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Are Digital Media Changing Language?

"Students already understand that particular styles of language are appropriate for one venue but not another."

I agree strongly with the above statement. This is a mindset that I have had all my life. In high school my friends and I always knew that the way we talked to each other wasn't appropriate when addressing someone in a superior position. I believe that as long as you know how to speak respectfully and clearly in a professional setting, then that's good enough.   

 “Whatever the benefits of digital media, it is destroying the ability of young people to construct the basic unit of the English Language...the sentence.”

 I don't think media is ruining the sentence, but rather just giving more opportunity to write. 

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T-Rex dominated!

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The Future of Work

After watching The Future of Work, a few things stood out to me.

1. The beginning of the video got me thinking about how fast we are advancing as a society. It amazes me how far we've come in just 20 years. It's fun to imagine what the next 20 years will produce.
2. I was really surprised to learn about duel purpose behind the ReCAPTCHA puzzles. What better way to decipher text than to unleash it on the public? It's an excellent way to make a difficult task much simpler. 
3. Our world is constantly overcoming the challenges of distance, and this video shows that point very well. People from across the world are able to work together because of our technological abilities. We are able to bring people together within seconds thanks to technology. That's pretty awesome. 

I was homeschooled until middles school, and my parents always included technology in my learning atmosphere. When I started public school, I was immediately aware of the lack of technology allowed in the classroom. My senior year in high school introduced laptops into my Civics class, but that's as far as we advanced. I've really enjoyed college just because new opportunities have been presented to me. This blog being a prime example. We have a vast amount of tools at our fingertips. We need to use them. 

Chemistry basics

Here's a fun website that teaches the basics of chemistry, and it's great for younger viewers. Just click on this link

My motivation

My decision to become a teacher comes from my desire to be of help to others. Rather than explain further, I'd just like to share this video. 

Introduction

Hi, my name is Jonathan Mitchell. I'm from a small town located in West Virginia, and hope to soon be teaching chemistry in a high school setting. My grandmother taught middle school science, and I guess you could say I'm following in her footsteps. Taking chemistry in high school led me to become fascinated with the subject. I soon decided that I would enjoy teaching it. I believe all students learn differently, and need to be taught at their own level. When teaching chemistry, repetition is a necessity; however, that does not mean it cannot be fun at the same time. Students not only need to be engaged learning formulas and equations, but also countless terms and vocabulary. This is foundations for any chemistry education. I'd leave you with a good chemistry pun here, but all the good ones argon.