Blog Post 2

1) I believe the teacher should have given more hands on activities rather than just stand there and lecture the whole time. Dance class should be more interactive with the students, so they can actually learn how to dance. Like I said before, the teacher did not give any hands on activities. You can tell the students were bored and were not learning anything. He should have taken a different approach when teaching this class.

2) A) What does it mean to teach in the 21st century?

-blogs

-Facebook

-Cellphones

-twitter

-YouTube

B) Teachers should show how to use technology

C) Ask questions

-Remember

-Understand

Apply

-Analyze

-Evaluate

-Create

D) Creation means today:

-Blogging

-Podcasting

-Animating

-Planning

-Recording

-Designing

-Programming

E) Tech Skills

-Paraphrasing

-Attributing

-Editing

-Tweeting

-Experimenting

And many more

F) Where do we expect them to learn about?

-Pirating

-Plagiarism

-Slander

-Copyright

G) What does this mean for the classroom/

- We should rethink the tools we use and types of problems we ask students to solve.

H) Tools provide temptation, but it is not the source of negative behavior.

I) Any lesson must be:

-Relevant

-Challenging

-Engaging

J) Students do not need to be entertained, but engaged.

K) It starts with teachers..

-See what's out there

-Start small

-Collaborate

-Take a risk

-Remember the big picture

I agree with Robert. Technology is being put more in the classroom at a young age. It is our job, as teachers, to make sure the students learn the most up to date way and an enjoyable way. This will be different from the way we learn, but we can learn as teachers, as well as teach the students.

3) I agree with the reason why he needs a teacher. No matter how much technology we have, we still need someone to teach us how to use it.

4) The video shows how students need to know about technology and how teachers are not always the ones to know everything. Students can teach and teachers can learn.

I somewhat agree. I just think students, people in general, do not need to completely depend on technology.

5) Elementary students are ahead in the learning race because they are more technology educated than graduate and undergraduate students. As an undergraduate student, I guess my position in the race would be considered behind.

6) Yes, flipping the classroom is very new to me. I think this could be a good thing for students and saving time in the classroom for questions and discussion. This could be useful and not be so overwhelming to students when they get to class and have to learn a new lesson.

7) I would say this was a good idea. I, as a student, love discussing things as a class. I feel as if I get a better understanding of things and can look at things from different angles if I hear other's opinions. I think it is a great idea to take different approaches to teaching, such as this one, because it will be more interesting for the students and help them understand more.