A Possible Solution

So I was a little disappointed in my presentation about ted.com. I realized that while I displayed a website that promotes forward thinking, I did not apply it to our specific classroom. Therefore, I went on a search to find a video that would better represent how ted.com can aid teachers. What I found was a video that more applied to the general sense of the class. We have discussed at length that literacy has found many new definitions, and one of them that is in constant debate is technological literacy. It turns out that technological illiteracy is a larger problem that I thought. Aleph Molinari discusses this problem in "Let's Bridge the Digital Divide." In the video Molinari makes some very relevant claims such as, "The only thing that can change or break the cycle of poverty is education, and we can use technology to bring education to these economic communities." He also makes some rash claims such as, "Internet is a right not a privilege." While I'm not sure if internet should be a right, he supports his argument by making it clear that in a modern world it is necessary to be connected technologically. I hope this video inspires those who watch to try and make an effort to become more technologically literate and to use technology, efficiently, in their classrooms. Any thoughts, questions, criticisms, concerns are welcome.