This movie points out that technology is here and it is used in everyday life. It also points out that in some schools technology is not used at all. technology is part of everyone's life in one way or another. No matter how you look at it no one can go one day with out the use of technology in one way or another.

I agree with what the author says during the video but Mr Winkle needs to get with the current times. Schools can't stay the same with a pen and paper. Schools have to incorporate technology into the classroom. Technology is around and its not going anywhere but up, and by that i mean that it's just going to grow and evolve more. Schools can continue to just have pen and paper but all that is really doing it hurting the kids in the long run.

Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity

In the video Ken Robinson explains that kids are naturally creative. Kids are naturally creative and school take away from that. School focus on you four core subjects: Math, language, Science, and History. He explains that schools need to allow kids to be more creative and focus on the classes that allow that. Yes your core classes are good for you, but everyone needs to be creative.

I was caught off guard by everything i saw. I would have never thought that creativity was so important to life. I was in band for seven years and i would have never combined that would who I am now. Yes its a big part of my life but i was about to be me in band and did not worry about if i was wrong or right. I sat and played music and it calmed me down. If i messed up and just restarted and fixed my mistake. So i completely understand how schools need to focus on how to get kids to be more creative.

A Vision for 21st Century Learning

The main argument of the short video is that we need to take the current way of teaching out and use technology to help the students learn. Use computers and other technological devices to teach the students. I agree with this argument. The more we get into a technological way of learning the better of the students will be after they get out of school.

Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts

The video was about a teacher, Vicki Davis, who was turning the classroom and learning environment upside down. She was using technology to get the students more interested in the lesson. She was teaching them how to use the technology to look up items and etc. She wanted to get the students more involved with the lesson and which in turn would get the students to help one another. The more technology the kids can use the better off they will be in the future with the consent evolution of technology.

This video made me understand more about how technology helps students. It showed me that not only do the teacher teach them but that the students can teach the teacher and also help struggling friends. Technology is all around us and we need to show students how to use it and understand the pros and cons of it. It we as future educators don't do that then we are just throwing them to the wolfs, as the saying goes, when they get out of school and into the real world.