Duke University

Duke University has is now using technology to create fun, and interesting classes for those who are very interested in technology. By doing so their enrollment has increased even though tuition has gone up some. By using ipods for class, a student can have access to lectures, songs, reports, and other online resources from anywhere. These ipods are now made to hold more information now more than ever. Ipods are light, and easy to carry, and are becoming more and more affordable each day.

After first using Ipods teachers were able to get feedback, and learned that students liked using their ipdos for educational purposes. Students found accessing their ipods easy, and that they held a lot of information needed for the classes. Duke University is hoping this concept of using ipods in the classroom will leak into the other universities.

itunes university

itunes University has combined with apple to make learning easy and fun for students. As the website said, that students are already bringing portable devices such as laptops to school. The website suggests, then why not let students be able to learn from those devices. Teachers can use the itunes university just as the children can.

With the ipods now being in almost everyone's hands, children can view teacher's lectures by downloading it onto their ipod. Mac has also joined with Apple and Itunes to make things easier for students and teachers. Also schools have made their classrooms and campus have wi-fi so students can use their portable devices.

Fischbowl "Did You Know"

This video talked about the status in India and China compared to the United States. Things compared were social class, amount of people speaking English, amount of college graduates, and how many children are born each day. There was also a section in the video about the US Department of Labor and where most jobs are these days(what states). There was a list of what areas are hiring and what areas of the Us are in need of jobs. This video really touched on the economy in the past and the predictions of the economy in the future.

This video also talk about how much time is spent for people emailing, playing video games, text messaging, watching tv, and any kind of technology. There were also numbers on how many emails are sent out a day and now many text messages were sent out a day. I feel this video was interesting and a good summary was to what Americans and those from other countries spend their time doing.

Fischbowl best of 2007

For this blog from Fishbowl, I chose to read the blog for January about a blueprint for Colorado. This blog had a ton of information about teaching from all points of view such as, why be teacher, why not be teacher, and how graduates feel after they graduate about teaching. This blog also talked about how to take a poll from past teachers, students, etc about the overall teaching/student experience. This is helpful to see what has worked for students and teachers in the past and what has not as far as learning/teaching goes.

Teachers' salaries are also talked about here in this blog. It talks about teacher's salaries can be higher depending on state, experience, public school, and if they have a certificate. Also talked about is how the income of a teacher can influence some to not become teachers. The blog suggest that most teachers do not teach for the income, but for the love of teaching students and for loving to be around students.

Fischbowl, Technologically illiterate

I agree with what most of the list says about how much teachers should know about technology. The world of teaching, is now requiring teachers to know more and more about technology and about how to use it in the classroom in many ways. I agree that every teacher needs to know the basics of how to use computers and certain programs on computers. However I do not feel that teachers should be embarrassed if they do not know much about technology. Colleges are just now starting to teach about how to use technology for your benefit in a classroom.

I do feel that this list is a little harsh. I agree we need to know about technology, but to assume we already know about most of it is illiterate in itself. How can we know about technology, if know one teaches it to us, or if we do not have the means of exploring it ourselves. I have had classes on how to use technology throughout college and have access to a computer and still run into things I do not know how to do. Technology we always be changing and growing each day, that means as teachers we have to work extra hard to stay updated and be willing to learn more about technology.

Dr. Christie's Site

Dr. Christie's site cab be used for teachers to be able to learn about teaching from a professionals perspective. She has been teaching for 40 years and has a lot to offer teachers. On her website you can see a photo gallery,web designs, research publications, advice from other educators, and plenty more. She also has a menu over to the left hand side that lets you view and listen to some workshops she has attended and led discussions/activities in. You can also watch her in the classroom, as if you were really there being taught by her. There is also an biography about Christie you can read, and some information on educational technology.

I feel this site is a one stop site. Meaning you can answers to many questions here, without the stress of having search all over the web. I feel she makes teaching look easy, and gives advice on how it can be easy for every teacher. She also gives teachers new ideas to make the classroom more enjoyable through her website. I feel any teacher, teaching any subject, or any grade good really benefit from using this site.

About Wickipedia

After researching NPR(National Public Radio) from Wickipedia, I learned that wickipedia can be very helpful to research almost anything. It can be accessed by everyone through a computer, a nd has tons of credited infromation on any topic. I was able to learn about the history of NPR, who created it and why, and how it has affected radio stations throughout the years. Wickipedia has made research easy, with guideline instructions on to search for any topic. I could see myself using wickipedia for school, in my job, for writing research papers, and answering quick questions. I feel, after listening to the podcast and reading about Virigil Griffith, that wickipedia can be trusted. Although you can never have too many sources when researching a topic, I feel wickipedia is a vauluable resource.