I was looking for a new PLN that I havnt already read and added my comment to. I found one in Web-blogged that was very "eye opening" as I said it in my comment. This is how i responded to Mr. Richardson's post called “Clueless in America”
Mr. Richardson,
I was shocked after reading how many students drop out of school. “An American kid drops out of school every 6 seconds”, that is what I read on your post and that really concerned me. For me school is mandatory and I can never imagine dropping out. First of all if I did drop out I would be bored to tears and secondly I would probably lose all my friends because no one wants to be friends with a drop out kid. Most good jobs won’t take you if you don’t have a high school diploma. I understand that it is the kid’s choice to stay in school but if they want a job they should probably finish high school even if they don’t have that good of grades. Education is key in life now a days and you wont get very far with out. This post really opened my eyes to how privileged I am to having parents that won’t let me drop out and also I don’t want to become any statistic on the drop outs in America.
Berek
Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
PLN 19-2
I found a interesting post on the "Just be at the Thinking Stick" blog and it talked about using google to find out the answers of the questions on the TV show "Are you smarter than a 5th Grader. I liked it enough to tell Jeff Utech what I thought about his idea. This is what I wrote.
Jeff
This is an interesting post. I am familiar with that show and watching people try to answer 5th grade questions is intreeging. I have never thought about using technoligy to answer those questions and I might try it next time I turn to that show. Some of the questions are actually hard and I think the people on the show wishes they had technoligy there so they could win the million dollors. On another note this idea of using the computer to find answers shows how much we have grown technoligy wise. I think that people should not take the computer for granted becuase many people in the world dont have one. Using it a lot, like for this " Are you smarter than a 5th grader" idea , is good becuase then you become more familiar with technoligy. Soon enough things like textbooks and real books will be gone becuase computers will take over. So for the people that do watch this show they should try this idea, maybe not for the reason of finding answers, but for the reason of using the computer more.
Berek
Jeff
This is an interesting post. I am familiar with that show and watching people try to answer 5th grade questions is intreeging. I have never thought about using technoligy to answer those questions and I might try it next time I turn to that show. Some of the questions are actually hard and I think the people on the show wishes they had technoligy there so they could win the million dollors. On another note this idea of using the computer to find answers shows how much we have grown technoligy wise. I think that people should not take the computer for granted becuase many people in the world dont have one. Using it a lot, like for this " Are you smarter than a 5th grader" idea , is good becuase then you become more familiar with technoligy. Soon enough things like textbooks and real books will be gone becuase computers will take over. So for the people that do watch this show they should try this idea, maybe not for the reason of finding answers, but for the reason of using the computer more.
Berek
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
PLN 18-2
Mr. Utech
This post really stuck out to me. I think that technology is a great thing and that if we use it well it can do great things. Also we can’t completely depend on it for all our needs. This 7 days when we don’t use any TV’s, computers, cell phones, or even Ipod's is a great way for people to see what it would be like if we didn’t have any technology. Also it would save a lot of electricity and that is a huge topic now a day's because of global warming. I have participated in a day like this when everyone around the world turned of their lights for 1 hour. It was equivalent to taking 48,000 cars off the road for 1 year. This is a major thing and if we as a nation or world we to do it more than just once a year we could slow down global warming and green house gases. Also not having lights is even more to add to the week of no technology. I think that people should try this event out and see how it affects them, for the better, or the worse.
This post really stuck out to me. I think that technology is a great thing and that if we use it well it can do great things. Also we can’t completely depend on it for all our needs. This 7 days when we don’t use any TV’s, computers, cell phones, or even Ipod's is a great way for people to see what it would be like if we didn’t have any technology. Also it would save a lot of electricity and that is a huge topic now a day's because of global warming. I have participated in a day like this when everyone around the world turned of their lights for 1 hour. It was equivalent to taking 48,000 cars off the road for 1 year. This is a major thing and if we as a nation or world we to do it more than just once a year we could slow down global warming and green house gases. Also not having lights is even more to add to the week of no technology. I think that people should try this event out and see how it affects them, for the better, or the worse.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
PLN 16-2
Mr.Fisch
Pangea day sounds interesting and also it seems like even though countries are at war it unites us all together for a day. I really enjoy the idea of Pangea Day because it makes countries forget about past battles and arguments and it lets them appreciate each other and show it through film. On another note showing this day through film is a huge sign of how technology is spreading and spreading fast. Knowing that all of these countries have the technology to edit and form a film is astounding. Maybe the next Pangea day will be podcasted for everyone to see. I hope that Pangea Day continues and keeps united the world. If Pangea Day keeps being celebrated the world will realize how similar everyone is and how great it feels to get along.
Pangea day sounds interesting and also it seems like even though countries are at war it unites us all together for a day. I really enjoy the idea of Pangea Day because it makes countries forget about past battles and arguments and it lets them appreciate each other and show it through film. On another note showing this day through film is a huge sign of how technology is spreading and spreading fast. Knowing that all of these countries have the technology to edit and form a film is astounding. Maybe the next Pangea day will be podcasted for everyone to see. I hope that Pangea Day continues and keeps united the world. If Pangea Day keeps being celebrated the world will realize how similar everyone is and how great it feels to get along.
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