EDUC 7108 Module 6 Blog

As a leader in educational technology I can stress the ideas of new and improved technologies to others by explaining how these technologies can be beneficial to them. People need to know how valuable these things are to them. Thornburg states, “Valuable means understanding a culture well enough to help people incorporate new ideas into that culture” (Laureate Education, 2009). Using technology in the classroom, keeps the students interested and motivated to learn. I can also stress how important it can be to all different levels of learning because technology can cater to different learning styles and basically all aspects of life. Everyone needs to understand and be able to become productive members of society this includes having those 21sy century skills. We are a computer generated society and there is no way of avoiding that. The idea is to keep abreast to changing times, Inventors of today know this, that’s why there are various things being created every day.

Laureate Education . (2009) Diversity and Globalism. Retrieved August 22, 2010 at http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199715&Survey=1&47=5847480&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1

EDUC 7108 Module 5 Blog

I used Movie On Demand to view the movie I chose which was Next. This was a service through AT&T. It was much more convenient than literally getting up going to a store to purchase the DVD. Increasing Returns is when an emerging technology drives it competition out of business. The definition of Red Queens is when Red Queens happens when two competitive technologies take over and drive other technologies out of the market (Laureate Education, 2009). I think that DVDs and Video on Demand are examples of Red Queens because VHS tapes are rarely visible now and these two technologies are on the rise and have literally taken over movie industry. I also think that these two technologies are in enhance field of McLuhan’s tetrad. I say that because of the advancements of digital technology.

Laureate Education (2009). Increasing Returns Retreived August 10, 2010 at http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199715&Survey=1&47=5847480&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1