Blog post # 2

Did You Know? 3.0 - A John Strange 2012 Version was eye grabbing, and the music is extremely dramatic. In addition, there where many things that I read that I didn't know. It seems as though our country is struggling as a whole with IQs. Watching the video made me eager to want to learn how to speak a second language fluently. I would like to learn how to speak either Chinese or Spanish or both. Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod's video ,Did You Know 3.0, was quite similar. I believe the message was to give us knowledge of how we are doing as a country and to show how the web is blossoming rapidly. This information is particularly significant to future educators because we are the ones who have to accommodate for each aspect of change. The question that was posed, " So what does it all mean"? To me, it all means we should strive harder as educators to improve our approach with teaching, which in turn will improve our student's success overall.


Mr. Winkle Wakes was a cute video. While he was asleep time ascended and technology grew tremendously. So he woke and began to visit different places. Mr. Winkle soon began to realize that every where he went had advanced technology.This was just too much for him so he decided to visit a school, and ironic enough he found a comfortable place without all the "machines". The school was the only place he could find that made him comfortable,why? The point of this video demonstrates how we as future teachers should always keep up with society, because this is where we live. If we keep up with the real world then we can always be relevant as educators.

Ken Robinson,The Importance of Creativity, speaks about many significant aspects centered around human creativity, the future of education, and the capacity of children's learning ability. The best point made was kids will take chances, and they don't mind being wrong. On the other hand, adults lose this because they've been ridiculed so much that the desire to think differently is not there. Mr. Robinson explains we should use art, music, drama, and dance to engage learning. We as adults have to learn how to not be afraid of being wrong, because this is a key concept for creativity. I enjoyed all nineteen minutes and twenty nine seconds. Although he tell many jokes, which kept my attention, he has really great advice. For example Mr. Robinson states that we as teachers should produce university professors because they come out on top on the account of their curiosity. After watching his video I gathered that I should teach and apply diverse skills, dynamic skills, and distinctive skills.

A Vision for 21st Century Learning  was innovating.  The argument that was presented was student's need attention grabbing learning. On this video they used technology like a 3D video game that teaches history. As stated on the video students are not excited to learn about facts, or read text books. They are motivated when videos or other such advanced devices that grabs their attention.

Ms. Vicki Davis is a teacher in a rural city in Georgia. Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts empowers students to connect to the entire world. She uses technology to her advantage. Ms. Davis is extremely positive and knows what it takes for her students to learn at their maximum capacity. In my opinion, Ms. Davis is an effective teacher because of her 21st century approach. Ms. Davis have many things to facilitate learning, such as a smart board and virtual life programs.