Mr. Winkle Wakes!

Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm1sCsl2MQY

The video called Mr. Winkle Wakes by Mathew Needleman was very interesting to me. It is a very simple video to understand. I believe all teachers should see this video, especially those teacher's that seem to have the same teaching method as 100 years ago, like lectures! Mr. Winkle wakes up to find big buildings, businesses, and offices. Mr. Winkle sees computers and people communicating with each other through the computers and there are even pictures of each other while they are talking. Mr. Winkles is frightened by all the strange and advanced things he is seeing. Mr. Winkle's is in search for his old life and routine. Mr. Winkles wants to find something normal for him, which is a 100 years ago situation. Eventually, Mr. Winkle finds a school. Mr. Winkle likes this school a lot, because there were nothing like he had seen earlier. There was no technology, except for one laptop shoved in the back corner of the class. Mr. Winkle's loved this. He mentioned that he is glad to know that there is something out there that hasn't changed over the past 100 years.

What does this say about teacher's and classroom's in this day and time? We are surrounded by such great and amazing technical objects that we can use every day all the time to help teach our students in so many different ways. A lot of teacher's are scared to use the technology. They do not feel very confident in it. Well, students have to learn every day, and as teacher's we need to accept that we are learners every day and should be learners every day. The more we learn and aspire, the better effect it will have on our students. As a teacher, I will definitely not have the 100 years old theme in my classroom. I will have more of the future theme to my class. I want to incorporate as much technology as I can to my student's learning. Mr. Winkle's may be comfortable with his old method, but I know I'm comfortable with the future of technology!

Tia Shae O'Neal Moyer