Technology in the Classroom

Technology in the Classroom

This week in class we talked about technology in the classroom and ways to incorporate new technologies into the classroom. It is crazy to think about how far technology in the classroom since i was in elementary and high school, of course times were a lot harder then....

You were lucky...and we are lucky to have these technological advancements to improve our teaching and help our students in their learning. I remember taking a typing class in grade 9 and it took forever to be able to type without looking at my fingers and now nearly every student is an experienced computer user and can type as soon as they learn the alphabet. 

It is amazing to see teachers and students embracing the new technology to make the learning experience a more rewarding one, where learning can actually be fun. Here is a TedTalk discussing how to use new technologies to make the educational experience more engaging and impactful in the lives of our students. 

I think using new ideas and technologies to revolutionize the education system will have a major positive impact in our school systems and leave our students with a more enriching educational experience. It is truly amazing to see how far it has come in the last 10-20 years and I for one am eagerly looking forward to see what will be created and implemented in the next 10-20.

That's it for this week

Robots are the Future of Teaching...

This week we had a discussion about the question 

"could robots replace teachers in the classroom?" 

https://youtu.be/BZVgl49yPzg

Like Wayne here, I feel like the chances of this are very unlikely. Until computers are fully aware and can understand human emotion and interactions, robots are not able to replicate the emotional aspects that human teachers can. Humans are capable of understanding external forces that may be affecting behavior and emotions, which enables teachers to understand the students better than robots ever could.

It would be pretty cool though...

https://youtu.be/rjCkiNRM-FI

I think it's worth a shot. Everybody seems to be having a great time. Until, that is, the Teacher Robots turn on the students in some kind of software glitch and the government has to overthrow the Robot Teacher Society which will inevitably lead to a Civil War pitting the Teachers against the Robot Teachers causing decades of fighting leaving the world in a war torn and teacherless place, with kids that will grow up not ever learning how to read.  Ok, im against Robot Teachers.

https://youtu.be/wyHyg7RP9HY

I imagine Dr. Mike Nantais as the General in this song, urging us not to fight the Robot Teachers, and I think before this situation actually arises, we need to become the best teachers so we don't need to create robot teachers in the first place. 

Ya guys, I know this is really weird, but everybody was writing about the same stuff so hopefully this can act as a palate cleanser between actual insightful and interesting content that is posted by all you wonderful and brilliant people.