This week we learned how digital technologies are transforming the faces of educational activities. The simple fact is is that there are so many new technologies being created everyday, that are transforming what we expect out of life. The idea of digital vs. analog is quite intriguing. Many people these days want the crisp, almost realistic photos when they use their camera. Others want to revert back to polaroids and other early forms of technology. It shows that although some people are ready for the world of the "new", many want to keep their fond memories of past times in tact; they don't want to lose that. The past is the link to who we are as a people these days. The past is also a great device in the classroom.
I believe that in the classroom, students must learn about the past in order to understand why society is the way it is now. It is important for children to know about propaganda tactics and about the technology of the times then. Knowledge of these helps round the students and look behind them instead of always looking ahead. Sometimes when it is hard to find the answer to something, it is much easier to look for it in the past.
This movie shows wartime propaganda in the 1950s. Many people were afraid of nuclear carnage, so the government made a bunch of propaganda movies to help the public out with saving themselves from one. As you see, it starts with a turtle hiding in it's own shell to escape dynamite. Humans though, do not have shells, but the "duck and cover" might work. Allowing kids to see htis can show them what not to believe when they watch the TV.
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