Reflection #12

Will writing and reading be all digital soon? So many textbooks are being bought online these days. I know one of mine is. It is cheaper and an easier way to get any textbook the quickest. I am unsure about knowing if textbooks are better when read as a real book or online, but so many tools are coming out that is making online tools as good as the real physical objects. Also, writing with a pen and paper is significantly decreasing, teachers rarely use the whiteboard, there is no such thing as written out rough drafts. Reading and writing, the basic educational skills are disappearing more and more each day. Is this good or bad? I do not know, but I will miss the old ways if they do go away soon.

Reflection #11

Two days ago an unthinkable crime happened in my home town. Two people (a mom and daughter) were found shot in a burning house with the door blocked. The daughter was a year younger than me and went to my school. I found this out from Facebook. There have also been a tons of pictures of the suspect on the newsfeed. He is armed and nowhere to be found, but so many people are notified just simply if they are on Facebook. This is a great use of social networking spreading news that some may not know without simply having an account. This is just one example of how social networks and the web can be used to get news out. This is a good thing in many cases but it can also be a bad thing with gossip being spread and cyber bullying. I just noticed how many things we are notified about just by being on Facebook weather is finding a suspect in a crime case or finding out who is in a relationship. Crazy...

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Reflection #10

Even though it seems like there is so much more advancements to be done in technology take a second to reflect on how much technology you use in one day. Technology is used in all of my classes almost every day. I use this computer every day. Television is always an option. All normal phones now have internet. Everything is becoming touch screen. Realizing how much we use technology today I see it being used more and more every day. We now spend almost half our waking hours either online, on the phone, or watching television according to a survey. The average adult is awake for 15 hours and 45 minutes every day and 45 per cent of that time is spent using a proliferation of technology. WOW!

Reflection #9

I was thinking.... do you think that education should/ could become completely technology based? We need to prepare our students for the future, and with how quickly technologies have developed I can only imagine what would be next. Although it seems good to keep old school teaching methods, is it REALLY helping our students when new technologies are developed each and every day. What will education look like in the future? Technology is taking over in schools. We need to use it and prepare for future tools. I like to writing on paper with a pen or pencil will not go away, but will it?

Week 14 future ed and tech

If you think about how much education has already advanced, I can only imagine what technology in schools will be like in the future. In 1965 Gordon Moore, who was the founder of Intel predicted a growth of technology. His law said that the processing power and speed of any electronic calculating devices will DOUBLE every 18 months. He also said that the price for technology will go down about 35% a year. So, there will be tons of new technology and tools for schools. They will do amazing things and cost less according to Moore, making technology more affordable overall. Schools will have to make challenges to make accommodations to this technology revolution. As teachers we must prepare students for this change. It is hard for me to think that education in the future will not be almost fully technology based. No more pens and pencils... Although it is easy for educators to focus on the now and learning, we also must look towards the future and start preparing the minds of the students. We must utilize the technology we have today to prepare for the future of education.

Week 13: Word, Excel, and Power Point

Features- Word- formatting effects, picture, spell check, color, font, clip art, keyboard shortcuts, copy and paste, write an essay, add header and footer Excel- graphing, tables, organizing lists, formulas, data storage PowerPoint- make a power point, transitions, adding media, adding pictures, clip art, text box, slide designs, animations, spell check Projects- 1. Word- Make a project with information and pictures that you can print out and glue onto your project board. 2. Excel- Record data from your survey project counting the common traits (hair color, eye color...) 3. PP- Make a slideshow and present it in class on Your favorite animal and their habitats.