Blog Post 2

Did you know?
The video poses the question, "what is your role in preparing your students to use technology that does not exist yet?". Technology has and will continue to be a part of the world, especially in education. Teachers now have a great privilege to use technology as a major tool in the class room, and if used properly can benefit majorly from it.

As a educator in today's society teaching a child to use technology is an important part of their learning process. We are not only teaching them the typical subjects, but we are also preparing them to succeed as an adult. The society today is dependent on technology in almost ever aspect of the work force. It is almost impossible to get a job with knowing at least the basics to working a computer. Keeping not only yourself, but also your students up to date on the world of technology is important to the aspect of their learning. Companies like Apple are always trying to better themselves and continue to come out with newer products like clock work. It is highly important that we also teach our students to accept change with in technology and prepare them to learn how to use the next big thing!

Mr.Winkle Wakes
In the video "Mr. Winkle Wakes" it jokingly talks about how the school system never changes to better itself and keep up with the world. Mr. Winkle wakes after a 100 year slumber to find that he does not recognize the world around him. The only thing he actually does recognize is a classroom where the students are just taking notes with a pen and paper.

The video makes the same main point as the "Did you know?" video. In order to prepare students for their future, they need to be able to keep up with the outside world. America is known for being behind other countries when it comes to our education. This is mainly due to the refusal to incorporate more technology in our classrooms. Our society as a whole could truly benefit from adding different forms of teaching using technology. Are students would be more prepared for their future jobs if we did this as well.

Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson said "If you are not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.". In this video Sir Ken Robinson talks about creativity and how important it is to keep it in schools. Teacher's are made to enforce the norms in life. It is normal to want your child to pursue a career in the medical field, but most would not encourage their child to pursue a career in music or art. Fitting in with the norms of society is not always best.

In Sir Ken Robinson's speech, he makes a major point on how schools have taken creativity out of schools. Schools have put more focus on subjects such as Math and Literature. Sir Robinson stresses the fact that creativity is as important as all the other subjects. He is absolutely correct! Teaching students to express their inner emotions will help them go farther in life. This is something I will truly take with me as a teacher. I want my students to be able to use their creativity and show me all the wonderful things they can come up with.

Pinterest
Pinterest is an amazing website that helps people share their ideas about crafts and so much more. Using it in the classroom can be extremely useful. Following education boards can help teachers come up with new lesson plans and creative projects. Pinterest is a very organized way to keep up with all the ideas you fall in love with. A idea I've had pinned is a "turn in" system. It is a super system to see who has turned in homework. Students flip their clothespin to the smiley face side when they turn things in. Pinterest is an amazing resource that I will defiantly be using in my future classroom.