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In the video “How cognitive surplus will change the world” by TED, he states “Cognitive surplus” is the ability for the worlds population to be able to come together and work on a global issue. He also tells us it is made up of two things, worlds free time and talents. He says that the world had over a trillion hours a year to help a cause in the twenties. The second was helping people consume. Today people aren't consuming as much before because of technology. This relates to me because I think I can try to help a cause, if not a world one, a smaller one in my community. This relates to education because there is probably a lot of free time from school that kids can use to help the world. Overall, people have a lot of free time they can use to help the world.

PLN18

I read an article about what seemed like an average an average towing job.  In the article “Car towed away with nine-month-old inside,” by Yesenia Robles of The Denver Post.  It’s pretty easy to tell what happened in this article.  A car blocking a business garage was removed and within a period of a half an hour, the parents notice someone very important was missing. Their Nine-month old daughter.  One of the employee’s of the towing company who refused to be named said, “We look in the car, but when there's a baby in a car seat covered in blankets you can't see it. And when the car's been sitting there for an hour, you don't assume there's a baby in the car,” He then calls it “child abuse” which I do not believe it is.  I believe it may be neglect because they are not paying attention to their kid, but no harm came to her.  This relates to me because it shows that I should be more observant to stuff that is important to me.  This can be tied back to education because if parents can forget something that important, kids definitely can.  As you can see, this was not an average towing job.

Car towed away with 9-month-old inside - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16746612?source=rss#ixzz16sIAkcd8

PLN22

A man goes missing for more than a month.  I read an article called “Abandoned Jeep belongs to man last seen in October,” by the Denver Post.  An abandoned jeep found at a trail head leading into the Sangre Cristo Mountains was found.  A deputy with the Saguache County Sheriff’s office linked this vehicle back to a man living in Atlanta who has been missing since October.  The man “Abisha Mounce” was last in contact with his wife on October 21.  However, she did not report him missing until November 14.  He claimed that he was going for a hike but he didn’t tell her where he was going.  I think it is best if someone leaves, they should tell where they are going.  This relates to me because I often go places without people knowing where I go.  It can relate to school because sometimes kids just leave without letting people know.  Overall, it is a great idea to let people know where you are going before you leave.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16745313?source=rss

PLN21

In the video “RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms,” by RSA, the main points were about kids who don’t like school or don’t want to finish schools. It says that just because kids don’t go to school, businesses don’t want them for a job. The movie talks about ADHD and how it’s a plague. This relates to me because I have ADHD.  It makes me wonder if I really need medication because the video tells about kids getting put on medication more than people got their tonsils taken out.  I also think that people underestimate the capability of kids with ADHD. This relates to school because the video shows that some kids should get a chance to have a good job without school.  There are plenty of kids I personally know who dropped out of school.  Not because they are stupid of incapable, but school just wasn't for them.  Finally, I think businesses should take more kids than those who finish school for jobs.
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PLN17

In the video “What If” by Carl Fisch, there was a lot questioning about the average students capabilities and knowledge. Some of these things are “Multiplying three digit numbers by three digit numbers without a calculator.” Also, depending on ink, and other things. I think if we had listened, there would not be very many convenient things today. All the things we have today are very helpful and are not used to cheat the system but to make life easier. Such as a ballpoint pen. We don’t need to make our own ink because we already have it made in our pens. Also the use of calculators. People don’t need to know how to multiply three digit numbers by three digit numbers because they can get the answer faster by putting it in a calculator. Overall, I do not think it is right to questions capabilities and knowledge.

PLN13

In the article “Our Googley Advice to Students: Major in Learning” by Jonathan Rosenberg, it showed that kids never stop learnin and that the traditional school learning is not the most important thing. Which means just because I don't like school it doesn't mean I can't get a good job. It was very important to education because it shows that school needs to rethink some of the information students are taught. Some of these things are analytical reasoning, communication skills, willingness to experiment, being a team player, having passion and being a leader. It is important to me because it lets me know that I need to have more skills than what school is showing me. Overall, the article was very important to school, myself and it showed kids never stop learning.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-googley-advice-to-students-major-in.html

PLN11

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-googley-advice-to-students-major-in.htmlIn Karl Fisch's "2020 Vision" I saw how much technology was changing and it made me wonder if I'm actually being prepared for future jobs, or just for how jobs are today. If I am being prepared for jobs today, the job might be gone by the time I'm out of school. It really made me wonder how someone can predict so much of what could happen in 5-10-15 years later. This makes Mr. Fisch a philosopher because he is giving a lot of answers to future life problems. I really liked the picture of the car that can go 12,000 miles from 1 charge of it's batter. Overall, the presentation made me think, however, it was a little boring.

