Using video would have been great. The first subjects that comes to mind is history/social studies and science. All the reports I had to do on various subjects of history would have been even better if video of the actual events could have been incorporated. For science, we didn't always have time or the resourced to fully carry out all of our experiments. This would have allowed us to do so. I personally am a visual, tactile and auditory learner, yet many times in the classroom, I was left simply 'listening' to my teacher. Video would have helped support the words spoken from my teacher.
I will definitely try to incorporate video into my classroom. We have already learned that the current students of today and the future are multi learners. They will need to see the material just as much as they hear it. Video of actual events and information will keep their interest in the learning.

Teaching the Net Generation

I think what I took from this chapter is that the way many teachers are teaching is not effectively reaching this generation. Incorperating the internet and other technologies can enhance the students learning. One issue with this can be that the student does not have access to a computer outside of the classroom. I think about this class and if I did not have the immediate and frequent access to my computer or the internet, it would make this course difficult. As a future teacher, I would hope that my school would have computers in the classroom. I would also consider the idea of an online textbook. The money that is spent on books, could be used for computers. I think that if the classroom evolves towards computers and the internet, families would follow. While there are families who cannot afford computers, there are still many who do not think that computers are important or needed because they did not need them.
The chapter did not really give specifics for how to reach the net generation. I am going to be an elementary/special education teacher. There was nothing specific to help me reach this generation, other than using the internet in the classroom.

What I have taken from this is that I will have to find a creative balance between traditional teaching and interactive teaching. I don't think we can completely abandone traditional teaching methods, but we must incorperate technology into the classroom, even if it is only the internet.