Video Reflection

After watching the six videos on the digital world and how it impacts educators and students, I wrote a lengthy reflection that just won't fit in this blog space. Paul asked the class if any of the videos was scary to us. I can't say that the videos scared me, but I will say that I was more alarmed and stressed to know that technology is changing and growing in such exponential numbers and we as educators need to forge our path on the journey with the students. I actually visualize a vortex when I think of the relationship between today's students and education. I wrote so much that I will have to share my formal reflection at a later date and summarize as best I can. The two movies that I found most interesting were A Vision of Students Today and Digital Students and Analog Schools. Both videos had a similar message that educational environments needs to use the digital tools that students are using in their everyday lives to help students learn, because the students know how to put these great tools to work for their best learning. Also, we need to prepare students for college and jobs that might not even exist at the moment. Time will tell.