Futuring

School Train and Fox Becomes a Better Person –

Both Fox Becomes a Better Person and School Train are excellent examples of how technology can be used for school projects. After getting passed the “wow” of the technology, it is clear that the students who did these assignments met the requirements for the work. As an educator, a person must look past the technology and analyze the content. A clear rubric should be set up for the work so both the students and teacher know how to grade/assess the project fairly without being overwhelmed be the technology aspect.

The students of Molalla Elementary who made School Train proved their understanding of a metaphor by comparing education to a train. Hannah’s does a wonderful job using creative story telling to tell Fox Becomes a Better Person. She demonstrates creativity, clear voice, good organization, and appropriate use of technology.

Epic 2015 –

Ideas from a “thought criminal”…

If technology and the exchange of information becomes as advanced as the video Epic 2015 portrays it, physical classrooms could become obsolete in the near future. With online schools and other forms of distance education, we need to start thinking of our students as clientele and keep up with the rapidly growing tech world. To do this we need to focus on technology by making it relevant in our classrooms. Not only will this aid in preparing students for life outside of school but will also help maintain the student population. If all assignments, tests, grades and lectures are available online, the same classes that students show up for in person can be offered to home school children as well. By providing this service it would increase the student population AND funding for the school.

Sabrina Journey –

Sabrina's theme “Do I Belong Here” goes well with her full-circle presentation. She continues to remind the viewer of her theme as she chronologically presents how her life has come to where it is and how her own question “Do I Belong Here” is answered. She uses good visuals and audio to show her journey in life.

With students, I would encourage this outline for a podcast. It’s clear, concise, and interesting. It would be a great way for them to individually document the beginning of their journey as they are about to head out into the world to search for where they belong. My students would enjoy an assignment like this and it would give them an opportunity to record their own history. Along with this project, I would encourage background music that represents who they are.