Shift Happens

This post is a response to the video called "Did you Know? 2.0" You can find it by clicking here. It is an update to an earlier video titled "Shift Happens" by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod.

This video gives me perspective. Perspective on how fast the world is moving these days and what I will need to think about when I become a teacher. The video says that we are living in exponential times. To say this statement sums the whole video would take away from everything else in the video, but I do think it helps to sum it up a bit. (I think you should watch the video anyway!) It's a little scary, but I do understand that the things I learn today while in college will not be same things that students will be learning in 5 years. There will be new things, and very quickly will there be new things.

I believe that to be a good teacher in today's world, you have to be adaptable. You have to be willing to learn. You MUST be able to think outside of yourself and think about the future for you students. You have to be able to use the current technology that is available, and that means keeping up with the most current technology on a very regular basis. Because like said before, we are living in exponential times. It is your responsibility as a teacher to the adults our of future world to give them the all the tools they will need to succeed. And technology is a HUGE part of that.