Podcast:
I was a bit confused as to how podcast worked but I got the swing of things as I went along. From what I gathered from learning from all this is that I am going to have to eventually make a podcast using itunes. From some of the podcast I listened to were random, but It helped me get a just of what I will be doing on my podcast. I liked how they mentioned other sites affiliated that you could go visit. In Building a network Ben Hazzard goes into detail about educating our youth today and how we can use technology to get students more involved. They go into detail on how it is not all about the technology its about staying affective. By using smart board you can learn new applications to use in the classroom.
I also noticed they mentioned things like skype, facebook, and other networking programs. They also mentioned a program that teaches you about what technology has to offer, what there all about, and the pros and cons in using them. They talked about non traditional teaching styles and how to get teacher involved with new technology. Teachers can easily connect with teachersconnecting.com/podcast. Teachers can colaborate with their students and can join in with classroom discussion. It was just a very informative podcast that allows us to understand technology and why it is important.
Ed Tech was another podcast that talks about technology in the classroom. One of the podcast I listen to was about gaming and how it fits into curriculum. They also talked to gamers on the importance of gaming in the classroom. Many of these games tie into education and the availability to young students. Not all the games are educational but are creative. Students can use gaming to make there own games that others can play. Gaming is not just for entertainment but can also be extremely educational. Gaming can allow students to make strategies and learn how to understand complex systems.
Kid cast is a way for kids to get involved with technology. Kid cast allows students to learn new and exciting facts about learning and growing. Kid cast features kids educating kids. Kid cast teaches children about biographies, discrimination, and global warming. Each episode features different children of different ethnicity's talking about topics that kids can understand. Kid cast is an easy way for kids to get involved and understand technology. So over all the podcast where all ways for our youth to understand how to use technology to further there education.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
January 24 Blog
Michael Wesch's "A Vision of Students Today" was a pretty accurate look at what college is like in our society. We spend thousands of dollars in tuition and miss half of our classes, we hundreds of dollars in textbooks and barely open them, we buy laptops only to surf the net while we are suppose to be taking notes. This is what college has become and from the looks of it will stay the same fir generations to come. I personally have never been in a class with more than 50 other students but at large Universities students are sitting in classrooms with over 100 students. Most of the students in large classrooms are not even learning, and will never make it in the real world. Though technology advances and can be a beneficiary, it is substituting important skills that students should be learning in the classroom. All together this video was very interesting it made me stop and say "Wow that really is how college is."
Kelly Hines' "It's Not About the Technology" was also insightful. Hines pinpoints on what teachers in the classroom are failing to do. And Like Hines says, yes we all have facebook, skype, twitter, and all the other web crazes but technology isn't replacing real teaching. One of her main points, teachers must be learners, was interesting because it showed how many teachers are not up to speed with technology and therefore cannot understand why their students do not get the material time and time again. The teacher should be up to date on technological advances to help students learn better, and at a faster rate. To be a teacher in some ways you need to be on the students level, you have to understand their world to better teach them properly. Teachers must be learners, was also insightful because it talks about how not only students are learning everyday but how the teacher should also be learning. To become a teacher you have to take a bunch of classes, enter the classroom to get a feel for it, and learn about what your suppose to be teaching, but the teacher also should be on many different levels. Its not about hashing material over and over its about learning what is best for not only the teacher but mostly the students. Each individual student learns a different way, so it is up to the teacher to understand those different ways. Her other topics shared on how learning and teaching are completely different and without good teaching technology would be useless.
The Fisch Bowl was super witty. I enjoyed reading this blog. Fisch has a very interesting way of looking at how technology should be a part of teaching methods. He has a pretty blunt way of saying if your technologically stupid then do not be a teacher. Which I can agree with in some ways but in others not so much. Teaching does not have to be futuristic for children or even adults for that matter to understand. Yes Fisch is right, we do need to keep up with technological advances but just because your not a computer nerd does not mean you cant learn the good old fashioned way. I mean he has a funny way of saying things but I personally do not agree 100 percent. I did like when he said that if a teacher today is not technologically literate, and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more, It is equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read or write. Fisch has a very interesting way of putting sarcasm into words which is somewhat refreshing. His vision is a bit extreme but not completely unrealistic. I thoroughly enjoyed his blog.
Gary Hayes' virtual graph blew my mind. I never realized how much people are on the internet! It is pretty ridiculous. Which got me thinking if it is like this now, what will it be like in the future? I in no way can answer this question but it is interesting to know that millions and millions of people are surfing the web, uploading photos on facebook, and are tweeting on twitter. It is a scary thought to even imagine what those numbers will look like in the future. Career wise, as a teacher this could have a large impact. Who knows years from now there might not even be teachers, students might walk into there living rooms and turn on their flat screens and some robot technological teacher could pop up on the screen. It is a lot to think about. I myself am a facebook-aholic but I did not know that it was so big! It is amazing how technology changes on a minute to minute basis. It is a lot to wrap my brain around.
