Regan's article's about adapting to the 21st century struck me because being able to use critical thinking skills when finding information on the internet is an entirely new skill. This is something that never occurred to me. Growing up using computers and the internet, I never thought about the skills people need to have in order to do so. The comfort level of young people is also increasing because they are using the same media at home. Therefore they already have the skills necessary to complete their projects in schools. Diverse learning styles is always something teachers are thinking about in schools. With these new technologies, there are more possibilities than ever before. The way students are learning is entirely different than it ever was before, and teachers need to adapt their teaching styles in order to keep up with today's new technologies.
I just watched a youtube video from NBC's "Today" show from 1994 where they are discussing what the @ sign means and trying to figure out what the internet is. The description of the clip says, "Don't laugh too hard at Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric. It's easy to forget how relatively recent a phenomenon the Internet is for most persons who use it today!" This is very true. After using a type of technology for so long a person forgets what it was like when it first came out. Imagine what people thought when TV or even the phone was first invented! It is still hard for me to wrap my brain around new technologies and I cannot begin to imagine what the future is going to be like.
"Today" Show Clip
I used Text2Tape lite, a program downloaded from the app store on my macbook to translate my text to voice. Then, I made it into a podcast. Enjoy!
Podcast
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