Mr.Brokaw's Story

I thought that Tom Brokaw's description of Canada was very accurate. He proved that Canada is an emotional, caring, but hard working country. I loved how he proved that even though the United States is a much bigger country than Canada we still work together and Canada still helps the United States. A big example of Canadians helping the U.S. was during 9/11 when we sent planes to get people out of the disaster and help feed them. This did make me proud to be a Canadian because it once again just showed how much effort Canada puts into this world. That Canadians strive for everything they achieve, and that we are all very proud to make up this country together. Two things that I learned from Mr. Brokaw's story was that 200 million people cross the border between Canada and the United States each year, and also that the United States is Canada's top tourism spot. There will always be the rivalry between Canada and the United States but these two countries work great together.

Are Students Expected To Bring Lap Tops To School By 2012?

I do not think that it is a reasonable expectation for students to bring lap tops to school by 2012. Yes, obviously by 2012 there will be a quite a few students that will have their own personal lap top but that is not true for all students. I think that if students do have their own lap top by 2012 and they want to bring it to school for educational purposes then yes, go right ahead but the way we are taught now should keep carrying on. Not all students can afford to by their own lap top, some people cant afford to have one computer at their house so it is completely unreasonable to expect them to own one and bring it to school everyday. In my opinion, I think that using technology is a great way to learn but already there is so much of our lives that involve technology. In 2012, I will be enrolled in grade twelve, my final year of high school, and if the teachers are allowing students to bring lap tops to classes then yes I'm sure I will. I think by using a lap top in class taking notes in class will be more time efficient. There should never be any expectation for students to have to buy expensive products to have at school is my opinion.

21st Century Learner

I, myself, am a digital learner. I enjoy working with technology for learning and recreational uses. I find that working with technology such as computers for school lets me explore what I want to learn. I get very bored if I have to sit in class and listen to a teacher or read from a text book but when I have access to technology it is a very different story. My ipod is a great source of technology that I use to figure out what the weather is in the morning. If I want to know what's going on in the world or find out about a certain story I use the Internet and my television. I think technology has helped learning in a very positive way because I believe that it lets us students have a bit of freedom and learn in the way that we want to. Technology will continue to help learning progress.

How Would The World Be Better Without Computers?

How would the world be better without computers? Even though computers have had a positive impact on our world there have also been negative affects because of computers. Our world now relies on computers for everything. With email, blogging, and instant messaging there is now a huge lack of physical communication between people because it is just much easier for them to communicate over the computer. If computers weren't in our lives I think you would see quite a bit more physical communication. Physical health is in danger because of computer mainly towards children and teens. Children and teens are too wrapped up in their games or other sources on their computer which has now progressed to less physical activity. They are not getting their daily activity that has led to over weight children and teens. Even though their were computers around when I was a child I still remember going out and playing outside but now when I look at my brother it is completely different. There would be a huge change in physical fitness if computers were not around. For some people their computer is their life, they have absolutely everything on it but when their computer crashes they panic because they don't know what to do with themselves. I think you could also agree that some people do not keep hard copies of important information now because they can just save it on the computer. I think without computers it would make people make sure they have the important information ready at hand just like how it used to be in the old days. Also social chat software, facebook, twitter and such have been sources for bullying. These sites are very good but in some cases they are horrible because some people choose to use them as a way to bully others. I am not saying computers are a horrible invention to our world but they do have their negative affects. It is not the technology itself, it is the people who operate the device.