Blog Post 4

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/08/dont-teach-your-kids-this-stuff-please.html

 "Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please?" by Scott McLeod was actually very funny.  I gathered from the first line that he was being extremely sarcastic.  America has just come to a point where technology is the way to go.  There is no turning back.  I liked when he said that basically the technology-literate children were going to be a step up than the ones who aren't technology-literate.  I think his sarcasm is what draws people in, rather than just hearing someone go on and on about technology.  Short, sweet, and to the point- I like it.



This high school student from Georgia is obviously a very intelligent young man.  He is weighing the pros and cons of schools going all technology.  By going "all technology" the schools would do everything using the ipod extravaganzas.  He literally demonstrates how everything needed to be done in school can be done on an ipod.
The student explains that while the expenses needed for books, calculators, pencils, back packs, etc. can be very high, the cost of an ipod is only $150.  He uses a venn diagram to demonstrate just exactly how these savings take place.  The first thing I thought was that kids would be using the internet for other reasons other than school, but just as soon as I thought it- he explained how the websites would be supervised!
I think this is interesting, and we shall see if/when it happens.

"The Lost Generation"
At first, I was concerned that this was going to be a depressing video, but about half way through, it really turned around.  I wish that our ENTIRE generation thought that we could change the way our paths are taking us.  I don't think that my generation believes that we can change anything.  I liked the technique because it caught my attention.  It wasn't boring.  It was short, but powerful.  Nicely done!

http://techliterateteacher.blogspot.com/2010/05/eric-whitakers-virtual-choir-lux.html

Eric Whitaker -Virtual Choir

Wow!!! First of all, I love how it sounds when people are singing and it sounds like there are instruments playing, but there aren't!! I got even more excited when it was ALL done over the internet.  This guy went on the internet and pieced all this together; how cool is that! Very impressive and exciting!!