Week 4

Tell me 2 things you learned from How to Maximize Google and how these two items can be used in a classroom for student learning or teacher instruction. 
I had no idea Google could be used for a calculator! I typed in (sqrt(359)) to test it out and it worked, of coarse, but It was still way cool! This could be a useful tool for classrooms when quick calculations need to be performed and a calculator is not available.The Tilde sign is also a tool I didn't know about that could help teachers prepare lessons and also help students do research. Knowing how one search on Google can end up in an almost endless number of results, I think it is good that Google has come up with many tools to help narrow down possible answers. This is especially helpful in the classroom setting so students and teachers can spend less time sorting through pointless websites and spend more time finding the resources they need.




Video
Tell me what you thought about the video? Did it change how you want to teach students, Explain. A Vision of K-12 Students  
The message of the video was very thought provoking and made me review my personal beliefs of having a well technology integrated classroom. I think they could have said the same message with a less depressing and more inspiring video but the idea is still the same: we are cheating the future of our children by not using technology in their everyday education. If we expect them to be the leaders, teachers, inventors and creators of the future, we need did to use all the tools we have especially when it comes to technology. The video made the point that we all want our own children to get the best education therefore we need to ensure every child has the same opportunity to learn all they can to become positive influence on their society.