Blog Post #10

"Adventures of Pencil Integration"

I would be lying if I said I understood this cartoon right away. It seriously took a minute to comprehend John T. Spencer's illustration. After finally understanding, I concluded that you get what you pay for. PCs are inexpensive but they do manage to get the job done. On the other hand, Macs are built to last. I never really knew much about Macs until I began this coarse. I sure wouldn't mind having one, maybe one day I will invest in a new improved computer!

"Why Were Your Kids Playing Games"

The next blog post of Spencer's I read wasWhy Were Your Kids Playing Games? This blog post begins in a dialogue form with a principle and a teacher. He calls the teacher into his office and tells him "No Games!" The teacher quickly responds back by ,"they weren't games, they were advance stimulation." I can totally agree on the fact that students learn more when they are engaged in a activity instead of just memorizing things. As a educator we began to understand the concept about how important it is to engage every student. I could not agree more, that games are a great way for students to understand and comprehend the content that is been taught to them.

"Remember Pencil Quest"
Also, I read a blog post from Mr. Spencer called Pencil Quest. He talks about a field trip that he will always remember. His teacher took him on a "Pencil Quest". The students had assigned sites and the would read pages of material. The teacher described this as a "moving textbook". Mr. Spencer was so excited to began this project. He says that his fellow classmates even loved this assignment.

Mr. Spencer enjoys seeing his students get excited over many different variety of projects. He often sometimes wonders if his students will look back and remember their school days. I believe in this post he is trying to explain that pencils are still relevant in our today's society. He wants his students to become life long learners, which that is why he tries making learning in a fun way.

"Dont Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please?"

This blog post is by Scott McLeod. Scott tells this story with a great sense of humor. He addresses this post to teachers, parents, administrators, and board members. He is almost begging everyone not to teach children about social media, blogging, making videos, or anything that has to do with the internet. He blocks it out of the student's life like it doesn't even exist.Then at the end he allows his students to use to useful tools.He as a teacher, learns the student's improvement that is been made. Students need technology learning lesson to help them use the internet in a resourcefulness way. It is important to teach things about the internet because it can be dangerous. The internet explore is a wonderful tool that should be used inside each classroom. It is a great way for a change in education.