Blog Post 6

This is How We Dream part 1 and 2: I enjoyed listening to Dr. Miller and what he had to say about the new direction of learning and working. I agree with his that it is so important that we embrace the technology that the internet has to offer, but at the same time I have to be honest and say that it scares me, and I'm sure others feel the same way.
Computers today are able to do so much more than many users never imagined was possible. I love using my computer and exploring the internet and it's innovative tools everyday, but I am also intimidated by the fact that my computer is definitely much smarter than me! I want to be able to use internet and media in my future classroom everyday if i can, but first I have to overcome my fear of the system. I have so many questions about computers that I don't know where to start, and I always fear that, in this growing age of technology , my students will know more than I will, and they will actually be the ones teaching me. I'm glad to be able to take a class such as EDM310 now so that I can get my feel wet before I enter the classroom so that I will be aware of what tools are available on the internet to use and share with my students.
This is How We Dream Part 2:


The Networked Student:


The facts in this video gave me chills all over! The Networked student seems to only need a teacher to oversee their work, but not to actually teach them the subject matter. The teacher of a networked student is there to teach the how to use the network part, not so much the actual lesson being taught. I can't say enough how amazing it is to see what a powerful tool the internet and computers have come to be! Though it scares me a bit to imagine that in as few as 5 years all my future students could come to solely rely on the internet as their teacher and just ask me for help on how to use it, I am still quite eager to become a teacher. I feel like as a teacher of the networked student I would be a tour guide for students entering the future of the planet. Though the internet would be the main source for scholarly knowledge, I would be the tour guide, if you will, to their success. That feeling is the most incredible feeling of all! I couldn't be more encourage, nor my confidence boosted more without the help of videos like this and a class offered to me such as EDM310. The fact that Mrs. Drexler is going to try this concept of learning with her students in the Fall is awesome I and hope that it goes exceptionally well. I believe that the internet and using media in the classroom is a great way to help get students motivated in today's world. Due to the fact that young people have so much easy access to computers when they are at home these days, it would be hard to believe that they would not want to have access to such an incredible tool while they were at school too, only to find out about how much more it has to offer educationally when they were in the classroom.