PLN9

In the article "Rigor Redifined" by Tony Wagner it made me wonder about what I’m going to do when I’m older. Great questions such as these are asked about the future: “What skills will students need to build successful careers?” “What skills will they need to be good citizens?” "Are these two education goals in conflict?” This makes him a philanthropist because the more people think about the future, the better the future will be. Finally, I saw that kids need the ability to work with people as much as how to write essays, read, or even use math which opened up my mind of what jobs I can obtain.

PLN 10

In the article “My Hero to Speak at CMK 2011” by a Stager-to-Go administrator, a man gives voice to America’s poorest children. Jonathan Kozol is called a hero multiple times for what he has done for American children, such as going on a hunger strike for several months to get the “No Child Left Behind” law. It matters to me because it shows how some people are willing to go to great lengths to help children. It matters to education because he helps to show the potential even the poorest kids have so they can have an education. Finally, I think it is great to know even one person matters if they are willing to put in the work.

PLN8

In the article “South Korea:  Local Twitter and Facebook Alike Facing an Uphill Battle” by Lee Yoo Eun, it is amazing how a different culture can have totally different social networkings, and most people don’t know it. “Naver” is being used more in Korea than Google, and “Cyworld” is used more than Facebook. However, some Koreans do not count “Naver” and “Cyworld” as real social networking sites. Facebook and Twitter are now on their way up, gaining more and more people. This matters to me because I have been a member of Facebook for a while and I want to have an idea of how much longer it is going to be used. Education may change because there might be more networking sites to get distracted on. Overall, it is amazing how different a culture’s social networking sites can be created.

PLN7

In the movie “Machines are Using Us” by Michael Wesch, I thought it was all extremely confusing because I don’t understand how the stuff it showed us how to do is controling us. It is just making life easier for humans to create work and webpages. The web has expanded a lot since using the simple format “Html” to make a web page, so now creators can add a lot more features and objects to make it more interesting. I do see how with the internet expanding this fast it can gain more knowledge and surpass the human brain. It not only matters to me, but the learning environment, soon kids will be able to make webpages by hardly lifting a finger. Most people will become reliant on what the computer says and not look to see if books back it up. A lot of false information can be put on the web. Finally, for now I do not think the “machine” is using us, but in the future it is very possible.

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You wouldn’t believe what you can deep-fry. In “Top 10 New food at 2010 State Fairs” by BS, questions came to my mind when I thought about what person would be thinking of potatoes, chocolate, and then deep frying it. What’s next? Taking a Klondike bar and deep-frying it? Maybe. When most people think of food, they think of Mexican, or Chinese, but it is very rare that someone tries to invent their own food. The number one food was Deep-fried beer. There is no miscreant except the greasy, fried food. Why don’t you try to be spontaneous and start deepfryin’ and what would you cook? http://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=wy#stream/splice%2Fuser%2F01130685412946939170%2Fstate%2Fcom.google%2Fitemrecs%2Fen|pop%2Ftopic%2Ftop%2Flanguage%2Fen

PLN3

  In PLN3 “Is Google Making us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr, he talks about how he can get information without trying just by clicking a link. I do not think Google is making us stupid, it can just help gain information easier and more convenient. If we want to, anyone can pick up a book and read it for information, but the internet is just so much easier. If anything, it is making us smarter and giving us more resources. It also saves us time and effort for looking up information. Although not all information on the internet is accurate, a lot of it is. Sometimes it takes a couple tries to find the right information. Sometimes it is available from one search. In education, you really need to know if your source is reliable.  Since anyone can write anything and post it on the internet, you should always double check information for accuracy.  Finally, I do not think Google is making us stupid it is just making information easier for us to find as long as we don’t believe everything we read. Do you trust everything you read or do you double check? Do you just want to use technology for fun or do you want to gain information out of it?

PLN1

In http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o, "A Vision of Students Today," author Dr. Michael Wesch, shows how technology rules people’s lives because it keeps people entertained. The video showed how much people are using technology because it is more convenient. Some people bought 100-dollar textbooks that aren't even opened by the student who purchased it, just because there is already enough information right in front of them on a computer. It made me realize how much technology matters in my life. I went on a 28 day Boundary Water canoeing expedition without technology and the very first thing I did when I got home was got on the computer. Overall, it showed how much technology can change the learning environment by eliminating the need for textbooks and making information much easier for all students to access.