Monday, July 11, 2011
Blog Post 12
Watch the video A Vision of K-12 Students Today. What are your thoughts on what these students are saying? Do you agree with their reasoning for the use of technology in the classroom? Why or why not?
In the video A Vision of K-12 Students Today the students are telling us how much time they spend each week using technology. They are letting us know that they use more technology then they read or write. These students feel they should be able to use what they are already accustomed to in their everyday life, technology, in the classroom. The students point out that their are more honor students in China. The students also question if they will graduate or succeed in life.
Are we as teachers truly teaching our students anything if we aren't teaching them to think on their own and allowing them to create. Our students should be allowed to use technology in the classroom. Today's world requires technology in the workplace. That is what we as teachers should be preparing our students for.
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This is a great video and it goes along with many videos we have been assigned to watch. As educators we must teach the students using technology and the different things they can do with it, especially since the majority of them are using it at home. I could definitely see this being used in EDM310 in the future.
ReplyDeleteA kids version of the Wesch video we used to start EDM310. Maybe I should combine all three in one assignment. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteInteresting coincidence. You posted the same video as Sean Whatley. His was posted at 11:59pm on 7/10. Yours was posted at 12:08am on 7/11.
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