The Disruptive Power of Second Life
I responded to
http://janedewitt.blogspot.com/
and http://everythingeducational.blogspot.com/
Dr. Thornburg defines a disruptive technology as, “A new technology with the same functionality of an existing technology, but it functions more efficiently and then obsoletes that technology” (Thornburg, 2009). Second Life which is a 3D virtual world community is considered a disruptive technology because it is a technology that arrived unexpectedly and has the ability to obsolete some technologies in the future.
Second Life is a virtual world that enables people to connect and collaborate with others, and the opportunity to explore your creative side by traveling around and discovering your interest and yourself, which many present technologies do not have the same capabilities as Second Life regarding collaboration and connection in which one can recreate themselves and explore new interest in a virtual world. I think that second life have replaced the basic chat rooms and may soon replace various video games and other simulations that are similar to Second Life. I still consider Second Life as an emerging technology, however technology is constantly changing and improving therefore I would say maybe seven or eight years before a disruptive technology takes its place.
“Second Life was designed as a social networking platform- to encourage social interaction” (Second Life, 2009). Therefore, Second Life encourages social interaction by providing an engaging learning environment, the ability to collaborate with other organizations and rich in world learning experiences. Regarding elementary education Second Life has the ability to engage all types of learners and encourages participation.
References
Laureate Education, Inc. (2009). Disruptive Technologies”. Emerging and future technologies, Baltimore: Author Retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199715&Survey=1&47=4246563&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1.
Second Life (2009). Second Life. Retrieved from http://education.secondlife.com/whysl/advantages/
Resource
http://secondlife.com/
Rosedale, P. (2008). Second Life [Video]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/the_inspiration_of_second_life.html.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Rhymes of History
Responded to 
http://everythingeducational.blogspot.com/
and http://edutechtalks.wordpress.com/
http://everythingeducational.blogspot.com/and http://edutechtalks.wordpress.com/
Rhymes of History Technology
Dr. Thornburg describes the force rhymes of history as, “The affect or impact of a new development rekindling something from the distant past” (Thornburg, 2009). A technology that represents a rhyme of history is blogging or blogs. Wikipedia describes blogs as, “a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video” (Wikipedia, 2010). Blogging or blogs rekindles storytelling and journaling from the past, which have the affect of creating and sharing information and memories from the past of family culture, events and beliefs. Recordings in journals can be traced back to 56 AD China, while in the Western world, journaling became a common practice during the Renaissance when the image of the self became important (Osborn, 2010). The idea of journaling is to share by recording observations, events and memories and reflecting on those events and topics. It is also a form of storytelling by sharing expressing events using words and images through elaboration orally and written. The idea of journaling and storytelling enables people to reflect and share their thoughts and feelings on struggles and events during a certain period of time which can be used to allow future generations to see what occurred in the past and also insight on numerous topics from various perspectives. Instead of events, reflections and memories being passed down and shared by word of mouth, through cave writings or small notebooks it is now done through a website known as blogging.
References
Osborn, A. (2010). History of journaling. Retrieved from http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-Journaling&id=321401
Thornburg. D. (2009). Rhymes of History. Laureate Education, Inc. Retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn
Wikipedia (2010). Blog. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Information on blogs
http://www.marketingterms.com/dictionary/blog/
Creating a Blog
https://www.blogger.com/start
Dr. Thornburg describes the force rhymes of history as, “The affect or impact of a new development rekindling something from the distant past” (Thornburg, 2009). A technology that represents a rhyme of history is blogging or blogs. Wikipedia describes blogs as, “a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video” (Wikipedia, 2010). Blogging or blogs rekindles storytelling and journaling from the past, which have the affect of creating and sharing information and memories from the past of family culture, events and beliefs. Recordings in journals can be traced back to 56 AD China, while in the Western world, journaling became a common practice during the Renaissance when the image of the self became important (Osborn, 2010). The idea of journaling is to share by recording observations, events and memories and reflecting on those events and topics. It is also a form of storytelling by sharing expressing events using words and images through elaboration orally and written. The idea of journaling and storytelling enables people to reflect and share their thoughts and feelings on struggles and events during a certain period of time which can be used to allow future generations to see what occurred in the past and also insight on numerous topics from various perspectives. Instead of events, reflections and memories being passed down and shared by word of mouth, through cave writings or small notebooks it is now done through a website known as blogging.
