Blog Post 8

Richard Miller: This is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2
Richard Miller is an English teacher at the University of Rutgers. When he was younger he loved reading books. This was easy for him, because his house was full of books. This got him started out and interested him in English.The lecture that he gives primarily focuses on technology that is available today. And with all these new technologies the teachers today need to learn them, and be able to teach them to their students effectively. This is a necessity, because of the rapidly changing of the technology.
I myself have to be prepared to write with multimedia. And as of right now I am getting better with using technology and getting interested in using it. EDM 310 as maybe more curious of technology and wanting to know more. The more this class goes along the more I am learning and enjoying learning. And I need to be able to use this technology so I can teach it to my students.
I believe that my students will be able to do this. I believe this because I have learned a lot in such a short time and will continue to learn and teach it to them. I think that students today need to know at least somewhat of how to use the new technology. This will help them be better fit for the future and be better well rounded students.
The Chipper Series
Chipper is a student that thinks that she can do her work late and still turn it in. Chipper hates to learn and basically she learns just enough to get by. You can tell that Chipper retains nothing and goes nowhere. This video was made so that we can see that life is a continuous learning experience, and that we learn something new everyday.

EDM 310 for Dummies
This video is just what is says. It is basically a short how to for this class. The video explains how this class can be overwhelming st times. But on the upside there is a lot of good that comes from the class. Also that the class will help you in your future classroom. This is because that you learn a lot that you can pass on to your students.
Learn to Change, Change to Learn
This video is of a bunch of teachers talking about the idea of the technology in our kids today. Kids today have a lot more available to them than the kids of yesterday. But the teachers say in the video that even though that there is more technology today school is still taught the same way. One of the biggest arguments is that we need a community learning system. The schools try to take the community learning out of the picture, instead of embracing it. Because this kind of learning system the kids will ultimately learn more
The Secret Powers of Time by Philip Zambardo
This video focuses on the essence of life, which is time. For some reason you always see people in a rush. Everybody is always hurrying to wherever they have to go. This video serves the purpose of people need to slow down and save time. This is because time is the only thing that you can never get back. Also the video shows how people always worry about the past. And we should not do this whats gone is gone so move on.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us By Dan Pink

One of the saying that stood out to me in this video is when he said that people will work for free if they love what they do. I believe that this is so true. This was a good statement, because you have to love what you do in life. If you wake up every morning dreading going to work and you do not like what you do then you will not be happy. But on the flip side of that, if you love your job then you will be happy. And if your happy your going to want to do more and go the extra mile to help out.