Email a copy of 'YouTube channels are the new Facebook page and other trends that make your curriculum irrelevant' to a friend
Loading ...Liked this? Get free email updates
Enter your name and email address below. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Loading ...
Number of things:
My husband met Fred. His best advice? Just keep delivering. That’s how you learn. That’s how you stay aware of the trends in your field.
My younger brother (21) does not use Fb. It’s not very ‘in the moment’. They’re content algorithm annoys me. Everything on there is a pay to play scheme now. Anyway, he and his friends use Snapchat. They don’t collect friends. They use Vine for entertainment. 6 seconds is a sweet spot for attention.
My son made cookies this morning. We have white plates. He doesn’t dominate the internet, he dominates his playground. He organizes all the games, appoints the teams, and makes the rules. I have to admit it’s funny to watch him at 7 tell a 13 year old what to do. It’s good natured and everyone has fun.
Don’t worry about your kids trends, as they live in a different world. There really isn’t a way for us to know what they know and that’s a good thing. That’s how change happens. By allowing them to pursue what’s available to them at their own pace and time, they’ll be prepared. Which is what matters.
My youngest son, now 16, has tried and tried to figure out some video tools I bought him, but he struggles. I keep telling him there have to be YouTube videos out there that explain.
But my point is that his Gen X dad, who blogs, still thinks in terms of text. I have no existing skills that will help him with the video stuff. Such a strange modern generation gap.
We have been using Toon Boom Studios for animation, but I’m excited for them to try out 4D Cinema!
At first I thought it was really cool that my oldest creates animation and wants to sell her animation with my 6 year old right behind her, but I guess it is actually very common! I still think it is cool, just not as rare an occurrence as I assumed.
I’m not sure what this translates to for the future, since it is all a seemingly new phenomenon for GenZ. It is difficult to predict.
Here’s a putative scenario:
Kids are really into 3D animation today because it’s new. When I was a kid you couldn’t do that stuff. Computing and display capacity now permits easy access to 3D drawing and design for children.
The drawing is only half the equation, though. The other half is the modeling. Here’s an example: I got a crown fifteen years ago. It took multiple visits to the dentist, lots of gooey crud in my mouth, waiting on the postal service, and a crown that had to be replaced later anyway. I also got a crown earlier this year. I did it in a single visit, because it was CAD/CAM modeled off hand-altered 3D scans of my tooth. This simply wasn’t possible 15 years ago. And, believe me, it’s sooo much better.
How many new things are going to be commonly created through CAD/CAM fifteen years from now, but aren’t today? How much logistic infrastructure can be efficiently replaced with enough skilled local (or even remote) operators? How will 3D design and manufacturing capabilities and skills affect various fields? Look up how Hugh Herr makes prosthetics for an example.
I still can’t get over him plating the food and announcing you need white plates. Too funny! And sweet.
I can’t wait for the kids to be that age.
I have tried to consistently upload videos on youtube to help boost the blog’s traffic but it was a total failure ’cause:
1- I am a bad speaker. In fact, I am better in front of the camera, cause I am alone and I can edit that later. Imagine how bad I am in real life. I need to work on that.
2- Making myself look ready, recording and editing means no time to write (which I am not willing to give up). Therefore, I am not consistent. And Youtube rewards channels (same day, same time).
3- Watching myself during the editing process it’s painful. That’s why I’d rather edit stuff that doesn’t have my face on (like my India trip video series).
Conclusion: I’d rather specialize myself into writing. Anything else would distract myself from getting good at something.
Your kids are super smart by the way. I feel old. Cause I figure this stuff out, but then I am too lazy to execute it. Probably because I don’t want the money. Which is a pity because I am inevitably throwing myself into a stereotypical INFP’s low-salary avg.
I disagree “YouTube Channels are the new Facebook page”. Facebook’s platform is able to do a better job of supporting all elements of communication (text, images, audio, and video) together to convey a message or story. If video were the only relevant medium, the YouTube channel would be my choice. If your meaning is YouTube channels are the current hot, preferred medium for young people, then I would agree. I think YouTube has its limitations which are inherent and need text and images to complete the package. Consequently, blogs are a good choice as YouTube videos may be included within them.
There is a very good article ( http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2015/07/19/this-is-what-todays-online-learning-content-tells-us-about-the-future-of-school/ ) which includes the mention of YouTube, self-directed and project based learning, content curation, and online learning with reference to schools. Basically, schools are lagging behind with their ability to correctly use and optimize the use of the digital tools available today. A good reason to homeschool as I believe most of the attention and time should be devoted to thinking skills in the classroom.
At what point do blog posts get closed off to new comments?