Fish reaction

I think what lies at the root of the problem Fish is having deals with the fact that teachers, for the most part, have the attitude and thought process that it is okay to teach how they themselves were taught. Teachers think they know a lot, because they have had so much education, in the past. Well, teaching isn't about what is past, it's about what is to come. Teaching and learning go hand in hand; Things that one has learned in the past only is useful when applying this knowledge to learning more and adapting. Experience equals learning and everyday experience is always changing and creating avenues to learning, these avenues have to be facilitated and maintained. As far as teaching educators is concerned, there must be a mandatory teachers' network in which all teachers are required to participate or contribute, whatever it may be. The ways in which we think about things and the world have changed and are changing every day, it makes sense that learning would and should follow along with these changes.

Reaction to Kelly Hines

What I take to be the key points of the Hines post is: Teachers need to be learners, not only adapting to technology, but also how children are learning and relating as a result of technology, and, teachers need to be taught how to do this. It really isn't about the technology; its about the students. Its about the institution of education becoming more user friendly. Its about changing the ways in which we are educating the educators. Its about relationships; involving how students relate to the modern world, how teachers relate to the modern world, and how teachers and students relate to one another, in the modern world. People learn differently, and there are many ways to learn, but being able to relate to material is essential to the learning process and should be the focus of every educator.

Wesh; students today

This video is a great example of how technology is relevant today and why it should be made relevant in education. The opening with the freshman college student walking into class for the first time reminded me of my own experiences; I went from a high school graduating class of 140 to a freshman biology class of 450. I know I can't speak for that entire class, but I learn by asking questions and making connections, how is that possible in a class of 450? That class seriously affected my college experience and what I set out to experience in college; I went from wanting to be a doctor to just wanting to enjoy classes and learning. I ended up taking a lot of classes and eventually landing in English, but only because it was easiest and I enjoy reading and thinking.
This Wesh video is lacking in some respects; as I said before it is a good example of some things, what I want is ideas of how to implement technology in the classroom. I guess the video speaks for itself in that regard, but, what are some other things that can be done besides watching videos and creating google accounts, which isn't explained? I don't think students need to be reminded they are bored with traditional classrooms.