I watched Shift Happens 4.0 and the original version, both of which supplied me with information I never could have imagined. It was interesting to learn the years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million: radio-38 years, television- 13 years, internet- 4 years, ipod- 3 years, and facebook- 2 years. It just goes to show how amazingly far we've come. However, I did not know the extent we have reached with our technical capabilities.
For students starting a four year technical degree means that half of what they learn in their first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study. Wow! This means that the professors have to constantly be reading and researching the new innovations to come so they can educate their students. Honestly, prior to my first class last week, I thought this computer class was going to entail typing and learning about excel and powerpoint. Was I wrong! I am so excited to learn more about all the various technologies we have at our fingertips and develop ways to implement them in the classroom. If I was a middle schooler, I would love my teacher to use youtube, twitter, and facebook for assignments!
By 2013, a supercomputer will be built that will exceed the computational capabilities of the human brain. Hearing this makes me nervous. I guess I am still old school. I prefer holding a book in my hands as opposed to an ipad or kindle. This is most likely due to my lack of knowledge and experience with these devices. However, learning I can have an ipad that cancels out carrying my textbooks and laptop in my backpack sounds great. It is strange to conceptualize that I can purchase e-books and take notes in the margins with a stylus. I am grateful to this course and the information from Shift Happens to open my eyes to all the technologies out there. It’s about time I realize that “shift happens “ and that I should just jump on board! Lastly, I kind of liked the music from the original video. :)
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