I think that the way this video was presented was very creative. The method used was a great way to keep someone's attention. The information in this video reminded me about what we are doing in EDM 310. I think as a teacher, staying connected with others in our profession from around the world is important.
I think that being a networked student can be a great thing. The internet is another great resource for students to use in addition to books. Students can get information from many different sources instead of just relying on the teacher to tell them what to read. Being the teacher of a networked student would probably make things easier, if you were the teacher of a middle or high school student. As a future elementary teacher, I think this may be a little more difficult. A 7th Graders Personal Learning Environment
I was extremely impressed that this PLE was created by a 7th grader. I just goes to show that this could be done by anyone. This girl's PLE is a lot more advanced than my PLN at the moment. I think this student has a great advantage by learning to use these tools at such a young age. I feel like I need to play catch up!
The Machine is Changing Us
The media and the world are changing! In this video by Mr. Wesch talks about the impact the media has on our culture. YouTube has been a great factor in this change. People upload videos of themselves to YouTube. In these videos people are expressing themselves in ways they would not be able to otherwise, and these videos are able to be seen all over the world. People rely so much on technology these days. Just like with Mr. Wesch's reference to American Idol, YouTube has just become another way for people to make themselves famous.
Hi Krystin,
ReplyDeleteI too agree that a networked student has far more advantages than the regular student, but I question on whether all students will be able to keep up as a networked student especially the elementary students like you have mentioned as well. The girl’s PLE also impressed me! It made me think wow if every student was this enthused with learning the world would be full of intelligence, but a teacher may run into the fact that not every student wants to sit a computer all day. Your blog looks great and keep up the good work on getting your work due on time!
Excellent post Krystin!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great way to present this kind of information. They gave credit to Mr. Lee LaFever for allowing them to use this format. He basically coined this style with his series of videos called "... In Plain English". For example "Twitter in Plain English", or "Social Bookmarking in Plain English", and many many more. If you like this style go check these out, they are excellent.
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