Blog Post 3

1. In the first video "A Vision of Students Today" I felt that there were many similarities to my life as a college student. I especially felt myself agreeing with the spill about text books. I am on a book scholarship from the University, and it still doesn't always cover my expenses. The most irritating part of this is that many of my professors never even use the books we are required to buy!
I am a busy college student who works part time and goes to class. The only difference I see in myself from this video is the time management. I live on a very scheduled calendar and have little time to just sit around. For the most part this video hits pretty close to home


2. The second post was "It's Not About the Technology". I found this post very interesting. I thought she brought about some very interesting points to think about. I loved her four important things concept. I always say a tacher must first be a learner, so I completely agreed with her on this thought. In order to educate children, one must be continuously learning.

I also liked her point that technology is useless without a good teacher. What is the good in having technology if no one knows how to use it? I think that teachers need to stay as updated as possible in order to take full advantage of the things new technology has to offer.


3. The third post was "Is It Okay to be Technologically Illiterate?" I found myself agreeing a lot with Mr. Fisch throughout this post. I absolutely think that one main reason that so many people are technologically illiterate is out of pure laziness. Many people have no desire to put forth any effort in order to learn something new.

Another reason people are technologically illiterate is because many people do not like new approaches to things. They are perfectly happy with old teaching methods and see no need for improvement. I think this is a sad approach to have, especially for educators. As teachers we should always be wanting to learn.

4.Finally, the last post "Social Media Count" showed some surprising statistics. It is amazing how quickly things become outdated. It can often be hard to stay up to date, but as educators it really is a necessity. I hope that in my upcoming years as an educator I am able to stay current and "in the know" in order to give my students the most useful advice.