How Technology Trends Have Influenced the Classroom

This article/blog addresses the differences between how people used to learn, compared to how students learn today. I really enjoy the point that the author, Carl Hooker, makes about how we used to have to wait to watch TV and movies, and now we can watch whatever we want - whenever we want. Hooker relates this idea to the classroom. Maybe it's not a bad idea to allow students to "binge learn," similar to how we binge watch TV. He suggests recording some lessons, or providing materials online for students to learn when they choose. This of course should be done as one of many options. I don't think that some teachers could get on board with doing all of their teaching through technology, but honestly I see happening in the near future.

Hooker also makes me reflect on the idea of filtering what we write. What we used to read would always have to go through publishers, editors, advertisers and others before we got to read the material. Now, people are able to write with limited or no filtering. This can really encourage students to write their own raw opinions, and not just what the teacher wants them to write. 

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/how-real-world-technology-use-has-inflitrated-change-classrooms/