Blog Post #10

1. The comments of students on Mr. Spencer's blog posts show me that they are not talking about pencils but are actually talking about the different types of computers. I think he is trying to express that both are computers and even though one is more expensive, they both do the same things. Either of them will get the job done in other words.

2. Why were Your Kids Playing Games shows that some principle and others in the school system are ver biased and closed minded. The teacher in this video knew that the students were getting more out of playing these educational games and being far more engaged into this instead of having the standardized test criteria slammed into their heads. Mr. Spencer shows that even though sometimes your higher authority doesn't agree with how you are teaching your students, you have to take risks and do what is best for your class and students.

Dr. Mcleod:

  Even though he seemed to be very sarcastic in thi post, I do agree with the points he makes about people and their feelings towards technology. He makes the people who think badly and that down-talk techology seem beneath him and foolish, which they are in my opinion. As educators, if we want our students to succeed in the future, we must first encorporate technology into our overall criteria and have them exposed to the basics of it at an early age. Once they are older, we then can teach them the more difficult things and the things that will be needed in the workplace.