Week 7

Richard Miller: This is How We Dream parts 1 and 2
This set of videos was very informative, and shows clearly the new direction that education is changing into today's world. Richard Miller states out by stating just how much writing has changed now in the world, and how it is evolving from just a word processor to a digital document that contains video's and sounds. This form of writing is very interesting and helps students more easily understand what is happening in the article.
The new technology of the computer is giving students a great opportunity to learn in ways that have never before been possible. A student has access to almost every source of information out there, and access to the worlds best professors all though the Internet. Also there are idea's of very smart people bouncing all around the Internet and today's students can use them to be more knowledgeable and better informed.
With all of the opportunities out there teachers need to get to work so that students have the knowledge to find and use these resources to help them academically. If today's students don't get the vast amount of resources at there fingertips it is the teachers fault for not allowing them to access it.

Wendy Drexler: The Networked Student
This video stressed the importance of the connectivism network that allows students to empower their learning, by networking to get the information they need to learn. To do this students must develop a PLN and search sites, and blogs for good ideas and information. Also this video stresses the importance of the MP3 players and implications it has with ITUNES U, that allows students to access information from around the world. In this video it states that this is just the beginning of this change in our educational culture and that teachers need to be ready to use it in their classrooms. It is going to be a challenge to incorporate this technology fully, but it allows a challenging way for students to learn and explore their educational futures.

Toward a New Future of Whatever: Michael Wesch
This was a very humorous video on the change in culture that has happened in our country since the cable television, and the attitudes that are formed through media and technology. In this video he discusses the American Idol phenomena, and the YouTube movement, and the evolution of the word " Whatever". It was very interesting look into today's modern culture and why we act the way we do.