“Classroom of Tomorrow”
This short video shows
scenarios of students using technology in many different ways in the classroom.
Students were using iPads to read their textbooks, their phones to take notes
and interact with the teacher’s lesson, and to remind themselves of things
going on around campus. Although this seems crazy, I do think there is a chance
in the future that our students will strictly be using technology to complete
daily tasks at school. I do think this is beneficial because it prepares them
to use technology necessary to college and work. If schools are given enough
money to provide technology for their students, I think this would be a great
step.
“The Voice of the Active Learner - Education From a
Digital Native's Perspective”
This video is a student who is considered a digital native
talking about how school is for someone like her. I think it is important to
consider students like this because as teachers, we are stressed differentiated
instruction. Some students learn online better, and if schools offer that to
their students then that might benefit them more than being in the classroom. I
also thing offering online courses in middle and high school could also help
students who miss school for health reasons. They could still get the material
they needed for class even if they weren’t there. I also think this is
important for students because online classes are offered in college. Before I
attended Jones County Junior College, I had never taken an online course. My
first online class was a little challenging, but I enjoy taking them now.
Therefore, if high schools offered online courses it could prepare their
students for those types of classes in college.
“The Future Starts Now - 2012 edition”
This video talks about implementing ICT, Information and
Communication Technology. I think that most schools have this technology the
teachers just do not know how or want to include it in their lessons.
Therefore, like she says at the end of the video I think teachers should be
educated on how to incorporate ICT in their daily lessons to help better
intrigue their students.
“Designing Schools for 21st Century Learning”
This video was very boring. It was basically a man
explaining his influences on designing and how school was for him. He talks
with teachers asking their opinions on how schools designs have changed and are
changing.
“Tools and Resources for the 21st Century Educator”
This video just pops up resources and tools that teachers
can use in their classrooms. They showed things such as TedEd, YouTube, and
Vimeo. I thought this video was interesting because their were resources they
showed that I have not heard of or used yet that I may can use one day in my
classroom.
“A Vision of 21st Century Teaching”
This video is of teachers who use technology in their classrooms
explaining how it helps their students and why they use it. They also explained
what types of technology they used. They did not talk in the videos but used
cards with words written on them. I was surprised by the age of some of the
teachers who used technology in their class. Not all of them were young
teachers. The older teachers that I had in high school were the ones who were
the most boring and did not enhance our learning. I thought there were some interesting
ways that teachers used technology and how it benefitted their students.
