Richness...

I chose the video which correlated perfectly with the reading of the first chapter. This video had a lot to do with presenting today statistics with kids and how they are using technology and thus prompting the viewer who is presumably a teacher- with how much they are using such a widely available resource to engage their students with this familiar tool. What struck me most about this video was the word "richness." After presenting the information about how kids from such a young age are already using technology at a staggering amount of hours a day, the question then comes up, "Why?" The answer, is "richness." Now this made me wonder- what was going to follow? Richness- after all, also deals with money, and if kids this under the age of 2 were already using technology to this extent, did it have something to do with the salary of their parents? No. This was the other richness, because the next question asks, "How much does your curriculum provide?" This video aims at having the view ultimately reflect on how much technology is being used to engage students in the content. It goes on to explain how our students who use these different types of technology literally all the time, could be steered in the right direction by us as teachers to use them to their academic benefit and potential. I enjoyed this video because of its ability to make the viewer reflect on their own teachings through the information it is presenting instead of simply giving facts. I feel this could be used at the beginning of the year new-hire orientations, or staff meetings.