Part one of the video discusses Mr. Miller's use of the computer and its incremental changes. Books and libraries were very important at one time but changes into documentation on the internet have made it much easier to access documents at any time. He uses the internet for online discussions with colleagues while adding threads, which they all can see. I haven't used the internet as a way to visually connect with others yet, but in the future I most definitely will. I see the collaboration within this community on the web and I will certainly make an effort to do the same thing.
I hope to have this option available to me as I teach in the 21st century. It is a magnificent way to collaborate without leaving my home and teach not only to students but to anyone who comes across it. This idea becomes limitless and soon as it happens since anyone can watch or tune in.
I am taking a short break from the second video to mention the regular updates that can be viewed around the world instantly. ItunesU can be used to create lectures and updates; what a great tool to use to gather information and send ideas within minutes to world of education. I know things like this exist and watching this video has enhanced my thoughts on using this media regularly. This is a great way to teach and get learners involved and engaged without being in class. The limits of the documents we produce are endless with freedoms to edit and post ideas at any time.
By using the media available on the web, we can visually enhance the dreams that we have. Each idea or dream that is articulated here activates and involves the world and make dreamers and learners out of others. We must gather information and use what is available to us to intrigue the ones we wish to inform. Miller say's it best "How can we not use this?".
This is How We Dream
Chipper Series
EDM310 For Dummies
The Chipper Series and EDM 310 for Dummies are videos to get us involved in learning. They were produced to attract the learner in an amusing way to grasp attention. Videos are much like movies that we watch on television. If we like entertainment then we tend to stay focused on it and these videos gives us a much better way to learn. Instead of boring assignments we can watch Chipper do all of the wrong things and learn from her misfortunes. Or we can watch EDM 310 for dummies and laugh while learning. If we can make something fun it can be much more educational and memorable.
I am actually planning my own video similar to the ones I have watched here. I am going to use my video as a way to teach some fundamentals and skills of baseball. It will not be on the amusing side but it will be very educational to young athletes. I am going to try to figure out a way to incorporate education messages within the drills that will be portrayed by a young player. Athletics are very important but I want to send a message that education is more important. I would like to connect with student athletes on a different level to show them the importance of hard work in the class room as well as on the field of play. Without excellence in the classroom or internet based courses, sports can be taken away quickly. The two coincide with each other since no one wants to hire a lackluster athlete.
Learn to Change, Change to Learn
I have posted the video above to show the facts that we need to understand as teachers. Children are involved in web activity on a regular basis and we need to change how we teach them by using the internet. If they are engaged in blogging already, how can we find a way to teach them within this process? The websites available to us can be used as a teaching technique by integrated the websites that they already use. These connections are instrumental for their future in how they collect data and carry it for the rest of their lives. Virtual based teaching can help them learn without being at school. The internet can open up ideas for students and take their learning experience to the next level.
The Secret Powers of Time
This was a very difficult video to watch and I tried to grasp the idea he was trying to get across. He jumps from subject to subject which made it difficult for me to follow. I do, however, realize that we need to find a way to keep children from dropping out of school by keeping them interested. They are using video games and internet sites very often because they are having fun and are engaged. The classroom, on the other hand, can be very boring and seem like a waste of time for the child which does not help with the skills that they need to be achieving.
Time is very relevant to how we think; depending if we are looking for future results or dwelling on the past. Studies have been taken of certain countries and ethnic groups that show why some succeed while others do not. The people who work in the present to achieve the future tend to be harder workers than those who dwell on negatives from the past. We need to do something that will motivate kids to think on different terms so they can attain that future success. In my opinion, we need to change what we are doing at this time, as educators, to see that these kids have a better future than we do. The video is posted below and I suggest just listening first instead of watching the doodling which was very distracting. I think your ideas may be able to mesh better in this fashion.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
This video production is a lot better and easier to understand than the first. It pretty much stays with one subject and continues throughout. The theory is that people that get paid more money do better at work. But, in one instance as told from statistics, that people did not achieve their goals when higher cognitive thinking took place. The great idea was that people were mastering things that they did for free such as playing the guitar on the weekends just to get better at it. When people were allowed to do a project for free at a software company, they came up with unbelievable ideas that they did not get a cent for. So my take is that self motivation is much better than monetary motivation. What really motivates us can drive us to do extraordinary things. At the same time we can be doing something fun and creating the future ahead. What an awesome thought but I've been doing way too much stuff for free so I will see what I can do.
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