Today I was fortunate to attend some technology seminars put on by the Year 2 students here at Plymouth. They were great and very informative! Today I learned how to make an iPortfolio, how to incorporate gaming into my lessons, and also how to use Jive to do some screen capturing. Overall, it was a great day and I feel that I learned so much about different technologies that I can use in my classroom next year!
My thoughts about my inquiry #3 project are still in the process of developing fully, but I'm pretty sure I have an idea of what I want to do. I am focusing on the aspect of freedom within the UK culture compared to the US culture. I think its very interesting how some individuals in the UK that I've noticed have a seemingly carefree lifestyle; a seemingly large sense of freedom. The US is known as being "the land of the free" yet our lifestyles in America reflect that of regiment, routine, being quick-paced, and more restricted than of the UK lifestyle. This even seems apparent to me in the few schools that I observed. The schooling is reflected primarily on the students' choice (mostly in secondary school). There are numerous routes that a student can take if academics isn't for them, for example, they can always choose a vocational route in their schooling. I have also noticed other various activities, like tombstoning, teens are able to do these dangerous jumps without being reprimanded by their parents. It's a very interesting contrast to America where teens are seemingly constantly being monitored by their parents.
From what I've noticed, the UK has a more laid back lifestyle compared to the US. I'm anxious to look further into my experiences here on this trip to reflect on this concept for my project.
Cheers,
Tara
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