#1 Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please?I thought this was a good blog and was very true. My position on his argument is I would probably be like him and teach my students all of the items he listed. If students aren’t taught anything they will be too far gone. All the points Mr. McLeod listed are things that should be going on in classrooms. Students should have to learn how to read, write, and connect. Kids aren’t always doing bad things on computers like parents worry about, and at school they have safety blocks for the children. It is true if students aren’t exposed to this they won’t have the leg up they need.
*Scott McLeod is an Associate Professor and Director at Iowa State University. He has been employed there since August 2007. His hometown is Reston, Virginia. McLeod has also worked at University of Minnesota and Cincinnati as an Assistant Professor. He attended The College of William and Mary, University of Iowa, and graduated high school from South Lakes High.
#2 The iSchool Initiative
All I can say is wow. The senior that made this is very intelligent. I never thought about stuff such as an iSchool in high school. The video was interesting and very go green. Which is good but it’s kind of crazy to think of school at the palm of your hands. It would be convenient , but I’m not all for throwing out all the paper and pencils. I may be old fashion for 19 but I enjoy writing and not just staring at a computer screen all day. The computer and it’s applications are important and I’m all for it, but I don’t think that’s all that should be going on.If schools were to go to this I would hope the school would pay for it. I’m pretty sure they would it would only make sense in public schools. It sounds like an incredible idea, and with the way things are going I’m sure it will become a reality. The computerized world is coming at us fast, and it will be our children’s future. So I guess the iSchool would be a good way to go about it.
#3 Watch The Lost Generation.
I loved this video, end of story. This was very touching and it really got to me. It was sad to listen to the girl read the first time through, and when she read for the second time I smiled. We are not a lost generation and there is hope. Hope will be there when nothing else is and we are not a lost generation unless we give in to hopelessness.This video shows we can let the world change for the worse or for the better but it is up to us. It is up to us to have hope in the future. I also loved the part where she says happiness comes from within. Which is true and with that statement it made me smile. The technique of this video was well thought out. With it being put the way it was it made you really think.
#4 Eric Whitaker’s Virtual Choir
The virtual choir was amazing. The sounds of the voices were so pretty and soothing. It was very incredible it didn’t even look real. As amazing as it was, I would hate for school to come to that. Yes, I know it probably will though. I would hate to think of band being taught in such a way and same goes for choir. If you were in band or choir you would know there is nothing like feeling music with a lot of people playing, and hearing the music after you played it is not the same as being there. I don’t think it would be fair to teach a musical class this way. As neat as it was, I would rather my children experience the real thing in person.This video was good and I enjoyed it, but as I said before I just don’t think music should be taught this way. I’m kind of worried about the world after seeing this video. Are our future children and/or students going to ever experience real music in a real room. I surely hope they will.
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"Kids aren’t always doing bad things on computers like parents worry about, and at school they have safety blocks for the children. It is true if students aren’t exposed to this they won’t have the leg up they need".
I think this pretty much says it all in my opinion. Kids are always getting a bad rap for looking up "bad things" online and parents are missing the fact that there are way more opportunities to find "good things" when using technology. Also, as you mentioned, there are block walls up to prevent children from looking up inappropriate things. As with anything, there is usually always a negative and a positive. For example, going to the beach is a great thing...but there is always a chance that someone could get a horrid sun burn. You can not live life expecting the worst. I believe this is especially true with children. Sometimes you just have to trust a child to do what is right because there is not always going to be someone standing over them. Technology is a wonderful learning tool and should not be thrown out because of simple "worries".
#2 The I school initiative
I totally agree that the future is coming at us fast but I disagree that this would be the way to go. First, students all learn differently and I believe learning from a technological standpoint could be hurting certain children who learn with "hands on" or by "writing things down". Second, I believe public schools are already in a financial bind and this is a huge expense. I believe this could be a much closer reality for a private school than a public. I know the senior in this video said that it would cut cost but after doing some of my own calculations I found that he left out quite a few important details, such as the fact that you would have to replace broken and old ipods. And that every year all the new students would require these expensive devises while books and computers actually can be kept and reused year after year. I agree with your "old school" way of liking to write in the classroom, because I am the same way. Technology is great and all but I still have to write things down to remember.
#3 Watch the Lost Generation
I agree that the video inspired hope but I also think it inspired change. Our entire world is all about change and we are the ones who make the world change or stay the same. I agree that it is us "the people" that decide if we are truly lost or not. Great job!
