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Technology is everywhere. It is clear that the age of paper is quickly disappearing, to be replaced by digital media. I am curios to see the role this will play over the next few years in the classroom. Will students have digital paper? When will every student have their own tablet? 
 
I am excited to see what this expanse of technology will do for our experience in the classroom and how it can help us reach our kids. 
 
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I found this TED talk very refreshing. He was able to convey some great ideas in an interesting and fun way. His views that education in school is killing children's creativity is an interesting one. He argues that school only really values the 5 main subjects and the arts are stigmatized. I think that what he said is very true sadly. We focus so much on testing and how the students are scoring on the state tests I think we really lose sight of the importance of creativity. We need to remember that everyone has their strengths and we need to discover what they are and use them in the classroom. 
 
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After spending between $200-$400 per semester on text books during college I was instantly intrigued by the title of this TED talk. His idea is taking the model used in the music culture and applying it to education. Creating a digital &quot;itunes&quot; for knowledge where anyone can access and add to it for free. Where people can customize their learning experience and learn what they need to learn about a subject. Also, when we have community based knowledge, educational materials that are based on this is much cheaper. This affordability makes education more accessable to everyone. 
 
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This was a fantastic presentation. This man created a smart board using a wii remote. Typically smartboards in classrooms cost around $2000, which make them far to expensive for a lot of schools. With this new technology he has created, a classroom can get a smartboard for around $60. His simple idea will be able to help many students get new technology in their classrooms. Ideas do not have to be fancy and expensive to make an impact, making things simpler and cheaper is the way to get it out to more people. 
 
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What is the goal of math when we graduate high school? Calculus? This math professor argues that this should not longer be the case. Students should no longer be striving to learn complex calculus equations because frankly most people will never use this in their lives. He thinks that our goal for students with regards to math is for student to learn about probability and statistics. These two concepts are used in our lives everyday and would make math much more relevant to our students today. 
 
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I think that this concept of THE world and MY world are very important to think about when teaching students. How do we make education valid to students? By not teaching students about only THE world but about their own world. By using things that students are passionate about we will be able to engage and interest them. We owe it to our students to show them why their education is valid and why they should want to learn.