Blog Post 8

This Is How We Dream by Dr. Richard E. Miller

There has never been a better moment for people who take reading and writing seriously. Books are online and are much cheaper, no more pencils, paper, or libraries. We carry our computers everywhere we go to gather much more information and at a faster pace. You can write reports without even going to a library or even opening a book. Dr. Miller discussed incremental vs. fundamental changes with more emphasis on incremental changes.
Incremental changes are sharing knowledge, collaborating work with images and print. These changes make learning exciting and students feel more involved with the entire process.
Part 2 of this presentation stressed that ideas belong as a culture instead of individually. Students can can compose with the web itself not only writing but with pictures and images to make the presentation more compelling. There is no way to teach this new writing it must be invented. This will happen with teachers that are interested in this new idea and not with traditional teaching. The goals of this technology is to articulate dreams and share with others.
The Chipper Series is a great use of video that excites students to learning. If you would do this with students they would be excited to see themselves on camera and their involvement with be more engaging. Interaction with the teacher would be more meaningful as Chipper and Dr. Strange were examples of student-teacher involvement.
The use of video could be used as a tool to help parents receive information. A incident of discipline could be made between student and principal. This could be viewed by a parent online if the parent has to work and can't make it to school.
The blog post #12 by Carley was a perfect example of using media in the way Dr. Miller discussed in "This Is How We Dream." One student was in Jackson and the other in Mobile an hour away doing a class assignment. This is why technology must be used in education as the kids are using it already.
Learn To Change
In this video the US Commerce Department ranked bindustries and education ranked below coal mining which is unacceptable.There is a more rich society outside of school than in school with the use of technology. Most technology is banned in schools like facebook and texting.
This new learning will start with the teachers.

Teachers must have a place to learn and exchange information. If we simply apply standards through testing and books, the jobs kids will have don't relate to a test. Students will have to be artistic, synthesis, teamwork, multicultural, and multilingual.
There is a much different education model than we were raised in. This is a very exciting time to learn.