Blog Post 5

1. Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please? by Scott McLeod
In this post he is addressing parents administrators, teachers, and board members. He is listing things that they should not let their children do that have to do with using technology. He is making technology sound like an evil thing but he is very sarcastic with his tone. I completely agree with him, people are way too judgmental when it comes to technology. If technology is used the right way there are many benefits that it has. The world is moving in that direction and there is no way to stop it but you can learn how to use it properly and teach your children those ways.

2. The iSchool Initiative by Travis Allen
Travis Allen made a youtube video when he was a high school student. This video contained information about ischool a new revolution of learning for schools. Instead of having textbooks and globes you could view it all on an ipod touch. This would save a lot of money for not only the school but the student. They would no longer have to spend money on paper or calculator it would all be in one.
I think this is a great idea. The world is already moving to a technological world. Everything is going to digital why not education. Students not only will have more resoures to learn but would be able to learn how to use technology effective. Students could also have more interactive learning. For example they can find a country on a map on then see the real pictures or videos from the place right then.

3. Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir
This video is amazing to me. It’s incredible that all these people from all over could come together to sound like that. This video is especially appealing to me because I am a singer and it’s not easy to get people to sound that good without a lot of practice. The internet is an amazing thing, I am blown away.

4. Teaching in the 21st Century by Kevin Robert
In this video he makes a very good point that teachers are not the only way anymore that student can learn things. Google, Facebook, and other networks are available to students. Any question a student has can be found within seconds. This will effect and does today effect how teachers teach.
Teachers need to stay current with information so they can answers any question that a student may have. They also can teach them how to properly find correct information. Students need to understand that just because it’s online doesn’t mean its accurate. Student also need to learn how to pick things of a website online. Teachers can still be just as good as they were before they now just have to approach teaching in a different way . I think education is stuck in this mindset that everything has to stay the same. Education of all things needs to stay with the times. We are teaching our children to prepare them for the future so we need to make sure it’s the right future.

5.Reading Rockets
I think this a great resource for teachers and parents. Student weather they struggle in reading or not should enjoy reading. When I was little I hated to read and I still do to this day because in my elementary school we were forced to read. We did Accelerated Reader. I struggled with reading and I used to be punished for it. This site has a lot of things that can help teachers to make it easier for the students.
Sometimes you can even help the student with their reading struggles without them knowing. You could make them read a book with difficult words in it but a interesting book for the student. This way they will want to keep reading to find out the end and help there stills at the same time. The best way to teach a student is to do it when they don’t think they are learning. This website can also give parents ideas of what they can do at home to help the student the more a student is exposed the better.