iTunesU Post numero 4

So you want to know why eh.. well I believe and I'm sure many others would agree with me that.. this is just plain and simply easier.

This world as we evolve we want our own butts wiped by a freakin robot... we are turning into the laziest people there are.

Look at it this way.. 2000 years ago there were tribes going around hunting, fishing, and building all of their own stuff from mother nature.

They were and lived perfectly fine lives and evolved like the human race should... now we are in this booming technological world where its hard to keep up with the latest phone that has come out...


Im not saying I totally disagree with it.. I actually like the idea because I am quite the laze guy myself... HAHA... But that is why teachers are going with this route...

I am sure they get paid for it in one shape or form  but its easier on them and its easier on us.. that it why that happens.. the world just goes round and round...

iTunesU Post 3

After watching some snip bits of my itunesU course I learned that these are like actual filmed class lectures. Whereas when I usually watch videos its usually just a marker and whiteboard

Here is the link to my iTunesU Course:
Birmingham University - Nursing

While scanning through my course I found this one lecture on Intra Muscular Injections and it has a live demonstration on a student.

Although actually being there for the demonstartion I had the better possibility of learning more but the live demostration on video is much better for the eye than picturess and words in text books.

Trust me... I know to you this may seem pretty discussing to WANT to learn about, but hey this is our future, and all them baby boomers are hitting the final stretch... if you know what I mean...

Another iTunesU lecture that I tuned into one day and thought was sort of neat and useable for personal knowledge later in the future.. was one on retractable needles... I found out that if you have even the tiniest little bit of O2 in the needle that you are about to inject the patient with, it would kill the patient!

 Overall, I totally enjoyed the free ride to Birmingham University, one that I know I would normally never get into. The iTunesU Courses are a great new and upcoming idea that I believe will boom with our ever growing world of technology.

Misleading Wikipedia - Shakespeare #2

Growing up through the end of elementary and the beginning of high school, every single "old school" teacher has always told me... WIKIPEDIA HOLDS FALSE INFO! DO NOT USE!!!


Although this may be true in some instances, most times the information can be totally valid.. and if somebody was to change the information then it will be completeley stupid and obvious if its not the only information you use


That is why, my moral for wikipedia is to always look at another more valid site with better information just to make sure that im using correct data and info for my assignements.

For this blog post, I went on wikipedia and all that it had for Mr. Titus Andronicus was that he was a renowned Roman general.. which in this case is 100 percent valid

So there isnt really much to correct there but here are some real true characteristics about Titus Adronicus:

• Not overbearing (1:7)
• Not quick-tempered (1:7)
• Love what is good (1:8)
• Upright, just (1:8)
• Holy (1:8)
• Disciplined (1:8)
• Hold firmly to the trustworthy message (1:9)

ItunesU - Growing Technology

ItunesU is yet another part of our growing technological world!

Its pretty amazing how each and everyday, some peice of new technology comes out to make our lives easier. It's all we do, just find ways to make our lives easier.

ItunesU, while it is yet another part of our growing technology, actually does not just make class easier, but benefits the overall learning curve you achieve at the end of it. It is beneficial to everyone who uses it, whether it be a teacher or a student!

In a normal class of university, you are sitting in a lecture hall with about 300 other classmates. Not only that, but theyre not always the quietest either. 

HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY LEARN!?!

That is why ItunesU can be beneficial to students. With ItunesU you get to choose the environment in which you get to learn in which could actually help your overall learning. You also get to choose when to listen to the lecutres so youre not on a strict time schedule.

Teachers on the otherhand recieve benefit from this kind of teaching because, they too get to choose when to do the lecutres, but more importantly the environment. When teaching with ItunesU, you have no disruptions throughout the lecture. It is easier to keep a train of thought and that way the lecutre can flow more smoothly.

Cost reduction for this type of learning can be made in little but assertive ways:
    
                       1) Make sure your internet company is giving you a fair package for your usage
                       2)Turn off any peice of technology when not using it to preserve lifetime
                       3)PLN - using this can help you learn for free in numerous ways!!

Khans Academy

So... learning in class, but not really in class...

I must say I have been using youtube videos my entire highschool career to study for classes.. I mean its great! You can find almost anything about anything online.

For countless tests, the night before when I am struggling to cram everything I can into my brain to come out with a semi decent mark I turn to things like Khans's Academy. For biology I learned all of mitosis, all the organelles in the cell and more through youtube videos

Math tests are the best... I feel like I dont even have to attend math because I can learn it all on youtube. There are step by step equations and methods of attacking problems all online. They are visual aswell so you can see the professor doing the equation (most commonly on a white board).

Here is one that I used to pass my first Data Management test after I dropped out of Advanced Functions and came to the class 2 days before the first test:

Google is another great place to study for tests:

All you gotta do you is have google as your home page and ask away. You can literally ask google any question about anything and you will almost certainly get an answer to your question. Its astonishing how easy it is.

I believe that online courses are the easiest mark to achieve in highschool now because of these academies and website that hold all of the information that you learn in class!

Khan, amazingly, has by far the biggest database of school education that I have personally ever seen. I do intend to start using his academy if I ever miss a lesson in day school, just to get the background knowledge.

SO... thanks mr chesser, but I got it!