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Week 2 Journal Entry

My thoughts on the Social Media Revolution video. It is hard to ignore the huge numbers that were used in the video. The web and it's uses are an integral parts of everyone's life. I feel some of the number when taken out of context lost some of their validity. As a teacher of math, I can not help but wonder how and why this data was collected and processed. Still when all of the video's points are taken into consideration it seems to make a powerful point about the necessity of educators to keep abreast of these different social networks.

I also viewed 2 other videos dealing with the same subject matter. I found "Social Media in Plain English" ( [] ) very helpful in explaining the basic concepts. I think the story illustrates the parts of social media well.

I think I have seen "Did You Know 2.0" ( [] ) before but it still makes many strong statements about the present and future. Again the numbers involved and the impact of technology can not be ignored.

I also found the "The 21st-Century Digital Learner" very thought provoking. I like the idea of empowering students to help shape their education. I think giving them ownership is a way to make education more meaningful to them. More personal. More significant. I also read the article "Students Teach Technology to Teachers" ( [] ) It echoed and argued in favor of many of the same points. I hope our grant team can come up with some idea to include student input in our teaching practices. They are an asset we don't use as much as we should.

Our grant team also met to discuss the survey results. My impression was that we all agreed we needed to work on our tech skills. Some of my coworkers seemed overwhelmed by the tasks ahead of us. I think we will do fine. We all have skills and ideas to share.