Last night on Twitter Nancy Rubin posted a link to this video about the need for teachers to be familiar with how to use the Internet for instruction. You Can't Be My Teacher features a young student asking the questions all teachers should be answering. Watch the video below.
Unfortunately, too many teachers only know what is on the Internet through the nightly news that often portrays the Internet as a scary place. Helping teachers answer the question, "do you know what is on the Internet?" is why I write this blog.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Video - You Can't Be My Teacher
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Great questions we should all be asking ourselves!!!
I have seen this before, and I don't like it. The child comes across like a brat - or child who is being manipulated by a "Why would someone become a teacher" adult.
The scorn at the idea of using a book also bothers me. Books are valid tools.
This is why I'll be a teacher. Thanks for re-posting!
I do not like this video.
I am a teacher who uses all kinds of technology including the internet.
However, I totally agree with Kherbert. This child comes across as a brat, and books are important.
This is the first time seeing this video, but I agree with khebert, the child seems rude and manipulated. He's already rehearsed and been publicly defiant to teachers who use books and not much technology. What if he is assigned an excellent, experienced, traditional teacher who can teach him so much?
I promote technology integration more than anyone at my school, but I would not show this to my peers to convince them that they should use technology. The overall message is sound, but the method is crass.
I might use a video remake if he acted sincere in his questioning, or better yet, each question were asked by different children (more than one) who respect authority. Oh, and drop the overused echo effect and "raised-eyebrow look" - less is more. Also, I promote a love of books as well as technology.
Some great questions asked by an unfortunately bratty kid. Sorry, but if I showed this video to my non-tech teachers they would focus on the rude kid and not on the issue.
scary
Hopefully this young boy in the video is not at all representative of most children his age. It is obviously set up in order to shock.
I showed this video to a group of primary school EFL teachers as a prompt for discussion and debate regarding the use of technology in teaching.
The video certainly achieved its aim in engendering a lively discussion! The general consensus was that teachers DO need to keep up with what is evolving at a quite rapid pace.
Adequately preparing pupils via technology integration is something which needs to be adressed by teachers if not now, then most definitely in a future coming very soon!
Anyone who teaches this age group can see in seconds that the child has been taught to think and say these things.
I home school my intelligent, articulate and socially-aware and involved children.
They LIKE books (and do fine without the big-ticket techno items such as IWBs)
They like this way of learning because I have presented it as fun.
Food for thought.
that little boy wouldn't know what a digital native is....ask him to define and spell either word and put them together for a new meaning....don't need technology to have this conversation either
STOP MANIPULATING KIDS TO SAY WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO SAY!!
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