Kelly's EDM310 Class Blog

FAREWELL POST!

2010-04-26T14:40:00.004-05:00

Goodbye for now fellow bloggers and EDM31o teachers! I have enjoyed this semester we have spent following each other and the struggle we have all had in completing this course (because we all know it hasn't always been fun). I wish you all the best of luck in completing your education degree and getting your own classroom. Remember to keep expanding your technological literacy because technology is constantly changing and growing. Bye! :) - Kelly McKinnell

FINAL POST! :)

2010-04-26T14:19:00.005-05:00

1. Blogs- Blogging has really been a great tool that I have used this semester. I have used my blog as not only a voice for my feelings and opinions about things, but as a record of things I have created this semester using technology. Following other peoples' blogs is a great way to learn and grow as an educator and a person. Commenting on other blogs can also introduce them tho your blog and maybe they can learn from your blog. Blogging is a GREAT tool to use in the classroom.

Google Docs-Google docs is a great place to create presentations, spreadsheets, surveys, etc. This semester we used google docs to create a survey for our class mates to respond to. Google automatically created a spreadsheet using the survey responses which I feel will be very helpful in my classroom one day. We also created presentations about ourselves using Google docs. The best part of google docs to me is that it is FREE! I think google docs was very helpful this semester and I plan to continue using it.

Podcasts- Our podcast assignments were a great idea! Before this class, I did not know what a podcast was. Through our project I not only learned what a podcast was, but I learned how to create one on my own using Audacity. I now listen to podcasts, as well as video-casts, on itunes.

YouTube- I have been using YouTube to watch videos for years! We used YouTube a lot in this class to watch videos for our blog assignments. YouTube is a great free tool that allows people all over the world to access videos. It was a big help in this class and I know it will be in the future as well.

iTunes- iTunes is a GREAT tool for the classroom! Before this class, I used iTunes simply to download music to my iPod. Now I know that iTunes can be used for SO much more! Through iTunesU, you may now listen to podcast or watch video casts from different Universities all over the world! This a great way to expand our country's education knowledge. I use iTunes more for podcasting now than for music!

Timetoast Timeline- Timetoast Timline is my favorite project we did all year! Not only is this free tool easy to use; it's really fun too! I created a Timetoast Timeline on the history of cheerleading. I also taught my friend Rachel how to use Timetoast and she create one for her life. I will definitely be using Timetoast in my classroom.

Skype- I came into this semester with negative thoughts about Skype. I found it to be a little weird and I was skeptical about trying it. When I saw that one of our projects was for Skype, I was forced to try it out. Now I use Skype all the time to stay in touch with my friends that attend colleges all over the country! We used Skype in our EDM class twice and it really was neat to be able to communicate with other educators not just verbally, but visually. Skype is a awesome tool for the classroom!

Technological Literacy- Technology is a HUGE part of our world today. Being technologically literate does not mean you should take a course, or learn how to surf the web. Being technologically literate means that you have an ever growing range of technology use. You should continue to learn about technology everyday. Being an effective educator means that you should continue to educate yourself. Technological literacy is one of the most important aspects of being an educator in today's society.

2. I really wish we would have done a project in which we had to use the Smart Board in our EDM310 classroom. Smart Boards are in almost all classrooms now, so we need to be aware of how to use them to their best ability.

3. No. I feel that everything we learner in this class will be very useful in my classroom.

4. This class had its exciting moments. for example when I first learned how to use Google docs to create a survey, I was excited because I found it to be very useful.

5. I found a few of my blog posts to be intellectually challenging. Most of them very not difficult, however a few of them left me sitting in front of my computer for a while, pondering how I should respond.

6. Yes! I quickly got bored in the early part of the semester with blogging. There is not much work at the beginning of the semester except for the blog posts. Some of the assignments were long and not always exciting and I had to force myself to do some of them.

7. Like I said in #2, I would definitely add a Smart Board project. Maybe a collaborative project in which groups have to create a lesson using the Smart Board.

8. I would say that I am moderately literate when it comes to technology. I know enough to incorporate technology in my classroom but, I still have A LOT to learn.

9. I will continue to expand my PLN and follow some educators via Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Technology is going to continue to change and grow, therefore my technological literacy has an ever changing need to grow and expand.

substantive presentation

2010-04-22T14:49:00.002-05:00

Here is my substantive presentation! I taught my friend Rachel how to use Timetoast Timeline and I hope this can help you learn how to use it as well. Enjoy!