References
Osborn, A. (2010). History of journaling. Retrieved from http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-Journaling&id=321401
Thornburg. D. (2009). Rhymes of History. Laureate Education, Inc. Retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn
Wikipedia (2010). Blog. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Information on blogs
http://www.marketingterms.com/dictionary/blog/
Creating a Blog
https://www.blogger.com/start
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Emerging Technologies Tetrad
Responded to 
http://janedewitt.blogspot.com/
http://everythingeducational.blogspot.com/
http://edutechtalks.wordpress.com/
Emerging Technologies Tetrad
An emerging technology that has been quick on the rise is e-books, which is an electronic or digital book. This emerging technology’s ability to provide access to information and portability makes it an effective resource in the classroom and away from the classroom. Considering McLuhan’s four laws of media regarding e-books, e-books are able to provide alternative formats and support to reach all types of learners, , expand the classroom and school library which all enhances the students ability to be successful at reading. E-books obsolete the traditional classroom and library. With the easy distribution of e-books due to their ability to be used immediately after purchasing and downloading and there availability students will have greater access to books in the classroom and outside the classroom, which means that they will have a greater opportunity to read various genres and enhance their reading strategies and comprehension. It has been proven that the greater access that students have to books the greater achievement they have with reading achievements, which e-books provide (Cavanaugh, 2006).
E-books rekindle storytelling and clay tablets of the past by providing parents, teacher and students with opportunities to discuss and share stories with one another. They also retrieve the enjoyment and pleasure of parents and students reading books together due to, ease of use, portability and availability of e-books. In the future the use of flexible screens and advances in technology will continue to occur to change the format and file types that can be used by e-book, such as the Nook by Barnes and Nobles.
Nook- http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/the-future-of-ebooks-flexible-screens-and-beyond/
References
Cavanaugh, T. (2006). The digital reader, using e-books in k-12 education. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/source/orders/excerpts/ebooks.pdf
Thornburg, D. D. (2008b). Emerging technologies and McLuhan's Laws of Media. Lake Barrington, IL: Thornburg Center for Space Exploration.
http://janedewitt.blogspot.com/ http://everythingeducational.blogspot.com/
http://edutechtalks.wordpress.com/
Emerging Technologies Tetrad
An emerging technology that has been quick on the rise is e-books, which is an electronic or digital book. This emerging technology’s ability to provide access to information and portability makes it an effective resource in the classroom and away from the classroom. Considering McLuhan’s four laws of media regarding e-books, e-books are able to provide alternative formats and support to reach all types of learners, , expand the classroom and school library which all enhances the students ability to be successful at reading. E-books obsolete the traditional classroom and library. With the easy distribution of e-books due to their ability to be used immediately after purchasing and downloading and there availability students will have greater access to books in the classroom and outside the classroom, which means that they will have a greater opportunity to read various genres and enhance their reading strategies and comprehension. It has been proven that the greater access that students have to books the greater achievement they have with reading achievements, which e-books provide (Cavanaugh, 2006).
E-books rekindle storytelling and clay tablets of the past by providing parents, teacher and students with opportunities to discuss and share stories with one another. They also retrieve the enjoyment and pleasure of parents and students reading books together due to, ease of use, portability and availability of e-books. In the future the use of flexible screens and advances in technology will continue to occur to change the format and file types that can be used by e-book, such as the Nook by Barnes and Nobles.
Nook- http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/the-future-of-ebooks-flexible-screens-and-beyond/
References
Cavanaugh, T. (2006). The digital reader, using e-books in k-12 education. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/source/orders/excerpts/ebooks.pdf
Thornburg, D. D. (2008b). Emerging technologies and McLuhan's Laws of Media. Lake Barrington, IL: Thornburg Center for Space Exploration.
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