The posting of self-constructed content on the web is, without argument, a great motivator for the students of teachers who employ these technologies in their classrooms. This foundation has been laid relatively quickly and currently most teachers are playing catch up with their students.
What can be built from this base seems very impressive. Not only are social networking skills improving, but the desire to seek information outside of their current curriculum is increasing as well. The rate in which the “information consumer” is ingesting increases along side of the content in which they are creating. For me this says a lot for the potential of the human mind.
I am not sure if they exist, but “subject based” tutorial blogs could help students struggling with their understanding of a concept, to such an extent that over the course of one night they could exceed the lesson plan for the following week or weeks. That type of information sharing is getting me excited about becoming a teacher!!!
In Will Richards 2nd video clip, he referred to blog years. At first, that concept seemed ridiculous; maybe he was trying to coin the next “buzzword.” However, as I continued to read the time references stood out in my mind. The intellectual clock is speeding up and students are now able to learn more in a shorter amount of time. The rapid student teacher interaction greatly reduces the time that it takes for students to understand the concepts that they are having difficulty with. THIS excited me as a life-long leaner!!! By finding the right blog sites one could teach themselves virtually anything without the looming threat of tuition bills which could impede the educational process.
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