I watched Mr. Winkle Wakes By: Mathew Needleman on YouTube. The video was somewhat disturbing, but rather funny. It definitely relates to the chapters we just discussed in our textbook. The video was about Mr. Winkle, an old man that had been asleep for 100 years. When he woke up he went and visited a work place that had machines printing documents and pictures. There were also people communicating with other people across the world through screens. These things made Mr. Winkle feel uncomfortable and sick, so he went to the hospital. The hospital was even filled with this new "technology" that also made Mr. Winkle feel uncomfortable. So, Mr. Winkle left the hospital and went to a nearby school. Here he found that he was comfortable and nothing had changed over the 100 years he had been asleep!
This video was sad but somewhat true. Schools seem to be the last places that technology get into and that is sad. Schools should be updated along with the rest of the world. How will children get out of school and maintain a job if real world technology was never integrated into the schools and taught how to be used? Schools must change along with the rest of the world so that children can be prepared for jobs in the real world.
Kelsey, I loved this illustration of "Mr. Winkle." I completely agree with you when you said, "Schools seem to be the last places that technology gets into..." That is unfortunately very true. Schools today have access to so many new and great technology tools for the classroom. Yet, most teachers do not take the time to learn or change to use these great resources. Like Mr. Winkle, teachers feel uncomfortable. So, like you said the schools must change to help students!
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Kelsey, you are definitely right. Schools should not be the last place to receive technology. I believe that if anything schools should be one of the first places to receive the latest technology but as you stated. Teachers act as if they are afraid of integrating technology into their curriculum. As Sir Ken Robinson stated this is how teachers are killing children's creativity. In order to be effective teachers, technology has to be present, and that is truly a fact.
ReplyDeleteKelsey, it seems like we all agree with you! It is a pity that schools are the last to change. Afterall, we are supposed to be educating the future leaders, but we are too stuborn to acknowledge the future is changing. Soemething needs to happen, soon. Our students will be left behind just like Mr. Winkles!
ReplyDeleteSchools do seem to be the last place where technology is integrated and I completely agree that this is the sad truth. Im not sure if its more of a funding issue or a fear of transitioning educational methods, but something has got to change. I remember the uproar when computer class was added to our basic class schedule and boy am I glad that it was a must! Now, students are able to use their phones and tablets as proven useful in every day learning. This all in less than a decade, for me anyways. Like I said n one of my posts and you mentioned in yours as well, we need to be keeping up to date in the classroom so children are better prepared for the real world; We have no idea what the next decade or two is capable of bringing into the technlogical world!
ReplyDeleteI agree with all that has been said. Technology has been a slow trickle into our school systems. When I walked into this class I really did not realize how far behind I was in regards to technology, I would have never know about any of the things we have covered in class if I had not been shown. I have several friends that have been teachers for years and have never mentioned any kind of training or inservice in regards to incorporating technology into the classroom. People have to be trained to do things differently and need to understand the benefits.
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