Blog #4

I chose a technology and education blog, which is called “Education/Technology - Tim Lauer” One observation from the blog is the outdoor classroom which Lewis school attempted to build. The school needed $800 to complete the pouring of the pad with concrete but the school couldn’t raise it. Luckily, Lakeshore Entertainment was filming a movie titled “Untraceable” In Portland. One of their sets is in the Lewis neighborhood and they needed a place for cast and crew to park their cars while filming this week. Since this week was spring break in Portland, it worked out that they could use the school’s parking lot, and in return they covered the cost of the concrete and pumper truck. Another observation was “Jott” which is a feature that allows you to call a phone number, and leave a voice mail message that is then transcribed into an email and sent to you or to others in a text or e-mail. This blog is connected to the technology segment of this course because aside from talking about Lewis’ schools outdoor classroom mission, it talks about technological advancements such as the “Jott” feature which was previously listed. Yes, I would recommend this blog because it is interesting and it keeps you updated on technological advancements, which I consider fairly important to know.