25
07
2009
Can this Video get Teachers Started?
Posted by: Toby Fischer in PD, Skype, WIKI, blog, education, future, technology, twitter, tags: blog, david truss, education, web 2.0, WIKII always start professional development sessions with a video clip if I can find a good one that fits. I just saw this one and am wondering how teachers would react to it. What do you think?
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July 26th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Expertly done! This video packs a powerful punch of convincing evidence, especially with its variety of screenshots, student testimonials, and point-by-point contrast of no laptop vs. laptop. Thanks for an engaging push for incorporating technology as tool in teaching. I’m sharing it all over the place.
July 27th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Well done! This video inspired me to write a blog entry and share the video.
July 27th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I didn’t create it, I just embedded it on my site. I am not sure of the origin of the video.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
I liked it up to the 2:30 mark, then it seemed like a new segment. That works, so I’d show it as a two-parter.
I like the parallel experience slides (Me: Laptop, You: pencil and paper) and wish they ran a little slower!
July 29th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Thanks for providing the video. I will show it to my pre-service teachers.
July 29th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Thanks for SHARING! This is inspiring and fantastic!!! I’ll share it even further with all the teachers I train in how to use Moodle to facilitate online and blended learning!
July 30th, 2009 at 5:16 am
I don’t wanna get flamed – but;
It’s a personal story; here’s one a buddy made about NECC; http://animoto.com/play/LOSMKjA6RqDmORF4HOq9oA. Although it says’ Brave New World the flip side of that (and the view of the majority) is Orwell’s 1984. My experience; such that it is with diverse groups of teachers is this is ‘too much’, and I kind of see it as two messages – the tech and the personal journey – that requires a lot of conceputalisation on the part of newcomers. Use sparingly and if you show it; then teach them something real simple in the next 5 minutes – like Bit.ly – don’t for god’s sake go from this to Twitter. Bear in mind that the people this person is being mentored by are very experienced operators. Just sayin’
July 30th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Hi there,
Dean is right, it is a personal journey and that’s what I tell people when I show it… and Twitter or for that matter blogging is not a first step entry, (although I think wikis can be).
The biggest criticism that it has received is ‘I don’t want to be that connected’… an interesting slant.
Here is the downloadable Slideshare from a presentation I did to student teachers that inspired the video: http://www.slideshare.net/datruss/brave-new-www
I did not write the ‘competition’ (I got it from Lisa Durff’s blog) or a number of the images like the ones from Alec Couros that start the video and those from Jeff Utecht about the well rounded teacher… please site them if you use those parts.
Now, almost a year after putting this video online, I think it speaks to the converted more than it speaks to the new-to-tech teacher… all part of the learning curve I’m on:-)
Cheers,
Dave.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
This a copyrighted song. The use of this song violates copyright permissions, it appears. Where is the copyright permission text granted from this commercial artist (Moby)?
July 30th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
How do you respond to that criticism (”I don’t want to be that connected.”) David? As a mental health advocate and therapist, I’ve tried to get my colleagues involved in social networking because there’s so much we can learn from each other. It’s also a powerful way to decrease stigma. Time and time again though I hear this criticism…I’m not always sure how to respond.
July 30th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
It preaches to the choir. It wouldn’t touch those who are disconnected. They’ve heard this from the techies before…
July 30th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Great video. Check out mine when you have a chance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9GJUW2Ts9I
July 30th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
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July 30th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
this is a commercial….can’t you tell?
August 1st, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Great video !!!
But you don’t need to convince me. I’m convinced. The problem is all those teachers out there who think technology isn’t for them. They don’t want to lose the central place in the classroom and they’re afraid.
They won’t see this video because they aren’t here !!!
August 1st, 2009 at 8:49 pm
This makes me even more excited to enroll in a master’s program in ed tech!
August 1st, 2009 at 10:04 pm
The one trend to these replies I see is a focus on technology. It is not about the technology. Kelly Hines says it perfectly in this article: http://keepingkidsfirst.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/its-not-about-the-technology/
In my many years in the edtech field, I have learned if I focus on teaching and learning, teachers will listen. If I talk about tools, only the ones who are interested listen. It took me a long time to learn this valuable lesson. It is one of the many keys to educational change, focus on student learning!
August 4th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Urgh! Technology! URGH… Just wrote a response to this and had it wiped out…no time to do over…
I think this presentation from Michale Wesch would help teachers get started…It is just over an hour…but could be broken up into segments for discussion. Although the audience, and his own teaching, is at the university level, it is applicable to all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yApagnr0s&feature=channel
If you use Diigo, I have annotated some of his most important points–but you should really watch the whole thing…it is great!
25:18 It is at this point, , where I think Wesch gives teachers a reason to join in:
Students in teachers are in the same boat–no natives here. Although students may know how to navigate these technologies, they rarely know how to use for their own learning, to think critically, and to create meaningfully.
Students and teachers become partners in learning. Students help with the navigation the new media–but teachers guide students in meaningful learning to analyze, synthesize, and generalize.
August 4th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Kara,
I would love to know how to respond to “I don’t want to be that connected!” as well!
September 17th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Thank you for the great video! It was very educational.