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What Will Teaching in the 21st Century be Like?

1. During this video, it appears to me the professor Dancealot main focus is to teach his class the basic steps in learning how to dance using Foxtrot, Rumba and many more. The professor doesn't do a very good job at teaching this course in my opinion. Yes, of course he uses a little hands on to demonstrate the different dance techniques but over all everything was lecture, reading directly from a power point slide. Many students learn at different rates and with this being a dance class, spending more time on dancing rather than lecturing would have been very helpful for his class. 
2. What i gathered after watching this video is that Robert's thinks that we as future teachers should come up with something different as to the way we teach our students. He believes that we should teach our kids/students how to use and operate the resources that are available to them such as Google, Microsoft applications and more. Teaching in the 21st century is very much so different than the way things we taught back then. We went from using chalk boards to now using Smart boards and projectors. That doesn't mean don't refer back to the books that were given and solely rely on technology to do the job, because as we all know technology can be very irritating at times. So basically, to sum up what I'm trying to get across is that do whatever it takes as a teacher in the 21st century to help your students be successful in life. Whether, that means using technology, reading the book or even hands on activities. 
3. Today I watched a video called, Network Student by Wendy Drexler. In my opinion I think this was a very interesting video, it goes to show you again how prevalent technology is in our world today. The use of this thing we call technology seems to be very important to today's society but take a minute and think to yourself, What will happen to the students who aren't tech savvy and or not impressed by the way learning takes place in the classrooms today? Will they be forced into using or will they receive a failing grade for not participating in class assignments that deals with technology?   
4. Out of all five videos I've watched over the past few days this one by Vicki Davis would have to be my favorite one. I love the way she refers to her new way of teaching which involves using and and every form of technology out there to teach her class. Not only are they learning from her but she even picks up a few things from the students which makes the class even more interesting. The way this class is setup is how I would like to be with my own classroom in a few years. 
5. After watching this video, This is the first I have ever heard about flipping the classroom. The topic has me a little on the fence side for many different reasons. It is something that I would have to test myself to be able to make a decision. However, I personally do not think this approach will be a very good idea for many students today especially in the Secondary Elementary field of study. 

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According to ratemyprofessors.com, I heard this course turned out to be great if you actually tried and came to class. Honestly, I had no idea on what I  was signing up for I was just told it was a required course for education. Also, If I'm not mistaking there was a different guys name listed as the professor until my first day of class when I found out that he took the semester off. My only fear  is that I will get behind and not be able to catch up. I tend to be a procrastinator when It comes to submitting things online ,but I guess that is something I will have to just work on.  Now that I think about it, I've never taken any classes like EDM 310 so this should be fun and maybe I can learn a thing or two. The most difficult thing in this course for me may be completing the blogs, which seems to be a big factor into your grade. It is definitely something that is going to take some time getting used to that's for sure. The best way for me to the tackle the most difficult aspect of EDM 310 is to ask questions when I am unsure of something and set reminders for myself when things are due. At this time, I do not have any questions but as we progress through the course, I will be sure to ask any questions that I may have. 

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• About Me
• Hobbies
• Why South?
• Education 

 My name is Randy Rayford. I am twenty years old and I was born and raised in a small town called Prattville, AL about 10 miles from the state's capital. I have two sisters Brandi (17) and Miah (14)  surprisingly we are all 3 years apart from one another. I also have a 1 year old puppy named Izzy whom my best friend Josh and I drove almost 10 hrs  to go pick up. I'm a sophomore transfer student from the University of West Georgia . My goal is to major in secondary education and minor in English.

My top favorite things to do would have to be traveling, fishing and having a good time. Living life to the utmost fullest is what keeps me sane.  How I happen to be attending South is a long story but let's just say I moved to Mobile to be closer to my family. I entered the field of education for two main reasons, one is because there Is a demand for male teachers not just in Alabama but all over the United States. Two, is because if you think about it more and more households in America are being run by single mothers. That means some kids don't have that positive father figure and or role model whom they can relate to, I know for one I didn't especially growing up. My father cherished his job and career more than he did family so those are the reasons why I entered the field of education.

When I hear educator's work in the 21st century, I immediately think about technology. It's something that is more prevalent in today's time then when I was growing up or even my mother's childhood for that matter.