With this video I think they are trying to prove the point that skills are more important than facts. There is no way these kids can learn to dance by just listening to a lecture. Considering it is a movement in itself this is a subject that needs to be taught through practice and actions rather than just listening. This is a video I feel like I can relate with because not everything is based off of technology. It gives me hope that we can still teach and interact face to face rather than just using modern day technology. I love that we have had so many advancements in technology and think it’s a great idea for us to use technology in most classrooms but this also reminds us that it is important to learn not only from the fact but from our actions.
Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts
In this Video Harness You Students’ Digital Smarts Vikki Davis says “I believe every student can learn every child can learn but where children have trouble is when you only have paper and only pencil then only certain types of students are going to succeed” I couldn’t agree with her more. This is why I believe my major in physical Education in very important to our future society. Everything shouldn’t be based off of notes and test. Teaching different types of life skills through technology and actions is very important. In her class she says she used a lot of different software and technology. This is very important for our students to learn especially with all of our advancements in technology. The one thing I completely disagreed with is the fact that she said she expected her students to Google ever word that they didn’t know instead of teaching children through vocab. To me if you expect your students to Google everything they don’t understand they will never truly understand it because the answer is always there. The problem with this strategy is we can’t pull out Google during an interview and if we were never expected to actually learn the word how could we conversant and achieve greatness without our handy dandy sidekick Google. Blogging is probably my favorite source of technology in the classrooms mostly because it can connect us to different students and learning styles from around the world. I also believe with this exposure it can help to eliminate some of the horrible stereotypes we have about different cultures from around the world. What Vikki is doing is incredible she has really found a great way to connect with her students and educated them in a great way. There should be a class like Vikki’s in every school but we need to remember to teach the skills and not the facts when everything starts to become web based we start to lose sight of reality. Teaching math or chemistry online is a horrible idea. We need to learn to have a happy balance of both technology and hands on learning.
The Networked Student Tyler's Individual
Wendy Drexler explains the education of almost all students in the near future. "The Networked Student" talks about the connection between many students, both in the classroom and worldwide. The "Network Connection" idea is great at the root and helps students connect with more people.
The issue that I have with this method is that it loses connection with the people who are physically near you everyday. Networking brings together masses but does not help the social concept of connection at all. In my opinion there should be a medium found in this "Networked" method of education.
The thought that a classroom does not need a teacher bothers me as well. Even if it is true that this type of teaching does not need a teacher I do not think that completely relying on your own self using the world wide web is a good place to be. Humans are supposed to interact with each other. Learn from the wise and lead those who look up to you. Leaders and followers are two key elements when trying to reach a goal. Those who have the characteristic of leadership should be able to use that for the benefit of others. Teachers are important to the education of students.
Ravens Individual
After watching "Teaching in the 21st Century" by Kevin Roberts, I can see the importance of teaching skills within the classroom. Kevin Roberts sees how technology is becoming a part of our everyday life and wants to utilize it to enhance teaching. Kids use so much technology everyday, but they probably don't even know the full potential of what they can do with their cell phones, laptops, and other devices. The way the world is using technology is growing and expanding. Useless facts will not be important when applying for jobs. Students should be taught skills that they are actually going to use in their adult life. I agree with Robert's view that students should be engaged instead of entertained. I was a little confused about the difference at first, but after watching a video by Doug Johnson I can really see the difference. I found the best explanation was with a line from the video. "Show a kid a movie, you have entertained her for an hour. Give a kid a camera, you'll engage her for a lifetime." This is the attitude that all teachers should have in their classrooms. Instead of telling students the answers to their questions, we should teach them how to find it for themselves.
Comment on Kristy's individual part of the assignment:
ReplyDelete"In this Video Harness You Students’ Digital Smarts Vikki Davis says" It should say, "In the video, Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts, Vicki Davis says,"... Notice the comma placements in my correction. Also, you spelled the title wrong and the author's name, Vicki Davis, wrong all throughout your post.
"This is why I believe my major in physical Education in very important to our future society." Physical should be capitalized. Is very important, not in.
"The one thing I completely disagreed with is the fact that she said she expected her students to Google ever word that they didn’t know instead of teaching children through vocab." Ever should be every. This statement confuses me. Do you not agree if the students look up the word themselves, the definition will stick with them more because they researched it on their own? So you think the teacher should tell them the definition and that would be more effective? I disagree. I think Vicki Davis is doing a great job with making her students look up the word they do not know instead of simply giving them the definition....
"To me if you expect your students to Google everything they don’t understand they will never truly understand it because the answer is always there. " You should have a comma after "to me..." and "after they don't understand.."
"The problem with this strategy is we can’t pull out Google during an interview and if we were never expected to actually learn the word how could we conversant and achieve greatness without our handy dandy sidekick Google." Again, this confuses me as to what you mean. If they students didn't know a word, they look up the definition using a tool, such as Google, and then they learn the definition of the word.
"What Vikki is doing is incredible she has really found a great way to connect with her students and educated them in a great way. This should be broken into two sentences. "What Vicki is doing is incredible." "She has really found a great....."
"There should be a class like Vikki’s in every school but we need to remember to teach the skills and not the facts when everything starts to become web based we start to lose sight of reality." There should be a comma after "in every school,..." Dr. Strange's class is completely web- based. Do you think he has lost sight of reality?
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Hey Kristy!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that students should not totally rely on technology. What happens if there is a problem with the internet one day? Would you just have to cancel class one day? No. Teachers would have to do what they are actually paid to do and teach. Google should be a tool for learning not a necessity. I did notice a few words that were not complete. Ex: ever should be every. I thought you did a really good job of going into detail of why you disagreed! Good post!