"Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please? By: Scott McLeod
I do agree with some of the things he posted in his blog. Mostly about the cyber bullying, porn, and predators. As a responsible adult I believe that those types of websites should be blocked and there should be limitation on what sites children can access.
I do not believe children should be stopped from technology. It is a wonderful teaching method that teaches beyond the human mind. But on if it is used correctly. I believe limitations should be set on children computers at home and in the classroom. People have so many different points of views on this situation and this is just a little bit of mine.
Who is Scott McLeod?
According to http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/bio.
"The iSchool Initiative" By: Travis Allen
I think Travis has such a creative and intelligent mind. I loved all his ideas and think they will be perfect for the school systems. We are always talking about going green and this is a perfect way to do so. He believes the education system is broke and I agree with him. I think it is because we are transitioning into the new world of technology.
Being able to have everything you need for school in one place is amazing. Homework, test dates, and so much more. It is also important that he talked about the limited access students will have to the Internet. This way students will be learning and not playing games, checking their facebooks, etc. I think his ideas are brilliant and I am all for iSchool!The Lost Generation
This video was amazing! Especially how it told a story in two ways. It turned a negative poem into a positive poem. Some people forget what is most important in life. They start thinking work is everything and means the most. Some do believe that money will make us happy. That is true in a way but that should to be the most and only thing that makes us happy.
I agree that family is most important. We should also believe what she said "We can change the World" and "To refuse we are part of a lost generation". I love her outlook on life and I hope her outlook will change others like the way it changed mine.
Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir- 'Lux Aurumque'
Wow! This is very neat to be able to see people from all around the world singing in a choir from their computers. It is amazing that this can and has been done. I am sure that most of these people have never met but now have because of our advanced technologies.
The choir is being conducted by one man. This means that he is teaching 185 people through the Internet. I am sure they are using skype or some new system that is similar. I have never seen anything like this. It is truly amazing!
You will be even more amazed when you read, watch and listen to the rest of the assignments I have for you.
ReplyDelete1 day late. Better. I am glad you are now current with your Blog Post assignments.
This post is a really good one, but I cannot entirely agree with you about the iSchool. It just seems that human interaction would almost cease to exist. Students who are devious enough would find a way to interject things they should not into the programs. Also, if everything can be accessed from this one device, do kids even have to go to school anymore? Do the devices go home with the students? Are new one purchased every year?
ReplyDeleteIt seems like a good idea on the surface, but there are a lot of deeper questions that should be answered before this thing becomes a reality or widely supported.