BLOG POST #10

I think the significance of the two images symbolizes the fact that the old form of learning is not as stable as 21st century learning. In the first picture the boy says he cost less but breaks more often. This is true in the fact that the old styles may cost less up front however the materials break easier. The second picture symbolizes the fact that we can pay a little more for higher education and materials but the payoff will be greater.

Why were kids playing games?
A common problem addresses within Mr. Spencer's blog post is the fact that students are not being taught vital information in the appropriate ways. Instead of "burping back" and "regurgitating" information teachers need to realize the importance of thoroughly teaching students information from different perspectives. So that they are able to learn in their own style as well as internalize the information because they know more about it that the "right" answer or definition. What are you doing?
I particularly liked this post, he empasis how people see things from different perspectives. One's definition of whats right or wrong is different from each individuals opinion on the topic being assessed. I think having an open mind to others opinions is vital to thrive in society. Not everyone sees things or thinks the same without having an open mind one may shut out something that could be beneficial to them. This post reminded me of a previous C4T I was assigned to. If information is not shared it is lost, if one does not have an open mind to others opinions that information that could have been obtained is also lost.
Don't Teach your kids this stuff please?
Mr. McLeod's blog post summarizes some of the many problems going on in the Education Programs here in the United States. BY reading his blog post he could not be more right! If we as teachers to not realize the importance of the changes being made within education and technologies advancements I fear what our future is going to look like. Will we have jobs? Will there even be a need for us? If students can access all of this information on there own, with out us having to facilitate it within a classroom setting..what is our purpose?! He answers some of these questions and more by addressing the problems at hand within his blog. Like many others we have been assigned to view or read I throughly enjoyed this one. Simple..to the point!
Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., currently is serving as the Director of Innovation for Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency 8 in Iowa. He is on leave from his position as an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky. Dr. McLeod also is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the nation’s only academic center dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators, and was a co-creator of the wildly popular video series, Did You Know? (Shift Happens). He has received numerous national awards for his technology leadership work, including recognitions from the cable industry, Phi Delta Kappa, the National School Boards Association, and the Center for Digital Education. In Spring 2011 he was a Visiting Canterbury Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Dr. McLeod blogs regularly about technology leadership issues at Dangerously Irrelevant and Education Recoded and occasionally at The Huffington Post. He also just completed his first book, What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media.