I have been introduced to a great new technology tool. I truly enjoyed using this to conduct a conference call with two of my classmates, Leanne and Marcia. We discussed the first three chapters of "The World is Flat" and here are my results of the conference.
The thing that we agreed was most relevant was outsourcing. Some jobs are actually outsourced here in the U.S. yet so many were overseas. What kind of impact does this place on American jobs though? We were surprised to see how many businesses or companies were outsourced overseas. The United States will need to step it up to be able to continue to compete with these companies. We felt that knocking down the Berlin Wall was like breaking a dam. This allowed much of the flattening to begin and gave companies and individuals the opportunities to expand and compete in a global world.
Something we agreed upon was the fact that even though computer skills and technology is important for our students to learn, it is vital that they possess basic math, reading, and writing skills to compete in the world. Every day technology has caused us to be lazy. It certainly has increased communication via text, cell, skype, etc.
The anecdotal story that Marcia shared with us was one about a farmer at the Tennessee Valley Fair. Here he was a farmer standing there talking on a cell phone while surrounded by his cows. That spoke volumes about globalization.
This assignment was very beneficial to me. Skype would be very useful for students working on a group project when distance is a problem. I enjoyed holding this discussion with my classmates and getting their viewpoints on the subjects in the first section.
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