I consistently hear the "I don't have enough time" argument. This video of Clay Shirky, author of "Here Comes Everybody", presents an interesting perspective in regards to the use of time. Are we really lacking the time or do we need to reallocate our time?
In the following video, "Where do people find the time?", Shirky argues that investing our time in learning these technologies or spending your extra time on the Internet learning is not useless, rather it is more productive than watching TV and that we should reconsider how we "waste" our time.
So as I look at the impact for educators, my argument for teachers who say they don't have enough time is this: rather than watching that episode of "American Idol", go online, develop and learn from a Personal Learning Network. You have the time and this is much more rewarding.
Part 1
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyoNHIl-QLQ
Part 2
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNCblGv0zjU
Thanks to @arvind for reminding me of this video.
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