Did You Know? 3.0 and Mr. Winkle Wakes Reaction

The video, Did You Know?, was pretty interesting and I was surprised at how much technology plays a role in our lives. It's unbelievable how much networking occurs through Facebook, Myspace, and texting. I was even shocked to find the statistics of how many people meet on the internet, and then get married. It just goes to show how rapidly technology is advancing, and who knows what will develop in the next two years.

Another thing that is interesting about this video is that it shows how quickly information is changing. New advances are being made so fast that it is almost too difficult to keep up with the developments. It surprises me how many jobs have been created that didn't even exist five years ago. It's amazing how technology has infiltrated our lives. I'm sure people could not have even fathomed just how much this information was going to grow, and how it would become such a huge impact for our generation.

The video, Mr. Winkle Wakes, was a great way to show that even though technology has advanced around the world, we are still lagging behind in our educational systems. This will become a growing problem because students will have a hard time functioning in the high tech world when the classrooms are not preparing them for these changes. It's important that teachers begin to become more educated about new technology so that they can pass it on to the students.

The educational system in the United States is so far behind the rest of the world. This video makes you realize that we need to make some serious changes to our programs so that we can catch up to the Information Age. It amazes me that changes in our schools haven't occurred sooner. As much as technology is involved in our lives, we should be introducing these ideas into our schools.