Post #3 – Review the YouTube video, “Did You Know” in Chapter 1 of Technology Applications for the Digital Classroom. Discuss how the ubiquitous nature of technology has changed American society and the significance of this unprecedented period in history on your role as a teacher.

I have seen this video in the past but I can't recall where. Some interesting points that I wrote down include:

• 25% of India's population with the highest IQ is greater than the total population of the US, which means India has more honors students than the US has kids
• The top 10 in demand jobs in the US didn't exist in 2004
• The US Dept. of Labor estimates that a person will have 10-14 jobs by the time that they are 38 years old, and that less than half of all people have been working at their current job for 5 years
• 1 in 8 couples married this year met online
• 31 billion searches on google per month
• The number of texts sent each day exceeds the number of people on the planet
• It's predicted by 2049 that a $1000 computer will exceed the computational abilities of the human species.

I guess I should stop making fun of people I know who met online.

Also as a teacher of computer technology, I know that my class and the jobs it creates didn't exist, at least not in the way it does now in 2004. I fit into the 10-14 jobs by 38 (I'm 28) if you count part time jobs throughout my high school and college careers. And I'm sure many in the education field will move districts and schools as well. I picked out the text message fact because I have never seen today's teenagers do anything with such enthusiasm as text messaging. Most are willing to forgo a passing grade so that they can get out one text message during school hours.

I can't wait to show it to my students. This fits in perfectly with my curriculum as a technology intensive class. The biggest issue to do so would be to get past the internet filters. Although when I need this type of assistance I just ask my students how to do it. About half will know the answer.