Blog Assignment 6

The Networked Student

            My first impression on this video was that it sounded like just what we were doing in EDM310. I liked the paper dolls I thought it was a creative way to give a visual image of every thing that was being said. A lot of what was being talked about where things that we are doing now in class including reading other peoples blogs and commenting on them and sharing our own opinions on our own blog.

            As I continue to complete assignments I get more and more comfortable with the concept of networking. I enjoy reading other peoples thoughts and feelings on different subjects and learning different techniques. The hardest part to me would probably be just getting use to every thing and not being in a class room. On the other hand I feel like one can still have that teacher, classmate, and teacher relationship because we are all there to help each other.

            I do not know if I am prepared to be a teacher of a network student. I am a people person and I feel like being in the classroom is something that is important. I know that technology is advancing every day and that this concept is going to become a lot more popular. I think that it might be good for upper level students like in high school but I wouldn’t want to have all classes networked.

A 7^th graders Personal Learning Environment

            I am very impressed that this was done by a 7^th grader considering I am a junior in collage and just now learning some of the techniques she uses. It is great that she already knows how to do so much at such a young age. Her PLE is defiantly a lot more advanced then my PLN. I wish that I would have had the chance she did to start at a younger age because now I feel like I am behind. I agree with her that it makes you become a lot more responsible and the end product is a lot cooler then paper work.

The machine is Changing us

            I think this was a very cool video. I like the way he goes back and brings up how much things have changed. I think it’s cool how the generations have changed in good and bad ways. The media has a lot of influence on society. It seems to me that the media in some ways controls the way we speak, think and act. It makes me wonder what it would be like if we didn’t have the media, would some people be able to survive?