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__We are the Web__ //april 1st//

After reading this artical you relize how fast technology is developing. I find this to be both exciting and intimidating. Where does this all really end. I feel like we really don't know what is in store for us in the future. The most interesting part, for me, was when they compared the human brain to the computers. " The human brain does not double in size every few years-the mechine does." It seems very terminator. At what point do the machines take over and we are left to fend for ourselves......Scary

__Literacy for the 21st Century__ //April 8th//

At the rate that technology is growing it is nearly imposible for educational facilities to keep up. As a result we as teachers need to adjust our way of teaching to bridge the gap. I beleive in moderation and balance. We should promote problem solving, and nurture creativity, at the same time respect for technology and an appretiation and understanding of how things are made and work.

Create A Voice Thread //April 15th

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Etsy-Online Art Fundraising
Posted by [|Jim Swierupski] on May 13, 2008 at 3:00pm in [|Uncategorized] This was my post on classroom 2.0 I have not recieved any responses I had an idea to fundraise with my after school ceramics club by using online stores like etsy. There you can set up a web page and sell hand made items to the world. Has anyone tried this?

This was my response to an article on classroom 2.0 Reply by [|Jim Swierupski] on May 13, 2008 at 2:41pm http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/show?id=649749%3ATopic%3A48770&page=4#|DeleteAs a High School Creative Crafts teacher I find it frustrating that technology is becomming increasingly popular in art. By definition a craft does not require computer technology, it is a hand built item. I personally do not feel you can replace a hands on, problem solving experience with a computer program. I find that my students love that when they are finished with a project they have something tangable, and leave the room with something other than work on their flash drive.
 * A life or death question for ART TEACHERS!!!**


 * My response to blog entry on webblog-ed**

I’m extremely interested in watching the impact of social media on the current presidential election cycle, and I’m wondering if we really are at the point where, as the author of [|this post] suggests:

Facebook and MySpace are as important as New Hampshire and Iowa. Comment by Jim S

[|2008-06-02 09:36:00] As a high school art teacher in an atmosphere that promotes constructive conversations, I have learned that most students are a fan of Obama. I think this is mostly because of his popularity on the internet. Im not sure that they really know the issues or the problems the country faces but kids are being fed Obama as the answer on sites like facebook. This election will absolutly be dominated by internet and will determin the outcome of the election.