Mr. Winkle Wakes
Mr. Winkle woke up from 100 year nap and was confused because the world how he knew was completely different. The video should all the different advances in technology. The new technology consisted of EKG's, computers, vehicles, copy machines, fax machines, cellular phones. However the only place that remained the same was the schools.
The You Tube video Mr. Winkle Wakes, is a take on the old childrens' story of Rip Van Winkle.
This video pin pointed on a very important issue, on how is that we have advanced technology throughout our culture, but not in education. We do not have them in our educational institutions so how can people learn to use these things. Mr. Winkle was excited and content that schools had not changed, which represents the conformity of those people in our society that are illiterate when it comes to technology. That is not a good thing.
Did You Know??
I was shocked to read these statistics. The top 10 most in demand job was not invented until 2004! That is remarkable, and simply amazing that teachers are teaching their students to do job and work that are not even in existence yet. I completely agree with the job statistics, especially the one about 1 in 4 workers has been with their job less than a year because that is the case with myself. I was quite surprised that it has been less than a decade since the internet has taken over our lives completely!
However, I was very shocked that text messaging is not as relevantly new as we all thought it was. We are always talking about how America is the wealthiest country, but yet this other countries are surpassing us with the brilliance! China will soon be the #1 English speaking country. This information opened my eyes to a lot of things I was unaware of.
The Importance of Creativity
In today's school creativity is one of those things that is very frowned upon. Creativity helps you a better job of what you can do. I agree with Ken about incorporating more creativity in the minds of the students of today's era. We need to nuture our children's creativity and not discourage their creativity.
Creativity stimulates the mind and many individuals are discouraging these kids. I agree with Ken when he said we are teaching the children to be good workers, but not creative thinkers. We to challenge these students and broaden their horizons. They need to think outside of the box, and they should not be so typical.
Harness Your Students
It is amazing how these classrooms will be going paperless! There will be no need for paper, pens, or pencils. I am glad that teachers notice there is good in technology in the classrooms. Soon there will cell phones incorporated into the classroom. Students will be skyping with classrooms in India.
Mr. Winkle woke up from 100 year nap and was confused because the world how he knew was completely different. The video should all the different advances in technology. The new technology consisted of EKG's, computers, vehicles, copy machines, fax machines, cellular phones. However the only place that remained the same was the schools.
The You Tube video Mr. Winkle Wakes, is a take on the old childrens' story of Rip Van Winkle.
This video pin pointed on a very important issue, on how is that we have advanced technology throughout our culture, but not in education. We do not have them in our educational institutions so how can people learn to use these things. Mr. Winkle was excited and content that schools had not changed, which represents the conformity of those people in our society that are illiterate when it comes to technology. That is not a good thing.
Did You Know??
I was shocked to read these statistics. The top 10 most in demand job was not invented until 2004! That is remarkable, and simply amazing that teachers are teaching their students to do job and work that are not even in existence yet. I completely agree with the job statistics, especially the one about 1 in 4 workers has been with their job less than a year because that is the case with myself. I was quite surprised that it has been less than a decade since the internet has taken over our lives completely!
However, I was very shocked that text messaging is not as relevantly new as we all thought it was. We are always talking about how America is the wealthiest country, but yet this other countries are surpassing us with the brilliance! China will soon be the #1 English speaking country. This information opened my eyes to a lot of things I was unaware of.
The Importance of Creativity
In today's school creativity is one of those things that is very frowned upon. Creativity helps you a better job of what you can do. I agree with Ken about incorporating more creativity in the minds of the students of today's era. We need to nuture our children's creativity and not discourage their creativity.
Creativity stimulates the mind and many individuals are discouraging these kids. I agree with Ken when he said we are teaching the children to be good workers, but not creative thinkers. We to challenge these students and broaden their horizons. They need to think outside of the box, and they should not be so typical.
Harness Your Students
It is amazing how these classrooms will be going paperless! There will be no need for paper, pens, or pencils. I am glad that teachers notice there is good in technology in the classrooms. Soon there will cell phones incorporated into the classroom. Students will be skyping with classrooms in India.
Re: Mr. Winkle Wakes: Great analysis! Especially the point you made about how the situation of no technology in the school made Mr. Winkle comfortable because he is "technologically illiterate". That hits the nail on the head. Teachers must be "tech. literate" and have the proper tools if we expect our students to be able to compete in this global economy. This is the purpose of EDM 310.
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