The following videos Did you know? 3.0 -A John Strange 2012 Version and Did you know 3.0? by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod both gave factual information on how fast technology is changing and how technology will change our future. For instance, in Did you know? 3.0 31 billion searches are made on Google every month. That’s roughly 372 billion Google searches a year. I find that very interesting, since I happen to use Google for most of my internet searches. Also in the video, it mentions how new technological information doubles every two years. Therefore, students pursuing a career in technology half of what they learned in their first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study.
Just watching these videos has made me want to know more about the rapid rate of new technology and how I can use it towards success. One thing that I felt was a disappointment was how low the United States was ranked compared to other countries like India and Bermuda. India has the highest IQ compared to the entire U.S. population and the English language is now becoming the first spoken language in many countries. It makes you wonder what lies ahead in the future for the United States.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
Mr. Winkle Wakes is a short-animated video by Matthew Neddleman. Mr. Winkle, who has been asleep for over 100 years, finally awakes from his slumber. Mr. Winkle explores a tall, building with new technology that he never seen before. All of the new technology Mr. Winkle discovers makes him slightly ill, so he goes and checks into a hospital. There he ends up finding the same new technology but instead of computers printing off pictures or video chatting with a friend, this technology was helping patients with certain elements; such as breathing. Mr.Winkle left the hospital and went for a walk where he came across a school. He entered the school that he was once accustomed too. Inside he hears teachers giving lectures and students taking notes. In the very back of a classroom, he finds one of those computers he saw in the building and hospital. This computer was dusty and not being used at all. Mr.Winkle was much more comfortable with how he remembered school over a 100 years ago than what he discovered a 100 years later.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. I’m very thankful to have lived in a generation where technology, such as computers, has been in the classroom. I think technology is such a great tool to use especially in a classroom setting because it can be so helpful not only for teachers but for students as well. Speaking of technology, I wish the Smart Board was created while I was still in grade school. I haven’t got to use a Smart Board yet, but I’m pretty excited to begin using one. Overall, this video has taught me how some generations may not like the fact of new technology and may want to stick to their old ways. However, some of these older generations are going to have to learn and be accustomed to some of the new technology that’s being created today in order to know about new technology tomorrow.
Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
Ken Robinson says, “Schools kill creativity.” By this, Ken means that our school systems try to avoid the use of creativity in other subjects like dance, music, or art. Schools have set up these guidelines that teachers must follow in order for students to succeed. Another quote made by Ken,”If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” I couldn’t agree more with this quote! I think some students are fearful of being wrong because of these standards that have been created by our system. If we don’t encourage students that it is ok to be wrong then what does the future hold for these students? No one on this earth is perfect. We each have our strengths and weaknesses that make each and every one of us unique. In order for us to achieve greatness, we must encourage each other and learn from each other.
Ken Robinson’s video was quite entertaining as well as educational on what the future beholds for children in our education system. Ken mentions in the video, “Creativity is just as important as literacy.” If we leave out creativity in our school systems, how will students be able to express themselves? One example that Ken gave on the importance of student creativity was the story about a six year old girl and her drawing of God. I thought it was amazing how a child so young was able to create something that she truly believed in and was so passionate about. When her teacher asked what she was drawing, the young girl’s response “A drawing of God.” The teacher then replied, “How do you know what God looks like? No one has actually seen him before?!?” The young girl responded, “They will in a minute!” If the teacher never let the young girl express what she believed in her drawing, then the young girl would have never been able to show her creative side since she wasn’t too fond in her other school subjects.
Think about the FUTURE- Think about Glass
Think about the Future-Think about Glass YouTube video was certainly an outlook of what the future might be like. In the very beginning of this video, a girl jumps out of bed and begins to pick out an outfit for school through the touch of her finger onto a glass screen. Throughout the video everything is mainly composed of a touch screen. For instance, in one scene, children gather around a touch screen table and begin to pick out different shades of color all within a touch of their hand.
