Blog Post 8

“This is How We Dream”

The video “Writing with multimedia” is about how writing in the world has changed. Books used to be the main ways of writing to get information across. Now, that information is stored globally on the internet. Most books are online and can be accessed almost anywhere in the world. Most people now have no need to go to the library because everything they need is on the internet. This is not a bad thing. As Miller explains, we should share our ideas with everyone.
My favorite part of the video was the program about “aggregating bots that are released into the web and determine an emotional profile of the world moment by moment.” With technology growing more rapidly than ever before, programs like these will continue to show up. Though this program and programs like this are only beginning, technology is growing and there is not telling what it will include five or ten years from now.
Toward the end of the video, Miller shows a 3d image that combined two buildings, “the best of the humanities with the best of the sciences. The building has not been built; it is just an idea. It is a green, solar powered building. What Miller is trying to explain in this building idea is the “shared labor between the humanities and the sciences in order to create a bright future.” This building not only represents a combination of the two, but it represents a certain communication.

“EDM 310 is Different”

I found the chipper series to be quite humorous. The video may have over-exaggerated some things, but some students might actually attempt things like that. Who knows what people are capable of doing. I did not like watching EDM 310 for Dummies. It wasn't the acting or the video itself, it was the message. No class should be that frustrating or need an instruction manual for dummies. If there is a need for a class dummy manual, either the student shouldn't be in college, which is most likely the case, or the instructor should do a better job.(Which is not the case in this class)
I would like to create a video tutorial showing how we should do various, and more difficult, assignments in EDM 310. I know there are already many videos like this out there, but everyone has a different perspective, and one more wouldn't hurt. I would also like to create a video that explains and describes how much EDM 310 has helped me. The first week we had to download multiple items, many of which I didn't know existed. Now, I am using those items to my advantage. A video showing how EDM 310 helps might be motivational.

"Smartboards”

Reading various blogs, I found that many people think smartboards are "dumb". They consider them a waste of money. The phrase "you get what you pay for" does not necessarily apply here. I believe that if teachers are to use smartboards, they should do so in an effective manner, drawing students to the material.
I can understand why K. Martin disagrees with Bill Ferriter. Martin works for DE School for the Deaf. Obviously, deaf students will need extra attention when it comes to conveying education. If using smartboards is good for them and Martin knows that it helps, then the money is not wasted As long as the teacher does not use smartboards in a “be all end all” sort of way, I see no harm being done to the students' education. Also, the teacher must make sure to do everything needed to engage the students and work toward having them engage their own learning and critical thinking.

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