That being said, I will admit the one part of this week I have enjoyed so far has been the videos. Not because I am not much of a reader – because I am not – but because the way they were presented. Notably, the “Did you know…?” videos were especially informative and entertaining for me. The difference in information between the two videos certainly makes you head spin when you think about the future. This led me to think about how the minds of the people who think up the devises we (seemingly) take for granted work. This led me to start thinking that the reason for the increased speed and exponential growth of information technology is information technology itself.
Check out the following animate. It may just back up some of my ramblings in this post!
Check out the following animate. It may just back up some of my ramblings in this post!
Steven is an amazing creator! I have enjoyed watching his videos as well. I have shown some of my students videos that draw as they go and the students are incredibly intrigued!
ReplyDeleteAs a person who becomes easily distracted myself, I feel these kinds of animation are key to students of the current generation. They have grown up with technology and entertainment as a daily life experience. Great choice of video!
It seems that although technology is what drives change in our world, students are missing out on nature. This piece is terrifying, but it has become a norm in our culture and something that we have to work with as educators. Although you may not be interested in reading the whole book, there are some truly insightful thoughts about teaching to a new group of learners through technology in this book: "Last Child in the Woods" by Richard Louv".
http://richardlouv.com/
Great reference with Richard Louv. I have not read "Last Child..." yet and I already want to check out his latest "The Nature Principle" where he goes after adults! I just read about it in a recent issue of "Outside" (June 2011).
ReplyDeleteGreat Video!. This would be great to show my business management students. More and more companies are having their employees teamwork and brainstorm ideas. They want their workers to be involved in the development of projects. We not longer live in a culture that has top executives making all of the decisions. This means students of today, need to have the skills to work in groups and brainstorm together.
ReplyDeleteHi Sean- Thanks for posting the video. I have often thought about where great ideas come from and the kind of mind that is able to come up with the mathematical codes that make our technology function. I enjoyed watching the Social Network for this reason. We might have some of these future developers in our classrooms which makes it all the more important that we are introducing technology. I like that the video by Steven Johnson points out that ideas can develop through connection with others and by finding pieces of information on the web. I think a huge part of web 2.0 is the connection aspect that didn't exist with web 1.0. If humans were able to create what we have so far, imagine what is possible for the future. Thanks for your thoughts. Laura
ReplyDeleteSean- I agree with Laura, thank-you for posing the video. I find the mathematical mind fascinating. (I sadly do not have one.) It is so exciting to think of the collaborative possibilities that exist with web2.0. I try to work on a lot of collaborative learning and projects in my room. It is a process that many students find challenging but one I feel is essential.
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Kristie
Love this video and have not seen this one yet! Thanks for sharing. I have seen others that are similar, but this is awesome and so fitting for our class. It is through sharing ideas and putting them out there, that something bigger then comes of it. I am so happy to hear you are exploring and trying new things. That is what learning is all about and who cares if it is because you were nudged into doing it! I am happy that you are learning something so far! That is my goal, and to make this learning relevant to each of you in some way.
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