Interview

2010-04-22T14:23:00.003-05:00

This week I interviewed Tracy Preston. Mrs. Preston is a 4th and 5th grade teacher at Lee Primary Elementary school in satsuma, Alabama. When asked if technology was an important part of her school she replied enthusiastically "yes"! At Lee, she said, they place an extreme emphasis on the use of technology in every classroom. I asked her how they implement technology in each class and she replied, " Technology is very important in our school. Each classroom has at least 5 computers and a Smart Board. I personally plan technology for my grade level, and this allows teachers to incorporate fun games and powerpoints with their lessons. There are great ways to find powerpoints (example: "frog lifecycles"+ppt) and games (example: "addition with regrouping"+games). It is amazing what great things people publish to the computer that work for your lessons. We also utilize Unitedstreaming, Funbrain, and many other fun game sites. Our school system has also adopted Ticket to Read. This is a program that helps children with comprehension and become more fluent readers."

Week 14

2010-04-16T11:24:00.005-05:00

The video we watched about the 7th graders PLE was awesome! I am so impressed by the ways that children are learning to use technology! It is hard to believe how much we really can do and learn through the Internet. This girl has done a WONDERFUL job of developing her Personal Learning Environment. She may have even given me a few tips! After watching her video, I want to create a page (like the one in her video) to make all of my regularly visited sites easily accessible. This is also a good example of why educators need to continue learning.

The Two Important Questions video was really good! It makes you really think about what you are doing with your life and how you are living it. As a future educator, I think that we have all asked ourselves (maybe in a different way) what our sentence is. We all have a reason for wanting to be an educator. The monetary aspect is obviously not the clincher for this decision, therefore we all have some type of motivating factor. Personally, I can say that I truly enjoying working with children and that I hope to have a lasting impact on my future students. I Can honestly say that I do strive everyday to be better than yesterday. Sometimes it is not easy, but in the long run it is so rewarding!

MY PLN

Here are some sites I have been using to expand my PLN. Visit some of these and maybe you can expand yours as well!

http://ponderingpaige.blogspot.com/

http://shawepb.blogspot.com/

http://nikonsniper.blogspot.com/

http://whatiteach.blogspot.com/

http://www.shift2future.com/

Week 13

2010-04-16T10:50:00.003-05:00

It is nice to finally have a week when we can write about anytihng we want instead being forced to write about a particular video, blog or other form of technology. This class, though I do not completely enjoy it, has really taught me a lot about the ways that technology is transforming our society. Today, people from all over the world can not only speak to eachother but can get to know eachother and the differents things about each other's community.Education has been expanded in ways that are absolutely fascinating to me! In the world that we live in now, there is no reason that anyone should be uneducated. Education has been made accessible to EVERYONE via iTunes, YouTube, blogs, etc. I can hardly wait to see what the future has in store for us!

Comments4Kids

This week I watched Caroline's video. She was talking about going camping. She was very nervous about going kayaking because she didn't want to fall in the water, but she was VERY excited about going rock climbing!

Comments4Teachers 3

2010-04-12T14:35:00.003-05:00

Dr. Fisch announced in his post this week that he will be teaching a class next year due to financial issues of his school district. He is nervous and excited about the change but I feel that he will do a great job! his school runs on a much different schedule than any other the schools in this area. His high school runs on more of a college schedule. I am very interested in researching it to see exactly how it works.

Week 12

2010-04-10T19:54:00.009-05:00

This PS22 was great! Those children are truly inspiring and I am so glad that they are getting the chance to perform with Fleetwood Mac! By posting our work on our blogs we can open up someone else's eyes to a new form of technology. An example is that I saw the graphs Dr. Strange added to our class blog on ScribD and I tried it out myself! Another good reason to upload your work is that you will have soemthing that you can look back at when you are trying to figure out what to do for certain projects. If you were having your class create tiemlines of their life, then you could look back at your blog to refresh your memory on Timetoast Timeline. Another good reason to upload your materials is for sheer entertainment. People may really enjoy watching your presentations or reading about thoughts on certain issues.

Comments4Kids
This week I read Martha's post. She had us play a guessing game which described a baby!

