Technology in edcucation

"Did you know 3.0"
In today's world, technology is constantly changing. It does not seem to be slowing down either according to "Did you know 3.0". The world seems to be shifting to more technologically dominated societies. With personal computers becoming more affordable every year, less-developed countries even have access to the internet. This allows them to acquire information and news instantly. Otherwise, it would have taken hours or days for the news to reach them.
With news and information being instantly accessed, the world is able to develop rapidly. People in the job market are forced to keep up with updated technology and information. As technology changes, so does the way it is taught. According to "Did you know 3.0", the technological knowledge and skills that students acquire will already be out dated by the time they finish school. Can anyone be truly certain of what the future will hold with the way technology is rapidly progressing? One thing is for sure, the possibilities are endless.

"Mr. Winkle Wakes"
In the video "Mr. Winkle Wakes", Mr. Winkle wakes up from a 100 year sleep to a technologically advanced world. He sees how a businesses and hospitals are run with the assistance of computers and technology. He feels very uncomfortable until he gets to a school. Where everything seems very familiar to him because of the absence of technology that he saw being used the world in the world.
I think the author, Mathew Needleman, wants to point out the absence of technology being used in schools. Students need to be prepared to enter a technology dominated job market. Students are used to living in a technologically advanced society, it can be hard to keep their attention and teach them in out dated ways. With the presence of up-to-date technology in classrooms, students can acquire the technological knowledge to better prepare themselves for the job market. Also, it will provide new methods and techniques for teaching students of a technologically dominated generation.

"Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity"
Ken Robison defines creativity as orignal ideas that contain value. I do agree with Mr. Robinson's definition. He states that schools are teaching the students how to do things the "right" way and therefore killing the creatitivy of the students because they are afraid to be wrong. I agree partly with this statement because in certain subjects of academia there is a unique solution to a problem.
I believe that fine arts such as music and art are the areas of acadamia where students can use their creatitvity. They are encouraged to do so. But in a subject such as mathematics, creativity does not exist. There may be a number of methods to finding a solution to a problem. They still all lead to one unique solution. In this aspect, I disagree with Mr. Robison. But I do agree that other areas of education should not be put above areas where students can use their creativity. As a society, we teach our students to focus on subjects such as mathematics and language arts because these are the skills that will get them a job. Although these subjects are very important, we can not say for sure that a studnent will not be a musician, dancer, or artist.

"Harnessing Your Students' Digital Smarts"
This video is very a interesting piece. It shows how technology in the classroom can help to teach students of today. This will only better prepare them to use technology outside school. Teaching students how to use useful software can only help them. They will encounter such technlogy as they further their education and can feel comfortable and find ease in using them.
I agree with Vicki Davis that if we only have pencil and paper to teach students then it is setup for only some students to succeed. Students learn in different ways and technology provides other tools and methods to teach students. As a future educator, I like the fact that you do not have to know everything about a subject to teach it. I am pretty sure that when I start teaching, my students will be more technologically literate than me. There is always room to learn new things, even as a teacher.