This
video belongs to a serie of videos known by the name of “Social Media
Revolution”. It is based on Erik Qualman’s book “Socialnomics:
How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business”. Its author is also the founder of www.socialnomics.net, a web site created with the purpose of providing “short social stories, statistics,
studies and surprises”. The video basically shows some social media statistics
for 2011. As the title of Erik Qualman’s Book says, this short video is a good
proof of how technology is changing our lives in many aspects.
After watching the video, I would like to say
that I am surprised with some of the information that it contains. I already
knew that we were experimenting a great change in our lifestyles due
technology and Social Media. However, I did not know that the influence of
Social Media was so big in current societies in terms of relationships, business,
commerce, education and many other issues. What I consider also surprising is
the speed of this change, because probably seven or eight years ago, no video
could present these statistics. Social Media Revolution video reflects some
characteristics of current society, and it can be also useful to have an idea
of what kind of society we are going to be in a near future.
As a conclusion, I would like to say that I
support Social Media, and I am actually a user of some social networks, and
other type of Internet tools. I consider
that, in some aspects, technology can make our lives easier and better. However,
I also believe that we shouldn't abuse Social Media, and we should adapt to
them step by step.
This second video by B. Nesbitt is based on a
project to inspire teachers to introduce technology in their professional
practice, in order to help students develop higher level thinking skills. We
could say that the video is divided into two different parts. In the first
part, we can see a very apt description of the “21th Century Learner”. The
second part of the video is clearly a request adressed to teachers to begin using
technology in the classroom.
This video reflects a critical issue related to
the use of technologies in education, which is the distance between teachers
and learners in terms of knowledge and background in new technologies.
According to W. Richardson's text book, many teachers are not used to some
Internet tools applicable to education, and that means a great difficulty to
bring them to schools.
From my viewpoint, teachers should always be up
to date, and should adapt to students. Therefore, It is necessary to provide
teachers with proper tools, resources and training to achieve this goal. I also
would like to mention that the introduction of technologies in the classroom
shouldn’t mean the disappearance of other more "traditional" methods
or tools in education, which are still valid.
As you point out in your last paragraph, teachers should try to remain up to date regarding technology but should only use it if it enhances the learning experience. Regarding staying current in technology, it is essential that teachers stay connected with other professionals in their field through the use of blogs, RSS, or other social media.
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