#4 Eric Whitaker’s Virtual Choir
Don't worry I am sure music is one of these things that will probably remain being taught hands on for a pretty long time. Playing an instrument (I played the flute) is not something that you can usually learn by watching someone else do it. In my opinion you need someone there showing you where your fingers go and why they go there. I hope our students and children get to experience music in a classroom and hands on as well. I thought the video was cool and very creative but I don't believe you could learn how to play from that video. More importantly I don't believe you could learn to LOVE it, by watching them do it.
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"Kids aren’t always doing bad things on computers like parents worry about, and at school they have safety blocks for the children. It is true if students aren’t exposed to this they won’t have the leg up they need".
I think this pretty much says it all in my opinion. Kids are always getting a bad rap for looking up "bad things" online and parents are missing the fact that there are way more opportunities to find "good things" when using technology. Also, as you mentioned, there are block walls up to prevent children from looking up inappropriate things. As with anything, there is usually always a negative and a positive. For example, going to the beach is a great thing...but there is always a chance that someone could get a horrid sun burn. You can not live life expecting the worst. I believe this is especially true with children. Sometimes you just have to trust a child to do what is right because there is not always going to be someone standing over them. Technology is a wonderful learning tool and should not be thrown out because of simple "worries".
#2 The I school initiative
I totally agree that the future is coming at us fast but I disagree that this would be the way to go. First, students all learn differently and I believe learning from a technological standpoint could be hurting certain children who learn with "hands on" or by "writing things down". Second, I believe public schools are already in a financial bind and this is a huge expense. I believe this could be a much closer reality for a private school than a public. I know the senior in this video said that it would cut cost but after doing some of my own calculations I found that he left out quite a few important details, such as the fact that you would have to replace broken and old ipods. And that every year all the new students would require these expensive devises while books and computers actually can be kept and reused year after year. I agree with your "old school" way of liking to write in the classroom, because I am the same way. Technology is great and all but I still have to write things down to remember.
#3 Watch the Lost Generation
I agree that the video inspired hope but I also think it inspired change. Our entire world is all about change and we are the ones who make the world change or stay the same. I agree that it is us "the people" that decide if we are truly lost or not. Great job!
#4 Eric Whitaker’s Virtual Choir
Don't worry I am sure music is one of these things that will probably remain being taught hands on for a pretty long time. Playing an instrument (I played the flute) is not something that you can usually learn by watching someone else do it. In my opinion you need someone there showing you where your fingers go and why they go there. I hope our students and children get to experience music in a classroom and hands on as well. I thought the video was cool and very creative but I don't believe you could learn how to play from that video. More importantly I don't believe you could learn to LOVE it, by watching them do it.
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"Kids aren’t always doing bad things on computers like parents worry about, and at school they have safety blocks for the children. It is true if students aren’t exposed to this they won’t have the leg up they need".
I think this pretty much says it all in my opinion. Kids are always getting a bad rap for looking up "bad things" online and parents are missing the fact that there are way more opportunities to find "good things" when using technology. Also, as you mentioned, there are block walls up to prevent children from looking up inappropriate things. As with anything, there is usually always a negative and a positive. For example, going to the beach is a great thing...but there is always a chance that someone could get a horrid sun burn. You can not live life expecting the worst. I believe this is especially true with children. Sometimes you just have to trust a child to do what is right because there is not always going to be someone standing over them. Technology is a wonderful learning tool and should not be thrown out because of simple "worries".
#2 The I school initiative
I totally agree that the future is coming at us fast but I disagree that this would be the way to go. First, students all learn differently and I believe learning from a technological standpoint could be hurting certain children who learn with "hands on" or by "writing things down". Second, I believe public schools are already in a financial bind and this is a huge expense. I believe this could be a much closer reality for a private school than a public. I know the senior in this video said that it would cut cost but after doing some of my own calculations I found that he left out quite a few important details, such as the fact that you would have to replace broken and old ipods. And that every year all the new students would require these expensive devises while books and computers actually can be kept and reused year after year. I agree with your "old school" way of liking to write in the classroom, because I am the same way. Technology is great and all but I still have to write things down to remember.
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ReplyDeleteWhy not start a museum? Pencils, paper, carbon paper (do you know about that?), typewriters (Your students will never have seen one and probably won't know what they are), mimeograph machines, duplicators. All that good stuff. personally, I can accomplish far more with my computer. So don't get in a race with me!