Blog Post #8

This Is How We Dream Part 1

Richard Miller did a great job, of wetting our lips, on where we are, and where we can take reading books, in the future. He showed, how we have come a long way, from paper-back books, to Ebooks. He explained how we've only scratched the surface, of what we'll be doing in the next phase, of the web.



This Is How We Dream Part 2

This is how we dream part two, shows all the possibilities of the web in the future. He explained how the media, and web, will not only combine to write books, but to publish them as well. Even the newspapers will be getting in on the deal. Forget words, how about books being published by media, audio, and visual effects. Imagine this, it would be much more appealing, to visually see the plot, and the characters. Thats what the teckies are experimenting with, right now. Glad to be taking EDM 310 from DR. Strange, as i will be ready, for whatever the future hold in technology.


The Chipper

Excuses, excuses, excuses. First DR. Strange, you have the patience of Joeb, in "The Chipper"story. Chipper was spoiled, lazy, and a know-it -all. I know the story is fiction, but Chipper really got under my skin. I've seen a lot of Chippers, in my day. They want something for nothing. Anything you tell Chipper to do, she will take the easy way out. Problem with chipper is, when she was being punished as a child, her father didn't reach back,with the paddle far enough. I got the point, and hope everyone else, in our EDM 310 class did, as well. I hope there aren't any Chippers, in our class. Chipper went full circle, only to find out, what she should have known, from the beginning. "THERE ARE NO FREE RIDES".



EDM 310 FOR Dummies

The girls in this video came to the EDM 310 class, with a negative attitude. Instead of finding the positives in the course, they wouldn't give the course a chance. Towards the end of the video, they found someone, with similar interest, on the blogs and twitter. Moral of the story, There is something, for everyone on the the internet, if you would just take the time and look. Don't enter the class with a negative attitude.

Summary

Both Chipper and the the girls, on the dummie video, are prime examples of what not to do, if you want to excel in class. This blog is a wake-up call, for the people, who have fallen behind in Dr.Strange's EDM 310 spring class. The Videos are a Good way, to tell you, I told you so, without embarrassing any students, who are failing the class.
I have a couple of ideas from the video, that would shake up the lazy people in class. Only thing, I don't know if I could use my words and pictures, to do it. Seriously, sometimes you gotta cut to the chase, and call a person out, to get results. Some people just don't get it!!!




Learn to Change, Change to learn

Summary

The guest, on the videos expressed some great ideas. Every single guest, had nothing but good things to say, about technology in the classroom. They all agreed, the classroom of the future, will not be, brick and mortar. How could you ban something, from the classroom, that has most of the answers, to this country's educational problems. As soon as we can figure out, how to integrate the Iphone, into the classroom, that will be the beginning. Think about it, the teacher could teach class, while being out due to sickness. Believe me, that would go a long way in covering the cost, of this idea. The next thing, would be to figure out a way, to keep the kids from damaging the equipment. How about this thought. If someone could figure out a way, to build the technology, into the students' desk. That way, the kids couldn't damage or remove the equipment, but still use it. Thats the ticket. If a student could learn, how to used the internet responsibly, under the guidance of a teacher, then students both Black and White, Rich and Poor, have an equal opportunity at success. This would truly be the public school, our fore-fathers envisioned, when they implemented the public school system.


"The Secret Power of Time"

Philip Zambardo does a masterful job of showing us what we probably already know. Give us more time, to do whatever we need to do, and we'll get behind even further. He also explains how our kids are being totally re-wired, in a digital way, which will make the traditional classroom, as we know it, become obsolete. In America, a kid drops out of school every 9 seconds. It gets worst for minorities, and even worst for Black men. Kids are growing up in the digital world, with parents wired for an analog world. Traditional classroom will become a thing of the past, because kids are now use, to controlling things, due to the invention, of video games, Iphones, and computers.



"The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us"

David Pink explains, how when you reward something, you get more, than the behavior you want. When you punished something, you get less. Seems like people do well, when they are able to make decision, on their own. This is especially true, for mechanical thinking jobs. When it comes to cognitive thinking, this doesn't work. In truth, its not the money, its the freedom. We'll work hard for free, if the money is removed from the situation. An good example of this is an Australian company(Atlassiam). The company gave its employees one day, in the quarter, to work on anything they wanted to, for 24 hrs, as long as they showed it to the employer, when they were done. The results were astounding. The ideas the employees come up with, to help the company, went off the charts. As humans, its about being self directed, not the bonuses. Studies have proven this point.