Please watch the video "Did You Know 3.0 ?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE
What is your reaction? In your opinion, is the video correct or
incorrect or biased? In what specific ways should the content of this
video impact education? Before September 10, add your thoughts in the
comments section. You are invited to comment on other colleagues'
comments.
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ReplyDeletewow, the numbers are overwhelming! Things are changing constantly.
ReplyDeleteIn modern music history (since 1945) the loudspeaker revolution had a huge impact in the way we compose, listen to, and purchase music. The loudspeaker movement basically encompasses all electronic devices beginning with the tape recorder. This video illustrates that the trend is still going and spreading into other aspects of our lives in an exponential way. As the world population grows the demand for Internet services and its devices is on the rise and it is not going to stop. As educators it is necessary, no mandatory, that we prepare our students for their future. I believe that this video is accurate since we have witnessed the enormous growth of technology in our lifetimes. It seems to me that the U.S. must think in terms of educating for the future to compete in the world market.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with this statement! We have seen that things are progressing globally. They have been for a long time. No one can be absolutely certain of what the future holds, but what we can all be sure of is that the global market will continue to become bigger and bigger.
DeleteYes, the numbers are overwhelming. But like politics, we have to think locally. There is so much information out there, the question seems to be how to work through the fog of it all to get what is important and relevant to me. Then how do I use that information. Additionally, it's nice to know that in a little less than five minutes over a half million songs have been downloaded illegally. With anything, you get the good and the bad.
ReplyDeleteThe numbers are astounding. My first reaction to the data was shock, but then I was also a bit surprised to see no list of references at the end of the video to indicate the source(s) of the information. Maybe I missed something? I don’t doubt that it could be true, but having this information listed might lend more credibility to the video. Perhaps this video was intended to “scare” people into believing that the US will somehow be over-powered in addition to being out-numbered in population. Some might see this as a reason we need to build up our military rather than build up our schools. I suppose it depends upon your perspective. I see this video as an amazing opportunity and an incredible challenge. Regardless if this information in the video is completely legitimate, educators today must help prepare students differently for the future than in years past. The past educational model that developed the school like a factory is ineffective and unrealistic in modern society. I hope that today’s educators will continue to transform this model into an approach that respects students more by treating them as people rather than as a product.
ReplyDeleteThe information from this video blew me away! The fact that we as a species are expanding as fast as we are, and that the amount of data and products that we consume expands exponentially. It makes me feel excited and concerned at the same time for the future. Excited because of the vast things that we will be able to achieve with such astounding resources at our hands. Concerned because we continue to consume more than the earth can produce and at some point that is going to come back and bite us. I feel it's important to prepare our young for the future ahead as best we can, and that includes continuing to build awareness of this planet's resources and finding ways to make those resources last longer.
ReplyDeleteI saw this video a few years ago in another class and to see the information updated is pretty overwhelming. I don't remember what class it was for, or what year it was. But, I know that many of the statistics on this video weren't even mentioned previously - which shows that technology is truly advancing at a rapid pace!
ReplyDeleteAs an elementary music teacher, I find that most of my time with students is spent dancing, singing, and playing instruments. However, time and time again I find myself wanting more technology available to me. In introducing my students to each instrument offered in band, I wanted to show video clips of each instrument. Because I don't have have even a projector in my room I was forced to borrow one from the art teacher, and then because I don't have a connecting cord, I had to borrow from the Kindergarten teachers. So, I often find myself unable to use technology in my room the way I would like to.
My point is, as technology advances, student learning advances. I know that there are many websites and musical tech tools that my students would benefit from, but gaining access to this technology (in my case) has proved more difficult than I would like. If classroom teachers have mounted projectors in their rooms, and access to a Smartboard - why shouldn't specialists have the same accessibility?
Unbelievable how dependent we are on technology and into the future. First hand experience during the past week my laptop was out of commission, it had a virus and I lost all material. Just cathcing up. The technology will allow our students to communicate world wide and communicate with students from other countries. As teachers this allows us to be more creative, team teach and keep abreast of current events in real time. I am amazed with the knowledge my younger niece and nephew have in computer technology and what they experience currently in the classroom. The challenge for me is to keep abrest of the latest technology.
ReplyDeleteMy head hurts!! If the statistics are/were correct, how does one verify?? If they are correct then it is safe to assume that they were obsolete when they were gleaned! Huge implications for dinosaur type educators. How do we keep up with technology and still have our students keep up and stay a little ahead of the curve?
ReplyDeleteMy head hurts!! If the statistics are/were correct, how does one verify?? If they are correct then it is safe to assume that they were obsolete when they were gleaned! Huge implications for dinosaur type educators. How do we keep up with technology and still have our students keep up and stay a little ahead of the curve?
ReplyDeleteI was fascinated by watching this video clip. As a math teacher, I am always intrigued by statistics. These stats make it painfully clear that there are things we need to change in how we educate our youth. As a teacher, I know there have been times where I have been resistant to certain changes. This video reminded me that if we are not willing to continuously adapt our teaching styles, then we are doing a disservice to our students. We must better prepare our students with greater critical thinking and problem solving skills. This video teaches us the technology we teach our students with today will most likely be obsolete when they enter the workforce. For this reason, we must give our students the problem solving skills needed to adapt to these changes.
ReplyDeleteThat was a lot of mind-blowing information! I was especially intrigued by the bit about "we are preparing students for jobs which don't yet exist."
ReplyDeleteUpdated and revamped for 2012. Love it. I don't question the numbers. I don't see the need - who really knows what a billion of anything looks like any way? Plain and simple, technology is changing our lives - it always has. My grandmother would share with me when I was a young girl how she lived her life "from walking to buggy to automobile and darkness to light (lanterns to electricity)". I was reminded of this just today when my three year-old asked if he could Skype Grammy and Grandpa and I proceeded to say, "You can Skype them now, go turn on the computer." To which he shouted back, "It's already on. Can I click them?"
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed watching this video. I think these statistics are really mind-blowing to any educator. Some I found particularly interesting were about our students' futures. For example, we are educating students for jobs that haven't yet been created. If they do go into Information Technology, by the time they graduate, that information will already be outdated. It makes it really tough to prepare our students for their future, when the future is so technologically-driven, unlike most schools. By the time we find something new to use in the classroom, educate teachers on its use, and implement them- they are already outdated! It makes keeping pace with the rest of the world very exhausting, but so important!
ReplyDeleteI read a long time ago in a psych paper that stated (after exhaustive tests)the human mind can only visualize a maximum of 9 of any thing. Hows that for a stat??
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