Often times, the idea that tweeting and blogging are so public is overlooked. When encouraging students to use these public areas, it is important to remind them of the different possible outcomes. Yes, they may be able to voice their opinion with no repercussions, but there is a chance that their opinions may be argued and it is important that they know how to properly handle a situation such as this. By making these possibilities clear, student online experience can be enhanced by a significant amount. This also allows for a safer user experience and can prevent students from putting information out into the open that they may regret later on.

By restricting information flows, there are affordances that someone could be able to gain. By allowing for anonymity, people can work without the risk of their identities being put out into the public eye. Although this can hold some drawbacks, there are many pros to this. The author even mentions that this can allow people to "take productive risks" (Resnick). However, a potential risk of this is restricted modality and access controls, which can prevent the full experience of an in person conversation from existing. Although there can be good sides to restricted information flow, do the cons heavily out-weigh the pros? The sociotechnical capital may not be enough to allow for proper productivity to exist in the technical world yet and we may need to allow for a better user experience.

In the article “Why students who do well in high school bomb in college,” by Jeff Guo, he discusses why high school students do so well in high school, but once entering into college they end up bombing it. The article discusses predictions on how college students can work hard to succeed. Studying and having personality traits that are positive help obtain success. Hard work and determination are needed to succeed in college and many students lack these qualities. Often times, it is the students who only apply minimal effort to their school work that have the least satisfactory grades and test scores. Perhaps the issue is that in high school, the curriculum and hours of study needed are much less invasive than that necessary for college. Students who have always been at the top of their high school find it much harder to adapt and reestablish themselves in the larger college setting, filled with new competitors and an often times an intimidating new environment. Because college can be so much different from the high school environment, what truly sets the “thrivers” from the “divers” is their basic ability to adapt their mindset to the new challenges that accompany college success. As the article states, although personality traits are only correlations to these two, this can tie into the idea that personal motivation and other factors can contribute to the overall success of a student. The article does, however, state that personality traits such as, agreeableness, openness to new ideas, and emotional stability does not determine if a student falls under the category thrivers or divers but instead it determines their work study habits.

It is important for the teacher/professor to allow the students to guide the conversation to a certain point. By allowing students to get their creative opinions out into the open, it is often more likely for their peers to respond. I have found this applicable in my own personal experience.

By talking about the content in a class, students are often able to better comprehend and interpret information presented to them. By having classroom discussions, students typically become more engaged with the material. Even if they are not the top contributor to the discussion, it can be beneficial for the listener to hear what their peers and teacher have to say about a topic. The point that the author is trying to make here is that students who speak about the material are more likely to have a better understanding of it.

There are many different versions and claims as to what is history, but in most cases there will always be someone who disagrees with an idea. Most of us can understand an idea to a certain extent but eventually find fault with the same idea or viewpoint down the line. We see examples of this all the time, and it is extremely common for there to be two or more sides to every historical story. Because of this, people are often skeptical and never fully convinced of the possibility of any idea regarding history other than their original view.

It is hard to judge how well someone is learning based on how long they spend in school. There are many more factors to education than just "seat time". Some people need minimal school and study time to comprehend a subject, while others can go to class every day and study for hours and still do poorly in the class. Factors such as how well a teacher teaches their material, how well a student initially comprehends the material, etc., all play vital roles in the American academy and less emphasis should be put on the idea of the carnegie unit. Although I personally believe the carnegie unit to be a good unit of time for my own academic success, this could apply differently to everyone.

I feel that this truly does apply to general education, such as high school. Schools usually follow a specific time schedule that has been in place for years, yet somehow expect to fit more information into the curriculum than ever before. In my own personal experience, it was not uncommon to have a teacher skip a chapter of a textbook or a lesson because we "didn't have time" to go over it. By keeping schools on a very specific calendar such as that, it will be hard to keep improving education to its fullest extent.

I agree with the author that this is a key point to the term multitasking. By being able to continually learn new information every day for long periods of time, it is truly amazing what our brains can accomplish. Being able to go from one class in a day to another that teaches a completely different subject yet being able to keep the information separate from one another is far more significant than being able to run and listen to music at the same time.

The human brain is the best example of a computer because it can process thousands of pieces of information at once.

Younger generations have been able to adjust to doing more tasks at one time than generations before us, most likely due to the invention of social media.