This video makes you wonder if future technology will one day be all through your finger tips. Cars that were made twenty plus years ago are no longer the same as cars made today. Some of the SUVs and cars made today have touch screens inside. Where drivers and passengers in the car can pick and choose which radio station they like to listen to or change the temperature inside their car all by touch screen or in some cases voice command.
The following videos I have watched above were very interesting and gave me a great perspective about the future of technology. Some of these videos were entertaining while some gave informative information about the future of education in the classroom. Overall, I have enjoyed watching and learning from these videos and can’t wait to see how future technology evolves.
Where did you get 31 billion searches on Google a month? Was that in one of the videos? If so, it is incorrect. Figures from June 2012 are 699,074 every 30 seconds or 1,398,148 a minute; 83,888,880 an hour;2,013,333,120 a day; 734,866,588,800. Either I made a mistake or you did. If I did, I want to correct it. Thanks.
ReplyDelete"...like India and Bermuda. India has the highest IQ compared to the entire U.S. population..." Was Bermuda in this version? I use to use Bermuda as an example, but not this semester. Bermuda's success at providing the Internet to virtually all of its citizens is the result of its size. Bermuda is 22 square miles in size. Mobile City is 159 square miles - over 7 times as large. And Mobile County is even larger. No surprise that it is easier and less expensive to wire Bermuda than Mobile.
And India is purely a matter of the relative size of the populations of India and the United States. You could say that the 25% of the population in India with the biggest ears outnumbers ALL of the people in the United States with two ears.
"Speaking of technology, I wish the Smart Board was created while I was still in grade school." I am not a fan of Smart boards. I think it is better to put iPads in the hands of every student. We will explore this issue later. Whatever you or I think about SMARTboards, you will have to know how to use them in Mobile County.
"Overall, this video has taught me how some generations may not like the fact of new technology and may want to stick to their old ways." Not just older generations as you imply. I just read a post by one of your classmates who contends "schools, to me, should go back to the pen and paper...".
Cars could easily be driving themselves in 10 years, We have the technology now but the population is not yet ready for that change.
Interesting.
Dr.Strange,
DeleteI understand were you're coming from in regards as to "Where did I get 31 billion searches on Google a month?" Obviously, that is not common knowledge for someone to know. I got that fact from the original video "Did you know? 3.0" by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod. Also, the fact about Bermunda came for the original video as well. I should have been more precise as to where I found this information.
I'll work on being much more clearer in my blog posts and be sure to add links.
Thanks!
Your post is informational and interesting. You stayed on topic and made sure the reader would know what the videos were about without watching them prior to reading your blog post.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about this- "Therefore, students pursuing a career in technology half of what they learned in their first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study." How should we adapt are teaching strategies to the constant changes?
"It makes you wonder what lies ahead in the future for the United States." Lots of things make me wonder this!!
"However, some of these older generations are going to have to learn and be accustomed to some of the new technology that’s being created today in order to know about new technology tomorrow." I have spoken with so many older individuals who say it is so different having to learn all the technology that did not exist for them when they were in schools. I encourage them to keep trying to incorporate it into their daily lives and embrace it even though it is different for them.
"If we don’t encourage students that it is ok to be wrong then what does the future hold for these students?" Make sure to spell everything out (okay). It is so easy to write these short-hand words, because our world has grown accustomed to it through text messages and other quick communication ways. We must try and remind ourselves to pay as much attention to it as possible. This may sound crazy, but I try and spell everything out even in text messages.
Overall, you have great punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Keep up the good work!
Where are your links? Make sure to include those for easy access
to those who read your blog.
I think you did a very good job on your post. It was informational, and your spelling and grammar was great! I could not find any mistakes. I loved the part you wrote about cars today in the "Glass House" segment. I drive a car that is twelve years old and my husband drives a truck that is just a few years old. The improvement is amazing. His car's radio system is basically like a computer with a GPS built in. It makes my car look like ancient history! The only parts I would improve on is you should add some links and some pictures. I forgot to do this also. It is important that we learn what our mistakes are so we don't make them again!
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