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media type="custom" key="5333241"media type="custom" key="5333209"What I Think About Technology John Dewey and 21st Century Learning

This bitstrip depicts one way that John Dewey may have viewed the emergence of computer technology into the educational arena. Dewey viewed formal education as necessary for the perpetuation of a complex society. However, there is the danger of not transmitting practical experience within the formal educational structure of a complex society. This can be exemplified by the use of computers in the classroom, where students may not be participating in actual hands-on and practical lessons based on interaction and discovery.

media type="custom" key="5505881" When I was in school the instruction was primarily concerned with remembering and understanding. Assessments were made in the form of tests. The other levels of Bloom's taxonomy were not addressed very much in the educational process.

media type="custom" key="5639979" We have covered many aspects of technology in the classroom in this course. Technology is a great way for the teacher to communicate immediately with a large group of people, such as wiki or google docs. Students can also submit their work to the teacher or to the class in the same manner. Teachers can use spreadsheets as a unique way to present diverse lessons. Bitstrips and webspiration are creative ways to summarize or reflect on a topic. Overall, technology can greatly add to the efficiency and creativity of the classroom.

This video was profound in exhibiting the atrocities of the dictators of the Twentieth Century. It also showed the charismatic nature of some of these men, as they were able to get ordinary people from their culture to earnestly follow and worship them. The video is actually a frightening illustration of how propaganda can influence people.

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