I've been researching some of the newest developments in technology for a presentation for my lit class. Brain-computer interfacing (BCI), brain to brain communication, speckled computing, augmented reality - it's made me realize just how vital digital literacy is and will be. I didn't need to know how to use a BCI to play Atari when I was little...but my son may need to know how to use one to play his Playstation(insert # here).
I'll be posting some information about this stuff later this week. I also came across an article which indicated that Second Life is going to be huge in the future. I'll post the link to that article as well.
Until then, here's my digital story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJm1JQTvx2M
Here's the background on it - the book we read (Air by Geoff Ryman) revolves around a future world in which brains are formatted and everyone gets the internet inside their heads. This is what led me to research new technologies. The video is a montage of art and reality. Hope you enjoy it.
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Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteYour video is great. Scary stuff tho. I enjoyed watching it on elluminate tonight, but your explanation on your blog makes it that much better.
The article on Second Life sounds interesting. It's hard to say what's going to stick around...there's so much and it changes so quickly. But it does seem like things that get huge get there quickly, for instance, look how quickly youtube exploded.
Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteYour digital video was fantastic; I even showed it to my husband who was also quite intrigued with some of the images.
I get a little nervous when it comes to keeping up with technology, especially when it comes to utilizing it the best way possible inside a Language Arts' classrooom.
I'm slowly beginning to become more flexible and open in experimenting and learning about new and emerging technologies.
Time will tell....:)
Thanks for the postive feedback :) When I started looking into these new developments, I got pretty overwhelmed. I can do some stuff on a computer, but not much - I don't keep up with the lastest, I've never tweeted, my cell phone is probably 8 years old (I'm clumsy - no way I'm buying a $400 phone!). This stuff is advancing so rapidly, though, that teachers have no choice but to try to keep up, however daunting that may be. So congrats, Kim, on your willingness to experiment :)
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