Blog Post #2

What would teaching be like in the 21st century?

1.) Professor Dancealot

After watching the Professor Dancealot video, I see that he was lacking teaching skills and impropor instructions. All aspects of teaching differs from where they're trained with different experiences. This was supposed to be a dance class where students should interact with one another. I really did not understand why he was behind the desk doing the dance moves instead of standing in the front of the class and demonstrate the technique of the dance styles.

2.) Teaching in the 21st Century

I. Resources that can be used anytime
A. What are resources are being used today

II. How to get students' attention by using these resources
A. Let the students explore the different sites provided

I agree with Mr. Roberts when said "Teachers are just filters now." Nowadays students have more free access to the internet and get more information. Since teachers now aren't the main source for the students. I feel like Mr. Roberts is more focused on the skills of the students today than the contents and the facts. By watching the video, it made myself realize that us educators need to be more aware of the different variety of new things that are arriving in the future to keep the students more interested.


3.) Networked Student

Why does the network student even need a teacher?
The networked student needs a teacher to help them guide through the problems he/she has to help develop their understandings. This video shows the different resources that can be used with the 21st century that can help students achieve in their professional studies. The educators should be able to help the students maintain an organized positive environment.


4.) Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts

The thesis for Mrs. Davis video was to help encourage the teachers to use more technology in the classrooms with their students. The reaction to her argument with the teachers telling her that she needs to able to know about the different topics of technology before teaching. However, it is best for the students to learn more about the variety of technology on their own, and come tell her because she ends up learning something new everyday from her students.

5.) Who's Ahead in the Learning Race

I personally think that the elementary students are ahead of the race. Technology now in 2015 is more high advance than back in 2000. Elementary students are eager to get their hands on since they're being introduced to them in school or at home.

6.) Flipping the Classroom

Flipping the classroom is actually new to me. This concept is a great idea to approach in a elementary school system. It is useful for the teachers to let their class take home a video for them to watch and comprehend. The students can come back to class and be challenged with questions the teacher might ask.

7.) Bringing the Locker Room into the Classroom

With this article, I found that the different sports can be used as examples with the classwork. This will help the students engage with more interest in the classwork and get along with the students amongst the class. Coaching in the classroom is an amazing idea for different ways of teaching methods.