Tuesday, October 25, 2011

I found this video on YouTube about technology in the future. It doesn't really speak much to education in the future but it gives a lot of facts and theories about how technology will evolve over the next several decades, which will directly impact education. The information that this video makes light of is amazing. Even more amazing is the ideas of how things are going to continue to evolve and grow over time. One really neat piece of information that was stated in the video that I found interesting was that a single week of the New York Times contains more information than someone in the 18th century would have encountered in their entire lives. So what do you think? Is all this info just a bunch of garbage that really won't happen? Can we have a super-computer in the near future that will have more computational ability than the entire human species? Also there is a question in the video that asks who were the 31 billion questions a month answered by before Google. That’s a great question, so who were they answered by? Lastly, and the only easy question to answer, what did you find most interesting and what did you find most unbelievable. Talk to you next week. Roll Tide




Tuesday, October 18, 2011

About Me

Hello everyone. My name is Ryan Jones and I'm a first time blogger. I'm a high school history teacher in Northeast Alabama. I coach high school golf and high school basketball. I enjoy spending time with my wife and family. I'm a huge University of Alabama fan and have a room at my house entirely dedicated to the crimson tide. In addition to my love for family and the crimson tide, I am history lover. I enjoy studying and learning about history and historical figures.  In my spare time, (what spare time?) I like to travel with my wife or friends to places all over the world. I have been to several other countries and well over half of the United States. I usually travel to play golf or go to an Alabama game, but I do occasionally travel just to travel. Well I guess that’s enough blogging for this week.