4. Edutopia

Harrison Central High School
I really hope these students know just how lucky they are. It would be amazing to have this much technology in one high school. The teachers in this school really know what they are doing. The ways they integrated all of the new technology into the curriculum is great. This video really made me think about how fast things change over short periods of time. In my high school there was not much technology integrated and by the time I become a teacher there is going to be yet so much more.

Mary Scroggs Elementary School
Before watching this video I had pictures in my mind of how my classroom might look while I am using technology while teaching, but this video made my pictures come to life. I would feel privileged to be employed at this school. They are doing great things with technology and the students will be better off in the long run. The technology is there we just have to want to learn and to want to use it.

A Product of Learning
After watching this video I was scared to think that I barely remember much from my Spanish class, so how could I ever teach in a school with 28 different languages being spoken. I thought it was neat how every student, no matter what language they spoke all played a part in the project. As teachers we have to make sure that our students have an equal opportunity and this school did that exact thing. The students will learn something as long as we present them the knowledge equally. I think students are learning even more now because of all the technology.

Assistive Technology: Lukas Bratcher
What I enjoyed most about this video is that people are not acting like we have to feel sorry for them because they are disabled. They would rather not let disabilities stop them. It is great how technology can touch each and everyone's lives, but what is even better is when it truly changes a life. This class has been based on mostly educational technology, but we all know there is even more out there. Technology is changing the world one life at a time.

Leading with Laptops
If I would have had a laptop in school I know I would have learned more, let alone wanted to learn more. Another great thing about this is that it is all paperless. I am sort of into the "going green" thing, so this is a great way to start. Students just waste paper all the time, so this way it is all on the computer and out there for the world to see.

No Gamer Left Behind
What a great title! I think if we keep coming up with ways to teach students everything we are supposed to, while teaching them in ways they like schools are going to keep getting better and better. Games seem like a great way to get a certain topic across to students. It seems like they would want to learn more and more, so they could get better at the games we use.

Learning by Design
I think internships are a great idea. Student teaching is sort of like an internship because you are using everything you have learned to start teaching students. It seems like at an internship a person might realize the reason why they had to write a certain paper or do a certain problem. To me, hands on is a great way of learning and an internship is exactly what that is.