Comments4Teachers 2

2010-04-04T18:51:00.004-05:00

Week 10 (3/21)

Dr. Fisch had no new posts this week :(

Week 11 (3/28)

No new posts again :( :(

Week 12 (4/3)

Finally a new post! :) This week Dr. Karl Fisch made a post about a website that he is in the process of creating ( a digital learning ecology). He is doing this to assist teachers and students when trying to create something digital. For example, when a teacher assigns students to create a time line of the events of the Civil War, that teacher can look at Dr. Fisch's site and find that you can create time lines on Time Toast. It seems like a wonderful idea and I think that all teachers could benefit from this website. Check it out yourself at: http://sites.google.com/site/ahslearningecology/

Week 11

2010-04-03T15:55:00.002-05:00

This week I really enjoyed the websites that we had to look at! Kaia's father is reaching out to so many people across the entire world just by teaching his daughter that you can learn from everything around you. Kaia's father, Jabiz Raisdana, is teaching his daughter how to communicate with people from all over the world via Skye, blogs, youtube etc. This precious little girl is able to show me, a 21 year old college student, that anyone is capable of using the technology around us. Her photo essay proves jsut how smart this little girl is. She truely sees the beauty in all things!

Week 10

2010-03-28T20:51:00.004-05:00

I found Morgan Bayda's blog post and Dan Brown's video to be very interesting. Though I agree with a great deal of what they said, I have a learned a lot in some of my college courses. In EDM310 I have learned so much! I have learned how to use the technology available in the field of education. I have learned how to follow blogs and how to use my own blog effectively. I have learned how to use Google docs to create surveys and presentations. I have used tools such as Audacity to record audio and Skype to communicate with friends all over the country. I learned how to create timelines using Timetoast. I not only learned WHAT a podcast is but, I learned how to create my own podcasts. Morgan felt that she learned a great deal from her Computer Ed class and I agree with her 100% about that. Being in EDM310 has forced me to actually USE the technologies that we have learned about. I wish more college courses were hands on and suited for each field of study.

Comments4Kids

I looked at a post from a student named Maurice. In his post he drew a picture of the bus that they rode to the zoo on. He also mentioned that they ate lunch at the zoo.

Skype & Timetoast Timeline

2010-03-22T14:29:00.000-05:00

Skype
When first hearing about Skype, I was a bit skeptical to try it out. When I found that we needed to use Skype for EDM310 it gave me a reason to try it out. I am so glad that I have tried Skype now! I have used it to keep in touch with friends that go to Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Georgia and LSU. It is hard to be away from close friends but, tools such as Skype make it easier for us to stay in touch.

Timetoast Timeline

Google Docs Form

2010-03-21T16:51:00.004-05:00

Of the twenty people who responded to my survey, the ages ranged from 19-23, except for one 41 year who responded. The 41 year old was the only respondent that had children. 5 people admitted to drinking regularly, while only 1 person admitted to smoking. There were only 3 people out of the 20 respondents that said that they exercise daily and four people said that they do not work out at all! When asked if they had ever attended a South Alabama sporting event, 15 out of 20 people had attended at least one sporting event. 3 people said that they do play sports. That means that 13 out of 20 people do not play any sports! 6 people who took this survey confessed that they have not done all of their assignments thus far for this course. When asked if they enjoyed EDM310, only 7 people replied no. However, when asked what word described their feelings about this class, only 3 of the words chosen were considered to be positive.

Week 9

2010-03-14T22:37:00.004-05:00

ACCESS
To me the Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators and Students Statewide, also known as ACCESS, is a great program! ACCESS is a distance learning program in which students and teacher can be in two different places and communicate through technology. Through this program students can take advanced diploma courses as well as numerous other courses not provided by other schools. Students are also offered advanced placement courses and remediation courses.

I believe that ACCESS can help students in great way by expanding their academic limits. This program will give students the chance to take any class they are interested in, even if it is not provided at their school. For example, my high school did not offer a German class. Through ACCESS students can now take German.

ALEX
The Alabama Learning Exchange, ALEX, is another great learning tool used in the state of Alabama through technology. ALEX is a part of the ACCESS program. It allows teachers to borrow, store and share lessons plans. When teachers store their lessons plans, people can then critique theses lesson plans. When they find something that they dislike about a lesson plan, they must then write why they do not like it and how they could improve it. This could be very helpful in making sure that the students in Alabama schools are offered the best education possible.

My PLN
This week I visited John R Sowash's blog at:
http://electriceducator.blogspot.com/.
I read his post about his MACUL conference. I haven't been able to find much information about it however, the topics being discussed seem very interesting and I would like to follow up on this conference.

