Michael Wesch did an amazing job of illustrating the power of technology and how it allows us to be globally connected and organized so that we can empower ourselves, and others, to accomplish goals that help everyone so that we end up in a win-win situation. When you share your ideas with others, collect information without being limited to just what's immediately around you, collaborate and publish, then you are being a transparent learner and that benefits EVERYONE in such a way that we get more done globally. It seems that evolution has selected for us to contribute to each other in this way so that we can continue to grow as a species.
One of the parts of the video that stood out to me was when they showed the video of what the company Dove does in order to get its palm oil. I felt it was quite powerful that by creating that video of how the earth gets destroyed so that Dove can get one of its ingredients and then sharing it globally, Dove felt the pressure to sign that moratorium on rainforest deforestation after all the destruction it had already caused. But had it not been for that video that collected the necessary information and then shared it with others, Dove would still be getting away with destroying the Earth. The Green Peace group was organized enough to connect globally through the video that they collaborated on and finally published and as a result they were able to meet their goal of protecting the rainforest.
In my classroom I plan on using an LMS called Haiku Learning to encourage my students to connect with each other, while they are at home, not just in the classroom and to share ideas that they can comment on respectfully. Of course I will model for them what I expect of them. I will teach them how to use that space to collaborate with each other and be transparent learners.
One of the parts of the video that stood out to me was when they showed the video of what the company Dove does in order to get its palm oil. I felt it was quite powerful that by creating that video of how the earth gets destroyed so that Dove can get one of its ingredients and then sharing it globally, Dove felt the pressure to sign that moratorium on rainforest deforestation after all the destruction it had already caused. But had it not been for that video that collected the necessary information and then shared it with others, Dove would still be getting away with destroying the Earth. The Green Peace group was organized enough to connect globally through the video that they collaborated on and finally published and as a result they were able to meet their goal of protecting the rainforest.
In my classroom I plan on using an LMS called Haiku Learning to encourage my students to connect with each other, while they are at home, not just in the classroom and to share ideas that they can comment on respectfully. Of course I will model for them what I expect of them. I will teach them how to use that space to collaborate with each other and be transparent learners.