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What are your thoughts on this version of the future? Does Moore's law begin to make more sense, now? Does this version of the future excite or worry you?

I love this vision of the future.  I can see tremendous benefits.  Just think of one specific instance, say you are having a medical issue, when the paramedics arrive, they could have instant access to the information they need to help you.  Fascinating.

Wow. A digital credit card? And not just that, but the other items, as well. It is hard for me to believe that these items are actually a possibility and close to being unveiled to the public. This video excites me more than it worries me. Yes, I think there are some drawbacks, but the possiblities are amazing.

This is exciting and intimidating at the same time. Everything from advanced to simple technologies will be right at our fingertips. Although it's simple, updating the prices on the shelves is a very cool technology.

The digital credit card WAS cool. I'll bet it only works if it sense YOUR fingerprints, too. Otherwise, how would it be secure?

I'm excited! I can see it, as Kati said, getting people up and moving. The possibilities are endless for education, think of the liberation from the classroom, the ability to stand outside in the sun and look at the Antarctic.

I think the future is exciting and also very scarry. Technology advances are unlimited. I wish we would apply our energies and creativity to an oil, gas free society.

I remember years ago my father swore that the techonology that was produced today could have been produced months prior. He believed that the "tech creators" were sending out slower versions of everything in order to get us to buy more, thereby increasing their profits. It's the first thing I thought of when I saw Moore's video, althought I don't know that I've every completely agreed with my father - does make me wonder though. I responded to Moore's law on the class discussion board - my replication of that response, in a nutshell, is how exciting all of this is.

Many years ago there was talk of smart glasses that would register information from our refrigerators (like our shopping lists), which would then remind us as we passed by a grocery store, essentially 'talking to' the grocery store about what is needed at home. The video was fascinating. I jokingly tell people that soon we will have microchips implanted in our heads, akin to the idea that there will be contact lenses that will serve as an overlay of information as we look at the world. Nothing surprises me anymore, but I do wonder about the issues of privacy (becoming more of an archaic idea) as we move forward.

Nicholas Carr also wrote The Shallows an entire book about the effect the Internet is having on our brains - I highly recommend it. http://www.theshallowsbook.com/

Interesting!

So important for students to know!

managing online material can be confusing and takes some knowledge to figure out how different websites work

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

I'm so glad to hear that so many found this to be such a great example of technology use in the classroom. I'm sure Brian will love to hear your comments.

Every administrator and teacher should see this. This is a true example of technonogy integration.

Found the video

This is a great video and I was amazed at all the tools his kids were not only using, but using well!

What do you think? Is ignorance of the tools of the web excusable? Should we let them off the hook?

Oh, and read down through the comments, as well. The discussion continues there.

"...if you're not doing what needs to be done, then you should get out of the way to make room for someone who will." This statement assumes everyone who uses digital technology "know what needs to be done." After viewing many videos during our class I believe there is a direction we should be going in, but nobody really 'knows' what needs to be done. Just like every politician and irrate blogger seems to have the answer. The "get with us or get out of the way" statments concern me the most. If a student doesn't subscribe to what we're teaching do we then shuffle them off to alternate school? No, we try something different whether it's Web 2.0 or something else. It's what we call the 'art' of teaching. Whether we're teaching students or educators, as long as we're willing to try something new, not just jump on the bandwagon, then our students will learn to adjust and be flexible also.

Lurkers are good - if everyone is talking than no one is listening.

I don't think we can let educators off the hook. I feel like some just ignore where the world is going and feel save and comfortable in what they know. Well, who isn't. We don't become better teachers, friends, parents, or people by keeping things to same. You have to change and adapt in order to be successful. We aren't just teaching students. We are preparing the future generation. Those students will become all of things we are and we know - if we don't prepare them for what their world WILL look like, what are we doing? Are we even doing our job? We must be held accountable.

No, we should not allow colleges who train our teachers off the hook either. We need to support and train teachers in these various tools. We also need to make sure they have the hardware was well as our kids. All too often these authors think everyone including kids have access to computers/internet 24/7. Some of our teachers do not have this access in their homes.

information shared to the faculty helps counter the "blue pill"

That is my favorite paragraph!

I also like this paragraph. The idea of life-long learnining has to embrace change. I understand that adapting is difficult because it requires teachers to constantly reconstruct their teaching. However, I agree that this needs to take place in order for education to effectively meet the needs of students.

How accuarte do you think this statement is? What is your reaction to it?

Not by choice. Lack of professional development and planning time.

I don't work in K-12 schools, but from what I've heard and read, it sounds accurate. This is something that college programs should be addressing to prepare future teachers as well as offering continuing ed courses for current teachers. Districts should be able to allocate resources to support this effort.

When a person has a drive to do something, they generally find a way. Although there may be other obstacles, there is truth to this statement.

Time for training and planning is the most important factor.

How many hours a day do they suggest a teacher prepare and be trained?

And, I would add, that the training is designed to teach the skills and not the pedagogy for using those skills in class. Teachers still see this as an aside to their job of teaching the content for the purpose of scoring high on the tests.

And shouldn't that be an easy thing to do?