Week 8

2010-03-07T21:23:00.005-06:00

Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Before watching this video, I was honestly not happy at all about this hour and a half long assignment. However, afterwards my feelings were completely different! Randy Pausch is so funny and such a great speaker. I have so much respect for him being able to keep such a strong, attitude in the midst of what is going on in his life.
I loved listening to him describe the different ways in which he had accomplished several of his childhood dreams. There were several boundaries he had to get through to accomplish some of these goals, but he never let them get in his way.
After talking about his childhood dreams, he talked about how he had helped others achieve theirs dreams. After completing his dreams, he dedicated his like to helping his students to achieve every dream that he could. This was truly inspiring!
I believe that everyone should watch this video. Randy Pausch is inspiration to me and I will keep this video on my mind daily trying to remember the importance of living your life and completing your dreams.

Comments4Kids
This week I commented on a 12 year boy named Chris's blog. He said that he enjoyed being outside and playing basketball. He has 3 brothers and 3 sisters and that he loves his life!

My PLN
For my personal learning network I have still been following Dr. Strange via Twitter, though I have not found very much information. I have also been following Matthew Needleman's blog at http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/. His blog is always updated with interesting new posts that are very helpful to aspiring educators. Go to his blog or look on my Comments4Teachers post to read about some of his posts.

Week 7

2010-02-28T20:31:00.006-06:00

This is How We Dream

I really enjoyed this video! I can honestly say that since I received a laptop that my research experiences have been 110% faster and easier. The ways in which society have used technology are absolutely fascinating to me and have made life as a student much better! I am very intrigued by the idea of writing with multi media. I am a the president of the "Cram Club" and I am notorious for holding on to information strictly for testing purposes and leaving that information in the classroom with my test. I think that this new idea for writing with multi media will help my fellows crammers retain our information better.

Networked student

This video was very cute! They could have easily distributed this information via podcast but, the cute pictures made the video more fun and easier to sit through. However, I did find it a little difficult to follow because I was entranced in the pictures. In reference to the question "Do networked students need a teacher"? My opinion is no. These 'networked' students do not NEED a teacher. Teachers provide guidance and help if ever needed but all information that needs to be distributed can be done from the screen of your computer.

Toward a New Future of Whatever

I did not enjoy this video that much. I knew some of the people he referenced but I did not know many of them, so I found myself lost on several occasions. I do agree that we live in a time where peoples main focus is on themselves. People are very independent now and as a result, they are trying to find out who they really are. This longing for self recognition to me has led a great deal of our society to think about and focus on themselves. Michael Wesch is a great speaker, this video just did not reach me in an intriguing way.

Comments4Kids

This week I followed a student named Chris. I read his post about his favorite food. Ironically, we both feel that Chinese is our favorite food. The URL for his blog is http://mrsshetler.edublogs.org/category/students/chris/.

My PLN

For my Personal Learning Network thus far all I have done is simply try to find different people to follow via Twitter, Facebook and blogs. So far, I am following Dr. Strange on Twitter and facebook and through our class blog daily. I am also following Dr. Karl Fisch's blog at http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/ . Dr. Fisch has had some very interesting posts that I really enjoyed reading

Comments4Teachers

2010-02-28T18:33:00.008-06:00

Week 1

The first post i read was about color coding based on the performance level of the individual. For example, using green for good and red for bad. This seems like a great idea to me because color identification is fast and easy. Using this tactic, students will simply have to quickly glance at the table to know whether or not they are doing well in class.

Week 2
This week Mr. Needleman made a post about his presentation at CUE about using Apple Software for Response to Intervention programs. This post was very interesting to me because I just got done studying RTIs. I like his way of defining Response to Intervention:

"As I define it, rather than simply teaching everyone the same thing and assuming that if someone doesn’t “get it” that there’s something wrong with them, RTI assumes that there will be students who do not master a concept after whole group instruction and will need additional time and intensity (interventions) to master concepts."

He posted several graphs and links to pages that showed evidence o f how well Apple Software helped him in the classroom.

Here is a link to Matthew Needleman's blog: http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/

Week 3

This week I read Dr. Fisch's post about a math assignment for his daughter Abby. In this assignment she needed to gather data. He created a google docs form and posted it on his blog and on Twitter. In a matter of hours he had over 200 responses from 18 different countries! This was fascinating to me! His daughter truly got a wide range of answers and I'm sure she had some wonderful data for her project!

Dr. Fisch's daughter Abby playing the guitar for her grandmother via Skype.

