Wk 4: Media Issues: Ron Smith (free/extra post)

http://web.me.com/edm613/m11/mi-ronsmith.html

I recently watched the interview between Holly Ludgate and Ron Smith and WOW.....what an experience these students in California are going through....It is really amazing to hear what other schools are doing and what types of opportunities there are out there for our future leaders of our world. 

It literally made me laugh out loud when Mr. Smith spoke about how teachers become so excited when they make a good powerpoint and I feel like that is the era I began teaching with and now experiencing what I have through EMDT.....wow were they off as well as myself. I started my teaching career making smartboard lessons for all of our math units and I was super proud of them because in every lesson I tried to incorporate something that would be exciting for my students to experience. But now after seeing all of these web 2.0 tools and resources that are free and hands on on the web, it has really opened my eyes to so much more that I was letting slip away from my students. I hope that this next school year I can raise the bar for me and my students and have them experience more through their education through the technology tools I have experienced.
It is funny that I decided to watch this video because I had just finished my discussion post for this week relating to what my dream job would be...and I would have to say...what I had written and see in this video they link hand in hand with each other. It would be amazing to just make and find tech tools for teachers to use but to also be able to relay them to students would be amazing and allowing students to run off with these skills is amazing.