Blog #8

Richard Miller created two video's to show the uses of technology in the Humanities. The first video he shows how he was able to create a paper on the Virgina Tech shooting without going to a library or buying a book. He was able to go onto the internet and find what he needed. In the second video, Richard Miller shows how technology is constantly being changed and updated. He shows how efficient it is to use technology correctly. He also talked about converging Humanities with the sciences. He believes it would be great if they did come together because everything would go better and faster.

I think the primary message of the two video's is that technology is something you have to learn hands on. It is something that is hard to teach and is easier to learn by trial and error.

http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2009/07/20-interactive-whiteboard-resources-for-teachers/ was a site that supported smart boards. They should how smart boards could be used in ways that a normal board could not. A smart board is more interactive than a regular projector or chalkboard. In the other postings, they complained that smart boards are not much different than regular white boards.