Here is a link to Dr. Fisch's blog : http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/

Week 6

2010-02-21T20:12:00.003-06:00

Dr. Alice Christie
I feel that I could get alot of use from the web design page on Dr. Alice Christie's website. In school (thus far) I have had no real introduction for how to create useful websites to aid my teaching. This page has a list of well designed sites that can be used as an example when creating your own site. I would use these listed sites and take note of the things they have in common. I would also look into different things that I like about each site and then possible use these different things to create a useful site of my own.

This site also has some examples of POORLY designed sites. I could use these sites to compare from the well designed. I would look at the differences and begin to notice what to do and what NOT to do when creating a website.

iTunesU
I feel that iTunesU is a GREAT idea! There have been many times that I could have used the resource for class or even just for personal interest in a subject. I have not been able to find a great deal of information so I am still trying to grasp the concept. However, if I have a correct understanding of this tool then it should be a fantastic source for everyone!

The video I watched to get an explanation was on this link (http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/). It was relatively helpful however, I still had many questions after watching it.From my own experience, I have often not been able to access online school lessons because of lack of internet access. This new tool could solve that problem. When you purchase a track from iTunesU, it stays on your iTunes and can be synced to your ipod, making it accessible to you at any location. I will absolutely look into iTunesU for my teaching as well as for my own education.

Duke on iTunes
I learned alot about iTunesU and how to access tracks. All aspects from the Duke are found on iTunes from athletics to featured speakers. I feel as though this would be a GREAT educational tool for those individuals who can not afford to attend college. Though they would not be receiving a degree, they would still be expanding their academic growth.

Week 5

2010-02-14T21:02:00.003-06:00

Wikipedia and WIRED
I do not feel like Wikipedia is a reliable source! I have been told for years from professors NOT to use Wikipedia as a source of information because its information cannot always be trusted. However, I do feel that the new source for tracking Wikipedia editors makes this source much more reliable. By being able to track the changes made to this website, viewers can look into how the information has changed. To really decide how I feel about the reliability of Wikipedia, I need to research it further.

"What I've Learned This Year" By: Mr. MClung
This is a wonderful post! The different points that were brought up are all very valid and make perfect sense. Through my coaching job I have learned that all of these points are very, very important. The most important points to me are communication and knowing how to read your crowd. If you cannot communicate well with your students, you will not be able to effectively teach them to their fullest potential. By knowing how to read your students, you will be able to make lesson plans that suit your class best.

Week 4

2010-02-07T19:00:00.003-06:00

Practicle Principles
I had to listen to this podcast 3 times before I actually understood what they were talking about. The quality of this podcast is TERRIBLE and it has really turned me off from podcasts. The volume changed several times and at some points I could not hear anything at all. However, at times I had to turn my volume down.

All I really got from this podcast was listening to the hosts ramble on and on about anything and everything. There seemed to be no real point for this podcast. They did discuss a few dates for events that they would be holding and where they would be located. They also mentioned that they would be meeting each other formally for the first very soon.

I DID NOT enjoy this podcast and really did not learn anything. I hope that other podcasts for this class get more interesting. If not, it's going to be a looooooooong semester.

Week 3

2010-01-31T21:52:00.003-06:00

The first Podcast I listened to was the Smartboard Lessons. They had a great idea on this one about how to use movies in math. This idea could be very helpful to students and teachers. Not only will it make lessons easier for teachers to teach, but it will also make it more fun and interesting for students.

In the Kid Cast podcast they evaluated the pros and cons of video and audio podcasts. While video podcasts are more ideal for visual learners, audio podcasts are perfect for people who want to listen while driving. I believe that it is a personal choice for the watcher/listener and that they both have positive and negative aspects.

In Connect Learning they talked aboiut the different ways that podcasting can be helpful in the classroom. If a child misses school one day, the teacher can communicate with the parents via podcast and let them know the assignments that need to be made up. Also, teachers can put homework and project assignments in podcasts to help parents to stay imformed about their children.

Macbreak was the most informative and professional of all the podcasts I watched. The different AT&T technologies were all very interesting. My favorite episode was about the iPad. I liked that this particular podcast used music also.

I did NOT enjoy the This Week in Photography podcast! I am very visual learner with a severe case of ADD haha and for me to keep my focus in an audio podcast is very difficult. I cound it to be very boring and poorly recorded. The audio was not all the same volume which made it very frustrating to listen to.

Overall I do not think that podcasting is for me. Yes, there are some very good aspects of podcasting and they can be very useful but, I don't think that I would voluntarily watch and/or listsen to them.

