Comments on: The Necessity Family Tree http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/ The silent majority speaks up Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dennis Harter http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-1069 Dennis Harter Thu, 22 May 2008 02:46:37 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-1069 Nelson...well said. <a href="http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/03/20/changing-the-world-or-our-world/" rel="nofollow">I've asked similar questions.</a> With posts like this, you encourage me to follow up on my idea for next year to create and sponsor a student club that will use technology for positive change. Through posts that foster awareness, to sites that generate fund-raising, or global connectedness that promote understanding and education, let's start following your lead and using the technology, that we are so lucky to have so much access to, for the betterment of those who need help. It is people like you "with" the technology that we are counting on to better the world for everyone - with or without. Thanks for a timely post in my own thinking. Nelson...well said. I’ve asked similar questions.

With posts like this, you encourage me to follow up on my idea for next year to create and sponsor a student club that will use technology for positive change. Through posts that foster awareness, to sites that generate fund-raising, or global connectedness that promote understanding and education, let’s start following your lead and using the technology, that we are so lucky to have so much access to, for the betterment of those who need help. It is people like you “with” the technology that we are counting on to better the world for everyone - with or without.

Thanks for a timely post in my own thinking.

]]> By: Ronald Villatoro http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-1029 Ronald Villatoro Mon, 05 May 2008 16:25:57 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-1029 Hey Nelson, This was a great topic. I am in my webmastering class and we use technology everyday in this class. We are assigned our own laptops and it's true that they easily get stolen. Here where I live in people would rather steal the money and not the laptop, as I already experienced. Still we do use technology for everything. It is a necessity in life because we do need it for everything. Good job. Hey Nelson,
This was a great topic. I am in my webmastering class and we use technology everyday in this class. We are assigned our own laptops and it’s true that they easily get stolen. Here where I live in people would rather steal the money and not the laptop, as I already experienced. Still we do use technology for everything. It is a necessity in life because we do need it for everything. Good job. ]]> By: MATHILDE (HIS) http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-1026 MATHILDE (HIS) Mon, 05 May 2008 06:13:29 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-1026 I think that this post is really good. It really show the kind of behavior the Chinese have with laptops at school. It is weird because here in Taiwan, they have a sense of computers as tools that you need for every day work. If you want to come and check out my blog, feel welcome to do so!! www.his-mathildey.blogspot.com I think that this post is really good. It really show the kind of behavior the Chinese have with laptops at school. It is weird because here in Taiwan, they have a sense of computers as tools that you need for every day work.

If you want to come and check out my blog, feel welcome to do so!! http://www.his-mathildey.blogspot.com ]]> By: Adrienne http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-987 Adrienne Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:18:15 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-987 Hi Nelson - great post! You've brought up a lot of very relevant points here, particularly about education in the developing world. Here in Vietnam we see the same issues and it truly is heart-breaking. (And citizens of Vietnam and China are doing relatively well compared to those many other nations - Pakistan and several African nations come to mind.) One has to wonder if technology is the answer and solution to some of these local schools' problems. The definition of technology you give is accurate, but I am tempted to believe that bigger, developmental structures need to be in place first for students like these to be comfortable thinking about and using technology. Necessity is the mother of invention; what do you do when your primary need is food for your family? For many citizens of developing countries, what that sadly means is that their education stops after age 12 (or earlier) so that they can earn money to support the family. Where does technology fit in those situations? Does it? I don't have answers to those big questions, but I hope your generation can start to find creative solutions to make it all work for the people whose needs are most basic. Hi Nelson - great post! You’ve brought up a lot of very relevant points here, particularly about education in the developing world. Here in Vietnam we see the same issues and it truly is heart-breaking. (And citizens of Vietnam and China are doing relatively well compared to those many other nations - Pakistan and several African nations come to mind.) One has to wonder if technology is the answer and solution to some of these local schools’ problems. The definition of technology you give is accurate, but I am tempted to believe that bigger, developmental structures need to be in place first for students like these to be comfortable thinking about and using technology. Necessity is the mother of invention; what do you do when your primary need is food for your family? For many citizens of developing countries, what that sadly means is that their education stops after age 12 (or earlier) so that they can earn money to support the family. Where does technology fit in those situations? Does it? I don’t have answers to those big questions, but I hope your generation can start to find creative solutions to make it all work for the people whose needs are most basic. ]]> By: Joseph Thibault http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-980 Joseph Thibault Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:11:19 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/21/need-for-tech/#comment-980 Nelson, I think you've made a great point here. Technology (no matter what era we're in or what technology we have available) is all about efficiency. It's the use of tools to solve practical problems. Problems slow us down, technology is the means to make us go faster. You and your technology club have a unique opportunity to make a profound impact on many students, teachers and their larger community. Take advantage of it and provide them something that will truly help them solve their practical problems. Thanks for the post...keep up the great work. -Joe Nelson,

I think you’ve made a great point here. Technology (no matter what era we’re in or what technology we have available) is all about efficiency. It’s the use of tools to solve practical problems. Problems slow us down, technology is the means to make us go faster.

You and your technology club have a unique opportunity to make a profound impact on many students, teachers and their larger community. Take advantage of it and provide them something that will truly help them solve their practical problems.

Thanks for the post...keep up the great work.

-Joe

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