Next Generation Learning

Alright, this Next Generation Learning video may have swayed me a little. I am typically a hard core believer in the fact that, teachers should teach with art, music, and activities rather than technology. But, this video showed me that this would be really a neat idea for students. It made me think about when I was in school, I loved my art projects and games, but I would have really enjoyed some of the things mentioned in this video. Out of the whole video there was only one thing I disagreed with, and that was the WII.

Technology has come a long way and there are many new and exciting tools we can use to teach with, but is one of these really a WII gaming system? Believe me I think the WII is a great invetion, and I love it, but I do not think it should be in a classroom. What ever happened to recess? You know, getting outside, having fresh air, being able to run and interact with your fellow class mates. Yes the WII may give the students some exercise and may help them with focus, but playing outside or playing games inside would stimulate them just the same. I feel that students need to interact with their classmates instead of interacting with a video game.

Now like I said, I am all for the old fashioned way of teaching, but this video had some really neat things that I wouldnt mind having for my classroom. One of which is the white board that students can write on and it can be used as a computer. I like this because it gets the students involved, they get to come up in front of the class and share their knowledge instead of plugging their answer into a computer. In addition to the white board, I really like the voting systems. I believe this is another great way to keep your students entertained and focused.

In the future, I would have to admit that I would like to have some of these tools in my classroom. I strongly believe that with the way our technology is growing it wont be long before all the schools have the latest and greatest technology. Every teacher will use the technology available to them in their own way. I personally, will use it very minimally if possible whereas, Vicki Davis used it to its full potential.