Week 2

2010-01-24T21:54:00.005-06:00

A Vision of Students Today
I completely agree with the information used in this video! I can honestly say that half of my professors from college don't know my name, that I spend outrageous amounts of money on textbooks (most of which are not needed) and that I have had probably 300 classmates that have paid for class and never showed up. I agree with the conclusion that chalkboards have had little to no impact on the advancement of education. The Smart Boards used in classrooms today are a perfect example of how much technology has furthered the opportunity for education.

The expenses that were used a examples in this video (tuition, books, laptops, etc.) are a perfect display of why people are so in debt when they graduate college. I would love to make a survey of all the questions used in this video. If distributed evenly throughout different colleges in our university, I believe that our results would be frighteningly close to those at Kansas State University. I really enjoyed this video.

"It's Not About the Technology"
This text is 100% correct to me. I do believe that all successful teacher should be able to teach their students under any circumstances with using whatever tools are available. Smart boards and computers are only good tools for learning if they are put in the hands of innovative teachers. They should not only be able to use these sources of technology, but they should able to apply them in ways that are helpful to the furthering of a child's education.

Teachers have to commit to continuing their knowledge in accordance with the advances in technology. Also, they must be able to use these advances in a creative and innovative way that will grasp the attention of the their students. For teachers that do all of these things, technology can do amazing things. However, Kelly Hines is correct that the teachers who don't, technology is useless

Is It Okay to Be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher?
I believe that number one on Fisch's list is a much needed for all educators in today's society. Though I feel like teachers should be able to teach without the help of technology, I believe strongly that technology can make a huge impact on the way that children learn. Though technology is not a necessity in classrooms, it is part of our society today and teachers should not only know how to use technology, but they should be able to teach their students how to use it. I also agree completely with his statement in number two that "People who do not meet the criterion of #1 should be embarrassed, not proud, to say so in public."

"We should stop being so nice. After all, we've got our qualifications and jobs, and we don't have the moral right to sit placidly on the sidelines whilst some educators are potentially jeopardizing the chances of our youngsters." This statement is very true to me. The futures of the young people in our country are at risk when teachers are not preparing them for the technology that they will be faced with. Having little knowledge of technology today can affect their potential of job opportunities in the future.

Gary's Social Media Count
The rate that these numbers are moving at is mind blowing! Having a chance to look at how much email, SMS messaging, Facebook, Twitter and so many more technological products are used per second is absolutely fascinating! The plus side to this as a teacher is that while all of these people are using so much technology, it makes it easier for them to create new technology. The more technology that is created can only be used for the better in classrooms.

Week 1

2010-01-14T22:45:00.008-06:00

Did You Know? 3.0

The Did You Know? 3.0 video was very interesting to me in several ways. The first thing that really caught my attention was the ever ascending population of the world. In the beginning of the video, when it stated that China has 1,300 times the population of the U.S., my attention was grabbed. It fascinated me that in a five minute span that 395 babies were born in India.

Another point that caught my eye, was that in the U.S. it has been found that most people have had 10-14 jobs by the age of 38 and that 25% of all workers will keep their current job for less than a year. My mind really got turning when I realized that most the information I learned my freshmen year in college, is now outdated.

The most interesting part of this video to me was the different ways in which technology has advanced in the past twenty years. The internet reached 50 million users 19 times faster than the radio, and 6.5 times faster than the TV. The internet is responsible for one eighth of all marriages today.

This video was very, very interesting to me and I can not wait to see how the world advances in the next few years.

Mr. Winkle Wakes

Matthew Needleman's use of still pictures to portray the image of the story of Mr. Winkle Wakes was perfect.

Through a mix of live photographs and animation, Needleman truly captured the meaning of this story.

Mr. Winkle Wakes confusion after his 100 year slumber truly shows us the ways in which the world has

advanced through technology and education. The reassuring part of this story is that no matter how much technology

and society change, the importance of education remains to be a vital part of the culture of the United States. That importance of education is the reason that these technological advances have been possible.

The Importance of Creativity

Your Students' Digital Smarts

I felt as though she truly wanted her students to learn how to successfully use the technology that has had such an

impact on our country as well as all countries throughout the world. She not only wanted them to know how to use this technology,

but she was very aware of the importance of the use of all forms of technology.

This video really made me want to be in Ms. Vicki Davis's class! While she was teaching the children about the uses and importance

of technology, she made it fun and enjoyable for her students. The Avatar project that the children were using in the video

First Post

2010-01-13T14:53:00.001-06:00

This is my first post.