Phillips EDM310 Blog Post Numb. 11

This was by far the most enjoyable video I have seen to date. Thanks to Dr. Strange for finding this video and posting it for us to watch. This is the right age for kids to be learning this new technological information. If we can catch children when they are still young (b/t grades k-6) we would have a much better chance of fully integrating our children into this new technological age. I applaud Mrs. Cassidy for introducing blogging, skype, and videos to her children. This is the best way for us to go about getting our children ready for their future.
I believe that if we give our children a chance to work with technology they will run with it places we never could have imagined. This is our new learning environment of the future, so we had better get ready for the change. When I get my classroom I will definitely be using this technology to open my children's eyes to the world around them. Also children's minds are growing very rapidly during these early school years and we as educators must be ready to capitalize on that fact and nudge our children into this new technology. We also cannot have any reservations about what we are doing and must also remember that we are the starting point for our children's future. Not only do they depend on us, but our own futures depend on it.
Video #2
Mrs. Kathys SKYPE interview was very interesting and informative. As I have stated in the past getting kids to this kind of technology is very important at the early developmental years of children. Mrs. Kathy has done that and ran that ball to the goal line. I was very impressed with the video her children made and this shows the love for her children and the way that she teaches them. Her approach to teaching is slow, but gets the children into the technological world of today. Some children may do this at home, but most probably didn't know about blogging, video talking, and twittering until Mrs Kathy showed them.

I would use all the techniques that she has covered. The reason being why would you only teach somebody about half the world? That would not be very smart in today technologically linked world. That would be like going through life with only one side of your body. The only impediments that I noticed with her teaching was the fact that once a week is not nearly enough. These brilliant children should be blogging two or three times a week. The benefits would be great for children using this technology. The computer skills in processing, blogging, and being able to successfully understand and convey feelings and emotions to/from others would give these children a great leg up in the future to come. This would also open up new avenues of information that were previously closed to these students. This will also give students the chance to stay up front on what is going on with their parents,peers, and the world. I am so glad Dr. Strange showed this video and I can only hope he can get more delightful videos such as this one.