PLN 23

I watched “How cognitive surplus will change the world” by Clay Shirky. It was about how the population will be able to help the world by sharing our brain power. It also talks about Ushahidi which Clay Shirky is a huge supporter of because everyone in the world can contribute. Ushahidi helped Haiti recover from the earth quack and has done many other very helpful things in the world. This effects me because I didn't really know how fast we were advancing in technology and it amazes me, also now i know that even I will be able to change the world and it will be able to help me. This effects education because soon we will be taught how to do this kind of thing in school and that isn't to far away. This effects the world because it is about how cognitive surplus will change every life and every country in the world.

PLN 22

I read "Adams City High locked down after ammunition found", about how Adams City High School was locked down all day as Commerce City police searched the school for a gun. They found a loaded magazine for a pistol and the school was in lock down the entire school day. although they claimed that no weapons were found it is still horrible news that a high school student was found with a weapon. This effects me because i thought Columbine would have put a message in out heads that this kind of crime always turns out as a tragedy that no one will forget or forgive. This effects education because these kinds of things are effecting school, Adams City high School was locked down all day so they wasted hours of learning.This effects the world because every school shooting is world news and frankly Columbine made Colorado look kind of bad so luckily we found the magazine before something bad could have happened.

PLN 21

I watched the video “Changing Education Paradigms” by RSA Animate. it was about how many Kids aren't relying on education as much as we maybe should be, and how our education system is falling apart. It talked about how the base of education is still the same as it was one hundred years ago, and since the world is always changing this might not be a good thing. This effects me because i know i don't rely on education as much as i should but i am working on it. This effects education because i think the school board needs to rethink how to make things more interesting. This effects the world because we will be leading this country soon, and I know I don't want sloppy, lazy people running it.

PLN 20

I read "More Consistent anti-bullying Program Urged for Colorado" by Jessica Fender, about how Colorado is trying to help prevent bullying in schools. I see people getting bullied so much that i am pretty much used to it which is a horrible thing. In a recent poll 77% of students said that they had been bullied before and 14 % said that they had been physically abused. Its good that Colorado is starting this program but i think it should have happened earlier due to that fact that many kids have committed suicide because of bullying. This effects me because i see bullying everyday and i would like to go to school and not have to see that kind of thing happening. This effects education because It is happening in every school and it is partly the school boards responsibility to teach us how to peacefully live together. This effects the world because it is happening everywhere. In every town and school bullying is a big problem which needs to be fixed.

PLN 19

I read “Lost in Electronica” By George F. Will. It is about how kids are so consumed by electronics that they are hardly in reality sometimes. He also talks about how we are basically technology addicts, and I agree. I couldn't go more than a day without my phone and computer but that just shows how much we have changed. When my parents talk about their youth they don't talk about all of the great nights the were searching stuff on the Internet, they talk about how they were always working on something and doing something productive. This effects me because because it took me about half an hour to write this PLN when it should taken half as long, which shows how short my attention span is. This effects education because soon kids aren't going to be able to get any work done because their attention is always on something else. This effects the world because the farther we advance our technology the more easily our focus with be swayed and technology is all around us and is only spreading more.

PLN 18

I read "Police investigating high school pot Ponzi scheme" on the Denver post blog. About high school students from Cherry Creek and Regis high school that thought they were investing in a medical marijuana dispensary. So far two students are suspects, one is 16 years old and the other is 17 years old. The police said that it is very unusual for juveniles to be involved in these kinds of scandals especially because they have to give thousands of dollars to invest in it. This effects me because now i know that this kind of thing can happen to high schoolers and i know i don't want to be involved in it. This effects education because it shows that even people from prestigious school can be involved in it. This effects the world because people are taking advantage of everyone even high school students and I'm sure this is happening ever where.