Blog #4

While reading the blog by Dr. McLeod I was shocked at first by what he was saying. As a read a little more I was finally understanding his point. He was saying that as teachers we should not have to teach our children what to do and what not to do on the internet. That should be the responsibility of the parents to do that. I believe that is 100% the truth. Teachers should not be held accountable for the things children look up on the internet. That is the parents job. Dr. McLeod is an Associate professor of Educaitonal Administration at Iowa State University. This is only one of his many blog that he writes. I must say this particular one started off With me getting a little angery but after I read the blog and thought on it I realized he had very good reasons for saying thoes things. Teachers get blame more time than they should for things children do online because we spend the most time with them. In all honesty maybe the child's parents should pay more attention to what they teach them.

In the video The iSchool Inishative the writer has a wonderful idea about school in the future. Most schools in the unites states are in the same problem as this school in Georgia. Teachers are being let go, classes are getting bigger, and the schools budgets are horrible with no money to spare. This is a growing problem. A problem that can be fixed with the use of technology. The idea that all students have these itouches is a wonderful idea. It is a quick and easy way to communicate something to the students when they are not in the classroom.

The only down side is that unless the schools provided these itouches some students will not be able to afford them. The schools would have to issue them and take them up at the end of every year to keep inventory. Another down side is that some teachers will still use paper. I am a nanny for two children that go to St. Paul's here in Mobile and even though both of them have a school issued laptop and some of their teachers till use paper. Not only that but the older teachers who do not know much about technology will not be able to handle doing putting everything on the itouch for their kids. So there are pluses to this and negatives.

In the video The Lost Generation a lot of what was said is true. Our Generation will be the generation that is more focused on the fact we are making money that we will be focused on all the negatives in life. I love the fact though that they reversed it at the end to put things in prospective that things could be changed. It is very true we hold our own futures and no one can change that we have to fight for what we want and make this world a better place.

I am a musician so I loved this last post we were given to watch. I think this is a very effective way to use the internet for teaching. None of these people ever met but they made one of the most beutiful thongs I have ever heard. After hearing them you would think they had been wroking on this one pieces for weeks. This just gives an edge to thefact the internet could be used to meet people from all over the world and teach children about other cultures and music. This has to be one of my favorite things we have had to watch so fare in this class.