Blog Post #8

Richard Miller: This Is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2


Dr. Miller starts out by talking about books. They are very common and as he grew up he was surrounded by books. He one day hoped to have career involving books. Today we work less with pencil and paper and more with our laptops. Mostly are workspace consist desk top. You can access so much information from the web and can do assignments without ever having to step into a library. The computer makes it easier to collaborate with others and share information infinitely. Not only can you share text, but your can work with images and video. Dr. Miller was able to put together a document with sound text and visuals. This is possible because of the internet.
The information you can find on the internet is limitless. It is updated instantly. There is a great amount of academic lectures and information that can be accessed. To be a successful educator we need to be willing and able to share ideas. Using the internet you can share your ideas not only with the students in your classroom, you can share ideas with people around the world.
The web applications that were shown in this video were impressive. The way his videos were put together was appealing and helped keep my interest the entire time. He is very knowledgeable about the possibilities of technology. Technology allows us to demonstrate and share our dreams. You can use technology to help visualize the ideas you may have. In conclusion we as teachers need to increase our use of the web to make our ideas more clear and so that can reach a larger audience.


Blog Post #12 by Carly Pugh

The introduction into this post was different. It did get your attention which I thought was good. Carly has good ideas that are similar to the ideas of Dr. Miller. Her idea is to use YouTube and create a playlist with videos all on topics about what kind of teacher you will be in the future. Dr. Miller also likes the idea of using technology to express your thoughts. Carly made her own playlist which I thought was well put together. She included links in her description of what she wanted to do which enhanced her blog post. Both Carly and Dr. Miller explain that they find visuals to be useful. I can agree that visuals can help you understand after reading someone else’s thoughts more clearly.

The Chipper Series and EDM310 for Dummies

These videos were very entertaining. It is interesting to see the videos people have made from previous classes. We all know that edm310 can be overwhelming at times, however it is important to remember we are gaining a lot from it. I have been stressed with this class and it is good to see I’m not alone. The people who put together these videos looked like they enjoyed it. I would like to create a video similar to edm310 for dummies but maybe more like a survival guide to edm310. I think that would be fun to create so that next group of students could see.

Learn to Change, Change to Learn


Education was ranked number 55 by the U.S. Department of Commerce based on IT intensiveness. Kids are using social media, communication, texting, and social networking everyday which is banned in schools. They are getting more outside of school than inside school. I like the man who talks about children living in a different space. It is like their own zone where they can update facebook, get on twitter, reflect, and research. This is where a student isn’t pressured and a wonderful place for students to learn. Teachers and students need to make global connections. We need to start expanding our way of learning, and keep from being stuck inside the classroom. Students can learn more about collaborating and finding information rather than memorizing material. We need to get on board with 21st century learning. Standardized testing isn’t the way we should measure a student’s knowledge. In their future careers students won’t have to have a right answer. They will need to be able to work with context and work as a team with others. Technology is a way where we can make a change in education so that we no longer fall behind and in fact can stay ahead.