Blog Post #8

This is how we Dream parts 1&2
After reviewing the video This Is How We Dream Pt. 1 by Richard Miller, I gained many valuable ideas about how I can use this technology in my classroom. As a writer and author, he explains how technology has affected his life, after having one of his works published, it now sells for less than a dollar online.In the video, he describes how he has had to adapt to the new world of teaching, which is what we all must be prepared to do as future teachers. He makes the viewer realize the severity of the situation by explaining how he has went from using the library as his primary source to now having his Macbook. He offers insight about how to take free tools from the internet and use them to enhance your future projects.After viewing the video I now have a better idea of how to use the new teaching tools described  to my advantage and allow them to improve my career as a teacher.

         One of his examples of how the web has changed teaching is when he describes his Virginia Tech project and shows the viewer it is forever saved on the internet through a search engine. This tool is amazing not only because it is saved online forever, but anyone can access it freely on the internet. Another example is through networking online and having the ability to add images and film clips to your published works. He shows this with his presentation on Martin Luther King Jr. that he enhances with the use of audio and video clips from online sources. In This Is How We Dream Part 2, He begins by showing the viewer examples of how online material is constantly being edited and updated through the use of the internet.  He then begins to show examples of how to use these online tools to organize your own published works.
        My favorite example he uses is Jonathon Harris' search tool that he created using nothing but the web. Miller shows  Harris' stunning discovery,which is a tool used to do vast searches in categories such as the news and online blogs all over the globe. Harris' creation should definately inspire viewers to utilize online tools  because it is unlike any other search engine I've ever seen and it was created solely with the web. Miller is making strides in developing a way to educate students that would allow them to learn how to use these tools. This technology would open new doors to an entire new world of endless knowledge and capabilities. These tools will  allow inventors and creators to not only develop their own dreams but to share them with others also. The ideas covered in Richard Miller's videos will open the door to many areas that could one day be a main source for educating the students of tomorrow.

Carly's Blog Post 12
In Carly's Blog Post 12 she does a great job of using Youtube to show how online sources can be used in the world of teaching. This is a great example of what Richard Miller  covers in his videos about how we, as future teachers, must utilize the free online tools of today. This is important because it is vital that the students of tomorrow know how to use these same tools in order to become better learners. Carly uses her youtube playlist to share a list of videos that will help future instructors along their path to becoming the teachers of tomorrow. As she covers, inspiration is key to becoming both a better teacher and learner, therefore, she added a few inspirational videos to her list.I'm sorry but if you watch the video Think Different and don't feel somekind of inspiration, you may want to check your pulse, AWESOME!!! Thanks Carly, you're an inspiration!!!!

Chipper & EDM for Dummies
In the student video The Chipper Series, Chipper is a female student in Dr. Strange class that makes many, many mistakes along her way. After slacking from the beginning of the video, Chipper makes the decision to drop EDM after failing to complete her assignments. She then goes on to make a series of mistakes by opening up her own school, which eventually fails because of lack of the required ertification. The videos covers a range of very important lessons of why it is important to strive to be a successful student. It covers many aspects of how a student can take on a life of laziness, and wind up failing in life altogether. In the video EDM for Dummies, Jamie does a great job of capturing how frustrating EDM can be, and also showing how much it has helped her in the end. I enjoyed both videos and would include ideas from each in my video. My idea for a video would probably be more serious, because it is a very serious situation    I would probably follow along the lines of the Chipper Series but have a guy wind up in old age still having to work a hard labor job, when he should be enjoying retirement.  I can relate to  both  Chipper and EDM 310 for Dummies because there's been a few times when I too have been ready to throw in the towel, but have managed to hang in there with the help of the EDM 310 team, thanks guys!!!

Learn to Change, Change to Learn
The video Learn to Change, Change to Learn does a great job of descibing how the world of education is in the lower category of importance in today's society. The video covers how classrooms today dont grasp the students minds as much as technology does outside of school. What I mean by this is that students whom are familiar with the internet and it's endless tools have a hard time paying attention in class. This is where the teacher of tomorrow ,a.k.a. me, will step in and merge the two together. Many of the ideas discussed are some of the same beliefs EDM 310 is built upon. Dr. Strange and his staff understand exactly what must happen in order for us,his students, to adapt to this new style of online teaching. I enjoyed the video and totally support the idea it is based upon, because I've witnessed it in the EDM 310 classroom this semester first hand.

Scavenger Hunt
Using one of the suggested Web 2.0 sites, I created my first social network as a teacher using the edmodo online tool. The system is basically set up like facebook, but is made specifically designed to allow teachers to connet with their students online. This tool is a great example of how the online classroom idea is evolving. Edmodo allows you, as a teacher,  to keep everything organized in your online teaching profile. I can take this tool and use it in the future to teach my class online by just adding my students to my edmodo group. I will also be able to utilize this tool to connect with teachers and other students around the globe with ease. I've enjoyed learning about this new social teacher network and definately plan on adding it to my PLN.

My Comic Strip
Here's a link to My comic I created for Blog Post 8 Meet Moose, Thanks, and here's the link so you can create your own, ENJOY!!!http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/