1. In the Dancealot video the message was to show us (as current and future instructors/teachers) That the best way for students to learn may not always be from lectures, notes, and handouts. But that many students can thrive from actual hands on learn and experience. The author proves the case they were trying to make by showing the viewers the final exam. The students had no idea how to preform any of the dances since the instructor would not show or let them do it during class. I do agree with this conclusion. being a student myself I often find it more beneficial when we are allowed a more hands on approach as opposed to just listen to lectures.
2. Teaching in the 21st Century shows and teaches us many things about what it is going to be like for future teachers. It show us the resources that are available, how teachers need to integrate them into their classrooms and students, and how we can keep students interested. Robert feels like that the education profession is becoming more and more technological. He feels that teachers are no longer the only source of information in a class anymore. Even though I am a recent high school graduate (2012) we did not use technology such as iPads, Macs, etc. in our classrooms. there were classes such as web design and video production but other than that it was as done with a teacher and a text book. Now elementary. Now three years later we have elementary students using all sorts of technology in their classrooms. I agree with Robert, the world of education is becoming more and more advanced in its methods of applying technology in our classrooms. We has future educators need to do our best to adapt and understand this better so that we can give the next generation of students the proper education they need.
3. In "The Network Student" Wendy Drexler had the thought of why networking students even need a teacher. She then provides that these students have all of the answers and "teachers" they need by simply just using the internet. I agree that it should be teachers show their students how and teaching them. Teacher s are not only there to cram information into their students brains but also act as a guide for them.
4. Harness your Students Digital Smarts, this is a video that has a teacher, Vicki Davis, that has not only incorporated blogging and other forms of technology based as activities to learn. But she also allows her own students to teach the class certain lessons. The thesis of her idea is help keep her students interested in learning, but also give them a way to have fun while doing it. Her students are doing things in her class that I did not start doing until college. My general reaction to this video is I am intrigued as to where else she can go with this method as new technology is developed, and wondering how different my education would have been if I was able to do this.
5. Who's ahead in the Learning Race? The answer may be obvious, undergrad and grad students are clearly ahead of those in grade schools. But once you watch this video you will realize that is not the case. High school, middle school, and even elementary school students are pulling ahead of both undergrad and grad students. I myself am a undergrad student, a sophomore at the University of South Alabama, and many of these grade school students are far more knowledgeable then I am when I comes to MacBook's, iPads, etc. It show us that has time goes by many of our future students will need their teachers to be more technologically advanced.
6. Flipping the Classroom. This method is new to me. From what I understand from the video it means that teachers are "flipping" the students home basically into a second school so that their students will be better prepared for the next class. While this method may seem useful to the teacher in the video, I cannot find myself doing this. No yet at least, I have little experience in classrooms and having my own students. If I feel in the future with my own class that they are falling behind and do not understand then I can see myself doing this.
7. After reading Locker room into the classroom I can see myself using this method in my own class. Owens, the teacher who wrote this, states that before becoming an "honorary coach" his class was hand raises and questions and answers. But after that "coaching" experience he implemented what he saw from actual coaches. I find it very important for students to not only interact with their teachers but their class mates as well. students can learn from each other and learn new ideas and approaches from one another.
