Friday, January 15, 2010

The Correlation of Technology and Students

Mr. Winkle Wakes by Matthew Needleman

Mr. Winkles video is a great example of how education has evolved over a period of time through technology. The video was a great example of how it does not take long for education and its techniques to change. One day children were learning from chalk boards and today they are learning from power point presentations associated with technology. Mr. Winkle also found some aspects of education to be the same from 100 years ago.

Mr. Winkle's video was a great explanation of how education is advancing. Students are evolving into learning from computers more so than textbooks. Technology is not only evolved through education, but also health care. Also, Mr. Winkle discovered many new machines in health care that were not there many years ago. However, they are here today thanks to the advancement of technology.

Did You Know 3.0 by Karl Fisch

The information given in the video was quite enlightening. The statistics of china soon being the number one English speaking country in the world has me puzzled slightly. China's population is growing tremendously. Therefore, it leads me to wonder why their country may take over the English language. I have concluded that all of the statistics outlined in the video are technologically related.

I find it hard to believe India has more honors students than America when America is believed to be more advanced educational and technology wise. I find it interesting that 1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S last year met online. All of these statistics not only give you an idea related to education but to the world itself as a whole. Basically technology is taking over the world faster than we can imagine.

Harness Your Students Digital Smarts by Vicki Davis

This video brought to my attention very interesting facts about being an educator but learning as you teach. I use to think that learning as you teach made an educator look somewhat uneducated. After the video I understood how learning as you teach is not only helpful but is almost a requirement if you are teaching technology. Technology is rapidly advancing each and every day so it is almost impossible to know everything about it.

Ms. Davis mentioned in her video that learning by only pencil and only paper will allow only certain children to succeed which is very true. Many children require other techniques and methods of learning and many of the techniques do not involve pencil and paper. Technology has opened the pathway for learning and is allowing students to better educate themselves as well as others.

The Importance of Creativity by Sir Ken Robinson

This speech should be viewed by many teachers because creativity is not emphasized enough in today's society. Creativity is as important now as literacy and it should be treated that way, but it is not. When children are young being wrong is not as frightening as it is when they are older. Being wrong is now frowned upon and has caused educators to educate people out of their creative capacities.

Creativity has produced technology and is allowing work to be less strenuous. The intelligence of creativity has three important meanings. Intelligence is diverse, dynamic, and distinct. The story of Gillian Lynne should be told to many educators for them to get a better understanding of how to nurture a child with a learning disorder. The speech was great material and should be valued by many people who do not understand creativity and how it influences us as maturing human beings.

1 comment:

  1. Unfortunately most people feel as you said you did before viewing the video that learning as you teach means that the teacher is somehow uneducated or less intelligent. As you realized form the video of Ms. Davis and her students quite the opposite is true. For me the more educated I become the more I realize that I have a lot to learn. SS

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