http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2009/09/h1n1-skype-and-possible-tipping-point.html The article I read was from Mr.Fisch's the Fischbowl. This article was about how some students from our school, who had been sick. Were Skypeing into class from home.
This blog says a lot about students dedication to school and not wanting to miss anything that they absolutely don't have to. I have known that some kids who home school will watch a live class on a computer. But never have I thought of someone who just misses a few days to want to get everything set up so that they can watch their own class. To me this seems like one of the most useful tools all students have, that they can easily use. For some older kids especially, this would be useful because sometimes missing a class is not something you can easily make up. I would love to be able to try Skypeing into class someday.
Another reason why I was interested in this article is because it is just another way of showing how much technology is involved in our world. Some people don't even know that this type of technology is being used. Yet right here in our own school its happening. Most of the time this type of technology is being use to chat among friends or make videos, but here it is used in the most useful way possible. To me that is amazing.
Also when I read this blog it brought the 2020 video to mind because it had a lot in it about students going to school through a web cam. The students Fisch mentioned attended physical school, but think. Someday kids might be able to just watch all eight of their classes. I personally would not be interested in this, but I am sure many people who would be.
I liked reading this blog because it showed me a different level of commitment from students that I had never seen before. It also furthered my interests on how technology takes a big role in our lives.
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