POST #3

Hi everyone! Sorry I'm late. I'm still learning how to keep up in this course with out physically being somwhere. Yes, that is the age of my mentality. Does that tell you how relevant these videos and posts are to me.

A VISION OF STUDENTS TODAY  This starts out with a quote that expresses the need for a more modern classroom in 1967. What this tells me is that we as teachers can never forget that the world is in a constant state of change. To serve our students we have to stay ahead of the game. Think about it; we have to stay ahead as students, so it makes sense that we need to be ahead to be effective teachers.

  At the end it suggests that technology alone can save us. At the same time, there was a quote about awarding the inventor of the system. We as people and teachers have to know how to use the systems we invent or we will not be saved.

IT IS NOT ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY  Finally, someone who has helped me put my thoughts and feelings into words. I know there is something to be beholden about today's technology. It is knowing its place in this world that is key. Most of all, knowing its place in the classroom and our everyday lives.

  The kids we are going to teach are going to be at least one step ahead of us with technology. Unless we make it our business to know and learn from them. Like she said learning and teaching are not the same thing but they do go hand in hand. We will have to constantly learn to effectively teach.

IS IT OK TO BE...  This post was very insightful and very well said. I have to admit, I went for the longest time thinking that I could get away with not knowing. I was comfortable without an e-mail address. I was comfortable using an encyclopedia instead of Google (I'm not kidding). Since I started school in 2007, that has all changed and it is always changing.

  I love learning. I do believe that is why I love to teach. There is constant stimulation and I believe it is healthy for everyone. In order to teach we must do.

SOCIAL MEDIA COUNTER  Wow!! This is unreal! To look at this is to get a feeling of how huge this world is and how many people inhabit it. On the other hand, when you think about this anomolie we call the Internet, it really shrinks the world. Almost everything is tracked.

  As a teacher, I will remember my place in this huge world. That is, getting todays youth ready for society and life. Also, I will need to know how to use these powerful tools to our advantage.