A World Without Technology is Hard to Imagine

Do you ever try to think back to a time when you didn't have a computer or a cell phone, or when you had to carry around a cd player and cds, instead of your tiny little i pod. I feel like students today find it hard to believe that there was a time when you actually had to do your research at the library and didn't have the internet to just "google" something. I look at my little cousins and they have cell phones and ipods. I didn't get a cell phone until i graduated from college and up until 2 years ago I was that person carrying around a cd player and my book of cds.

Students today were born into a technologically advanced world. They have been using it since they were young. They don't know what life without it is like. I don't think most students would know what to do without a computer or their I pod. The students of the Net Generation are different from previous generations, because in a lot of ways libraries are becoming obsolete, students can find whatever they want online without even leaving their rooms. Implications of this generation for teachers are that some of the students are more Tech saavy then their teachers, so it creates a sort of barrier between student and teacher. From personal experience I've noticed that a lot of the older teachers are not up to date on all of the advanced technology because they did not grow up with it, they are in a way learning as they go. I even see it in my office there are those older employees who barely have basic computer skills and ask questions that many of our younger students would be able to answer just because it is the environment they grew up in.
Web 2.0 is known as read write web. It is user generated and is more interactive. The information in Web 2.0 flows in all directions and information can be shared among users, where as Web 1.0 is read only and not interactive. The shift in the classroom from Web 1.0 to 2.0 has made a new learning environment. Web 2.0 is student centered and use a multipath progression where Web 1.0 was a single path that was teacher centered. Web 2.0 allows for collaborative work and information exchange. It also allows for the use of critical thinking and informed decision making where web 1.0 used factual knowledge based learning. Finally Web 2.0 uses authentic real world content and Web 1.0 was isolated artificial content.
After viewing all the bookmarking videos I found that I liked Diigo the best. Though all similar, the Diigo video was more detailed and better put together, it sold the use of the product better. I liked how you were able to highlight and how it organized a list that you could share your bookmarks with others. You were able to connect with people who had similar interests. It was kind of like Myspace or Facebook you were able to see what others are up to and message them and share bookmarks.