Kelly Hines' "It's Not About the Technology" was also insightful. Hines pinpoints on what teachers in the classroom are failing to do. And Like Hines says, yes we all have facebook, skype, twitter, and all the other web crazes but technology isn't replacing real teaching. One of her main points, teachers must be learners, was interesting because it showed how many teachers are not up to speed with technology and therefore cannot understand why their students do not get the material time and time again. The teacher should be up to date on technological advances to help students learn better, and at a faster rate. To be a teacher in some ways you need to be on the students level, you have to understand their world to better teach them properly. Teachers must be learners, was also insightful because it talks about how not only students are learning everyday but how the teacher should also be learning. To become a teacher you have to take a bunch of classes, enter the classroom to get a feel for it, and learn about what your suppose to be teaching, but the teacher also should be on many different levels. Its not about hashing material over and over its about learning what is best for not only the teacher but mostly the students. Each individual student learns a different way, so it is up to the teacher to understand those different ways. Her other topics shared on how learning and teaching are completely different and without good teaching technology would be useless.
The Fisch Bowl was super witty. I enjoyed reading this blog. Fisch has a very interesting way of looking at how technology should be a part of teaching methods. He has a pretty blunt way of saying if your technologically stupid then do not be a teacher. Which I can agree with in some ways but in others not so much. Teaching does not have to be futuristic for children or even adults for that matter to understand. Yes Fisch is right, we do need to keep up with technological advances but just because your not a computer nerd does not mean you cant learn the good old fashioned way. I mean he has a funny way of saying things but I personally do not agree 100 percent. I did like when he said that if a teacher today is not technologically literate, and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more, It is equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read or write. Fisch has a very interesting way of putting sarcasm into words which is somewhat refreshing. His vision is a bit extreme but not completely unrealistic. I thoroughly enjoyed his blog.
Gary Hayes' virtual graph blew my mind. I never realized how much people are on the internet! It is pretty ridiculous. Which got me thinking if it is like this now, what will it be like in the future? I in no way can answer this question but it is interesting to know that millions and millions of people are surfing the web, uploading photos on facebook, and are tweeting on twitter. It is a scary thought to even imagine what those numbers will look like in the future. Career wise, as a teacher this could have a large impact. Who knows years from now there might not even be teachers, students might walk into there living rooms and turn on their flat screens and some robot technological teacher could pop up on the screen. It is a lot to think about. I myself am a facebook-aholic but I did not know that it was so big! It is amazing how technology changes on a minute to minute basis. It is a lot to wrap my brain around.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
January 17th Videos
All three videos in someway tied in with each other. In Mr. Winkle, Rip Van Winkle wakes from his 100 year slumber to find that the world around him has changed drastically. Mr. Winkle is terrified by the new technology and changed surroundings. He visits a hospital, a office, and a school. He is quit surprised by all of the changes except when he visits the school. To his surprise nothing has changed. Children still sat in desks and learned from teachers, this was such a relief for Mr. Winkle. What is ironic is that education has changed in various ways but the general concept is still the same. Students still learn and teachers still teach.
The second video was a bit witty. The speaker went into great depth about the negatives of education. Where when I was in school we had art, music, and P.E, education has turned into a strictly academic schedule. The is "no room" for the arts anymore. When students cant expand their creativity they are forced to conform to uncreative education. The speaker does a wonderful job of telling his listeners that the arts are important and that students must expand their horizons, to become more versatile. Really great and inspiring video.
The third video was about a teacher who uses new and advanced technology to teach her students. By uses computers and other equipment she is able to teach and entertain in a way that makes all students want to learn. This video kind of relates to Mr. Winkle in that technology has to advance to keep up with our youth today. To many technological advances such as ipods', laptops, facebook, and YouTube, are used for entertainment. Though we can all still learn by the art of lecture, the way our society is today if our generation is not entertained 24/7 we become bored and uninterested. So this video had a lot of pros but some cons as well.
The second video was a bit witty. The speaker went into great depth about the negatives of education. Where when I was in school we had art, music, and P.E, education has turned into a strictly academic schedule. The is "no room" for the arts anymore. When students cant expand their creativity they are forced to conform to uncreative education. The speaker does a wonderful job of telling his listeners that the arts are important and that students must expand their horizons, to become more versatile. Really great and inspiring video.
The third video was about a teacher who uses new and advanced technology to teach her students. By uses computers and other equipment she is able to teach and entertain in a way that makes all students want to learn. This video kind of relates to Mr. Winkle in that technology has to advance to keep up with our youth today. To many technological advances such as ipods', laptops, facebook, and YouTube, are used for entertainment. Though we can all still learn by the art of lecture, the way our society is today if our generation is not entertained 24/7 we become bored and uninterested. So this video had a lot of pros but some cons as well.
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