PLN 20

I read the weblogg-ed blog and i commented on the article Blogging Legacy:

This thought of leaving a trail of information for others after you are gone is a  interesting concept. I also like the avatar concept. Ideas like these are great because they start out as good thoughts and then you can see them grow into reality. These ideas would be helpful to have in existence in the future. It would be nice to know more about people from the past using primary sources. Being able to track a persons thoughts and work on the internet would really help people understand our history better. I think that this is a lot like having an online diary. Except anyone can look at this diary and anyone can add feedback or input to this online diary. While reading this post this makes me want to continue blogging and contributing online so there is a trail of my works for others to see where I come from and what life was like. I hope in some way these ideas are fulfilled in the future. It would be nice for families to realize things about there relatives and to learn from others. 

PLN Presentation reaction 2

I thought that the comments i received for the most part reflected how I felt how I did on the presentation. I feel I did pretty go on this presentation. I felt like i knew the material pretty well and presented it in a easy to understand manner. I think for being the last presentation of the year it was really good. It was good to end on.

PLN19

I commented on the Weblogg-ed blog on the article Many Models:

I believe that the outer model of a school is not the real thing that matters with schooling but I tend to think that when one who continues to support the factory model of life continues to support the factory model in every aspect of thinking. There are some places that this statement is false but the real battle in schools is keeping teachers and administrators thinking differently with new and improved ideas. "Factory model" thinking is not good in any aspect. For learning to continue at greater levels the teaching has to evolve and therefore thinking has to evolve. Times change and so should teaching and learning. Teachers should not teach the same thing the same way for years and years. Change needs to be made. Everything evolves, if things do not evolve they eventually die off. If learning does not evolve it will have the same fate as everything else it will die off. This would be a terrible thing, which would most likely not happen because someone would come along and change the way of thinking causing learning to evolve and continue on. This is what everyone needs to do and if everyone did try to change the way of the thinking learning would evolve to be very strong. 

PLN 18

I commented on the Weblogg-ed blog on the article: And No Blog Tatoos Either:

I think it is ridiculous that one person gets upset about something and then it is ruined for everyone else all because of one person's wrong actions. Having your blog on your e-mail signature isn't bad at all. In putting your blog address in your e-mail signature this only helps people know more about you and your ideas. I do not believe there should be a ban on promoting personal learning networks. Some people are inappropriate with the items they put on there blogs but not everyone is inappropriate with the items they post online. The school districts should not ban putting your blog address on your e-mail signature. This is a ridiculous precaution to take just because a few people put inappropriate links or things on their signature. The school districts need to check these people out before they hire them and if they do not find anything inappropriate when they conduct their initial search then there should be no problem in allowing these people to put their blog addresses on their e-mail signatures. Also the blogs on the e-mail signature should be limited to strictly educational blogs. If someone wants to find out what their personal blog address is they can e-mail them.

PLN Reaction

I felt I did a fairly good job on the presentation. I am happy with the grade i got on it. I agreee with all the comments i received and was happy to find that there was little criticism. I hope to make my next presentation as good or better then this presentatin. Overall I am proud of the work i did on my first PLN presentation.

PLN17

I commented on Mr. Fisch's, the Fischbowl, blog. I commented on the artcile: A Need For Textbooks. Here is what I wrote:

Dear Mr. Fisch,
I found this idea very interesting. It seems to be that textbooks are losing their power to newer technologies. I think in the near future text books will be out dated and all text books will be online so they can be accessed anywhere. Without text books the world would be a lot easier for many people. For one, there would be no more hauling of heavy books to and from school. Another reason no more physical textbooks would be easier is there could never be any lost or damaged textbooks. It seems as though the online textbooks seem to be superior to physical textbooks.

There are some negatives to put all things digital though. For example if a computer someone was using shut down he or she would not be able to access the information that they need. Another problem with making textbooks all digital is for the time being it would not be practical cost wise. Not everyone can afford to by there own laptop and the school would not be able to provide enough laptops to accommodate every student. I think the concept is a great idea but that this concept will not become a reality for several years.

PLN16

I posted a comment on the Weblogg-ed blog by Will Richardson entitled: "Clueless in America." Here is what I wrote:

It is a shame that a big portion of Americans are "clueless." I wonder myself many times of how people can be so "clueless." I also wonder what is going wrong with America's education system. I am in school now and seem to know the basics. I wonder how others around me do not know things that I would call basic. Education needs to be improved in America. I think a big issue in the American education system is that they allow kids to go too far along with out fully understanding the material. The fact of the matter is that American education needs to be a bigger issue then it is. Many things push its way to the front of political debates but education is not one of them. If we have poor education our future will not be bright, and if we want a government in the future that is strong and educated then education needs improvement.