Blog Post #8

Richard Miller

In watching Richard Miller's short videos on "This is how we dream," I agree with him on this is basically the platform for communication in educational institutions. How we work, where we research, how and where we publish are incremental changes in the advancement of technology and the binding of a new platform.

What use to take physical action in going to the library to research information on certain documents, locating the reference books and hoping they were still on the shelves is/ has become a thing of the past. Knowledge and ideas are being shared on an infinate level. In working on a group project, collaborations can be done via emails and texting.

E The production and publishing process of ideas have been shortened greatly due to the fact that one can sit in their livingroom or dorroom and research, collaberate, produce and publish in a fraction of the time it use to take. These changes are not fundamental changes but incremental changes.

Fundamental changes are taking place as to how information is be compiled. In part II of "this is how we dream," Miller goes on to talk about how the web is now being used in the production and publishing of ideas. Johnathan Harris's work on presenting the affect of the globe uses agregating bots to search news sites and blogs that can determine an emotional profile of the world. I agree with Miller there needs to be a platform dedicated primarily for educational institutions to publish and push out cultural ideas.


Carly Pugh


In Carly's blog post she really puts Miller's videos "This is how we dream," into perspective. She starts off by letting us know that she is home in her pajamas doing this assignment. This went along with Miller's "How we work." She basically utilized the web and searched for videos to compile her play list which was not created in a word document. Carly's research, production and publishing took place on the web and using the web. On her blog post she has hyperlinks that tke the reader to her play list. This was a prime example of Miller's incremental and fundamental changes.


EDM 310 is So Different


The EDM 310 for Dummies video was funny and yet informative to anyone who is taking this class. This class is very time consuming and it makes you work to your potential. While watching this video it gave me a few ideas to do my on video. One idea would have more people describing the difficulies of this class and my other idea would be to use different camera angles. The Chipper video was a brief video. It was helpful to a certain point. The idea I got out of this video would be pay attention in class and make sure you turn the work in on time.


Learn to Change,Change to Learn


I agree with Odom in change to learn, but with reservation. The technology that surrounds us in todays society can be eduacational and inspiring. In changing the way class material is presented to the students would indeed provide a more engaging enteractive environment. My only concern of this is how to ensure the securtiy of this technological world our youth are growing with.


Scavenger Hunt

1. Edmondo, is a tool that it very similar to facebook. I would use this site to link up with other teachers and build a network so that I could bounce ideas off of them and vise versa. I would also be able to start group discussions with my classes and be able to monitor the participation of group members. I would also have the ability to give quizzes and provide clarification on homework assignments. I would be able to poll students.

2. Prezi is the tool that was most likely used to make this presentation. the student/ teacher prices was free for the first 30 days, $4.92 per month after that or an annual price of $59.00. this is very affordable for students.

4. Animoto was the last tool I choose. The reason I choose this one was it was good for creating videos. This site is good for adding images and you can put music on it to add to the video. The best part is you can add the videos to facebook and other sites. I think it would be good for education for the simple fact it would give students a chance to be creative.