Podcasts

Podcasts, from what gathered, are great ways of communication and learning. You can listen to what people think about topics and learn new things. Most of them are even free or at little cost. According to Wikipedia, a podcast is a series of digital media files either audio or video, that is released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. We haven't learned video yet.

The audio podcasts that I watched all had some type of music in the background. Some of them even did advertisements. Although the podcasts we had to listen to were extremely uninteresting, I got the idea about what was going on in them. Some podcasts had several lessons under them, such as KidCast and SmartBoard Lessons Podcast. Those people must have a lot of fans ( I don't see how).

Audio podcast kind of reminds me of radio talk stations. I say that because there were two or more people talking on them, and they weren't serious at all, kind of playful. Some of them even talked about their family. I don't know, for some reason I had a different idea of what Podcast was going to be.

I would have never even know these existed if I was not in EDM 310. I wonder if they will be helpful to me or if I will continue using them after the semester is over! Who knows! Like Dr. Strange said the kids I teach will be way more technical than me, so I must keep up, get lost, or be like Mr. Winkle.

Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts

Wow! What a wonderful teacher. It is amazing how she is so fascinated with technology. She also makes learning fun for her students. I admire the idea that she bases her curriculum on the group of students she has. She also allows her students to teach her things too. She is the perfect example of how a teacher should be. She is up-to-date and spunky.

I feel Dr. Strange is going to be the same way. He seems to have the same high for technology as Mrs. Davis. Our class is going to be just as involved as that class in Georgia. By learning how to blog, twitter,etc. , our class is going to stay connected to the world. I can not wait to continue learning!

Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity

I generally agree with Sir Robinson about his views on creativity. Schools should make dance, art, drama, and singing on the same importance as math, science, and language. He is right when he states people have bodies,and they should be conditioned. His presentation was also very interesting. I like how he threw in jokes and stories to keep his viewers attention.

I didn't realize how schools and society were down grading creativity. Something should be done about this quickly. If it were not for creativity, human living would still be in the stone ages. We as people must make learning of all kinds on the same importance level. Without the help of our creative thinkers, technology would be nowhere!

Did You Know? 3.0 and Mr. Winkle Wakes

My first reaction to " Did You Know? 3.0" by Karl Fisch was a feeling of freight. It is really scary and amazing to think technology is growing so fast, especially in other countries. The United States must keep up with speed. It also upsets me to know the education that I'm learning in college right now will be outdated in three years. Surely, the University of South Alabama will keep their classes compatible with the new technology that is going to be current in those years.

Also, all of this learning at advance speeds means maybe more evil. What I mean by that is there might be new and better military strategies. Which means more terrorist attacks. The advance learning is greater in outside countries. Who knows what type of tactics India, Japan, etc. has to defeat other nations. It is a movie called Eagle Eye that sort of describes what I mean. You can watch the movie preview here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFrSFoHWKM8 ! What does all this mean? It means the U.S must continue to grow with learning, and realize it is always someone out there smarter than us!



My first reaction to Mr. Winkle Wakes was he should have stayed asleep. If he thinks school is his shelter from technology, he is very wrong. I wonder what class he was attending? Schools will soon be getting more advance. He needs to try to with the program.

Anyways, what was the meaning of that movie? What exactly was the point the maker was trying to make? I need to criticize the maker now! He should have added a better ending to the movie, so viewers wouldn't be lost or trying to figure out what he meant. Readers of my post help me out with this one. Let me know what you thought it meant!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm1sCsl2MQY

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