Blog Post #2

"Did you know? 3.0" by John Strange

I found Dr. Strange's video, "Did you know? 3.0", very interesting and full of facts that I have never thought about before. I just cant believe how technology is growing. One fact that stuck out to me was that the top jobs, 10 years from now, do not exist yet. Just when I thought that people have thought of everything, here they come with more jobs and even more technology than I ever could see coming.
Are we prepared for the jobs that will be available in 2030? I really don't think we. Because technology is improving everyday, it is exciting but at the same time it is scary. Will we be just like are parents and not know how to use an iPhone or a computer? I wonder how different it will be then than from the way it is now. I think the main message of Dr. Strange's video is about informing people that the world is changing.

Mr. Winkle Wakes by Mathew Needleman
The video of Mr. Winkle Wakes by Mathew Needleman is about an old man who falls asleep for a hundred years. Once Mr. Winkle wakes up, he notices everything has changed since he was last awake. He didn't know what a computer was or didn't recognize any buildings around him. The video shows how everything can change within a decade.
The video makes me wonder what will still remain or be the same after a hundred years from now. How much technology will change? We will be surprised just like Mr. Winkle was if we went to sleep for a hundred years and then woke up and saw that everything was different.

The Importance of Creativity by Sir Ken Robinson
I have never heard of Sir Ken Robinson, but I agree with him in everything he says in this video. Public education needs to be changed and be more focused on creativity. When creativity is less focused on, then people have the fear of being wrong and no one should ever have that fear. People can be very successful for their creativity but sometimes they think they could be wrong and don't show their creativity.
One part of the video that stuck out to me was his view of intelligence. He tells that intelligence has three parts to it, which are, diverse, dynamic, and distinct. He also tells this story about Gillian Lynne who is a dancer and now a multimillionaire. He explains how she had a hard time keeping still during class. She went to the doctor and discovered that she loves to dance. In order for her to think she had to be dancing. If she went through the same process today with a different doctor, they would give her medicine for a disorder called ADHD. She would have never discovered that music helps her think and would have not be as famous as she was today.

A Vision for 21st Century Learning
A Vison for 21st Century Learning is a video that explains what students do and will be able to do in school. Students in school today sit down in front of a teacher and take notes. They get all these facts stuffed into their heads and read textbooks about what they are studying.
In the video they show students being able to study through a video game. For example, taking a trip to Ancient Rome and being able to experience the daily life back then. I think if this invention ever happens, it will be successful in the school systems.

Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts by Vicki Davis
This is a video about a teacher whose name is Vicki Davis who uses technology to connect her students to the world. She teaches a class that blogs at coolcatteacher blog which won an award for best teacher blog award. Her class is like Dr. Strange's EDM 310 class, where she has her class's blog on a webpage.
Davis, who is from a small rural town in Georgia, helped found the global project Digi Teen where students from around the world study digital citizenship. On this Digi Teen network all the students can connect with other students and teachers.