Google is designing the operating system primarily for netbooks that is becoming very popular among consumers that are primarily interested in surfing the web. The Google's Website is based on the search giant's nine month-old Web browser called Chrome. Chromes goal is to create simple user experience with no interruptions. They also want to make it simple for the average user to experience.
How will this effect the education system and classroom use? For the classroom the students will be able to use it quit easy by clicking bookmark pages. Chrome holds the history so if it has already been searched it will remain in the history unless delete. Chrome is a built for the internet browers today. Chrome will make the education world of surfing the net for information quicker, cheaper and with a lot less hangups which is something for people who does not use computer everyday.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Paush's Last lecture
Randy Pausch was he a professor and teacher but he was also a friend and mentor to his students and colleagues. In his Last Lecture he shows us his teaching methods of being down to earth, funny and personable while teaching us something. He is so involved that we do not know that he is teaching us something and this is what he calls his "head fake." The whole time he was teach8ing he was doing a "head fakes" and that was to relay to his listeners and viewers how to lead their lives.
I think that the most lasting teaching technique of Randy Pausch was allowing his students to achieve their dreams, this was his whole goal as an educator. He created a whole course called Building Virtual Worlds that teaches the students to carry out their childhood dreams. They could create any type of world that they wanted. Pausch said that these projects were outstanding and eventually became a campus wide experience. He also wanted this class to be about the groups bonding together as a team. Another way of fulfilling students dreams was creating a whole degree program known as the Dream Fulfillment Factory which was a 2 year professional masters program that teamed up artists and technologists. It was about small teams making beliefs about freedom and success. Amazingly companies guaranteed that they would hire these students after they finished. Paucsh's most lasting professional legacy was what is known as ALICE which was a novel way of teaching computer programming to children. Kids were allowed to create movies and games while they were learning. This was another one of Pausch's "head fakes."
I also think Pausch wanted to teach his students to stick with what was called "brick walls." These brick walls are obstacles that we all must face when trying to achieve something. Brick walls ask us the questions that we need to achieve something in everyday life like "how much do we want something" and this shows other that we do not give up that we keep trying no matter what is taking place. Mr. Pausch faced many brick walls in his lifetime while trying to achieve his goals. One of these brick walls was that Paush was not accepted into Carnegie Mellon University.
Pausch is trying to teach lessons to the students and even non-students on how to live your life. He relayed these to his students, friends, family and colleagues and to everyone who has watched. Not only does the lesson teach the students not to give up but it also teaches them to help others, and have These are lessons that Pausch showed on a daily basis. Paush wanted to leave people with something to think about when he was gone, like remembering how he lived his life until the very last day.
I think that the most lasting teaching technique of Randy Pausch was allowing his students to achieve their dreams, this was his whole goal as an educator. He created a whole course called Building Virtual Worlds that teaches the students to carry out their childhood dreams. They could create any type of world that they wanted. Pausch said that these projects were outstanding and eventually became a campus wide experience. He also wanted this class to be about the groups bonding together as a team. Another way of fulfilling students dreams was creating a whole degree program known as the Dream Fulfillment Factory which was a 2 year professional masters program that teamed up artists and technologists. It was about small teams making beliefs about freedom and success. Amazingly companies guaranteed that they would hire these students after they finished. Paucsh's most lasting professional legacy was what is known as ALICE which was a novel way of teaching computer programming to children. Kids were allowed to create movies and games while they were learning. This was another one of Pausch's "head fakes."
I also think Pausch wanted to teach his students to stick with what was called "brick walls." These brick walls are obstacles that we all must face when trying to achieve something. Brick walls ask us the questions that we need to achieve something in everyday life like "how much do we want something" and this shows other that we do not give up that we keep trying no matter what is taking place. Mr. Pausch faced many brick walls in his lifetime while trying to achieve his goals. One of these brick walls was that Paush was not accepted into Carnegie Mellon University.
Pausch is trying to teach lessons to the students and even non-students on how to live your life. He relayed these to his students, friends, family and colleagues and to everyone who has watched. Not only does the lesson teach the students not to give up but it also teaches them to help others, and have These are lessons that Pausch showed on a daily basis. Paush wanted to leave people with something to think about when he was gone, like remembering how he lived his life until the very last day.
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