The video
“Shannon Deegan: How Google's 20 Percent Time Fosters Innovation” was very
inspirational and educational. Deegan presented many interesting ideas involving
inspiring innovation within his company. At the end of most days, he would
allow his employees to work on something besides their daily task, something
that interested them for about 15 minutes. Just by allowing them to work for
short bits of time every day sparked innovation. From that, Deegan explained how gmail was created by
several computer engineers gathered together discussing “What if’s” and
brainstorming ideas for creating a more beneficial email. I enjoyed hearing of
their success stories of how internet innovation was created by engineers
sitting together thinking of new ways of improving technology. In a way, Deegan
was demonstrating the NETS 1 of inspiring worker’s creativity. He obviously realized that creativity fosters learning.
I related
this video to the NETS 1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
and NETS 2 Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership. As future teacher, I
believe it would be beneficial to allow students some time at the end of every
school day or maybe even every class, to use creativity to develop, create, or
work on something that interests them; whether it be a design, project, craft,
or even homework. In addition, teachers can encourage students to collaborate
and work on projects in groups as well. This builds social skills,
communication skills, and sharing ideas often help students learn to work together
and succeed as a group. Giving the students the freedom to work on anything
they are interested in and wish to pursue would help to develop curiosity,
inspiration, creativity, and innovation. After observing a middle school within
my district, I discovered that the last 40minutes of every day is designated to
a “fun” and “personal growth” class. Students can choose classes such as body
conditioning, sewing/stitching class, cooking class, woodworking, etc. Having a
fun non-scholastic class gives the students an interest and usually sparks
their interest in school by adding fun into education. These classes also
follow the NETS 2 of engaging personal growth.
The video
“Shannon Deegan: How Google's 20 Percent Time Fosters Innovation” was very
inspirational and educational. Deegan presented many interesting ideas involving
inspiring innovation within his company. At the end of most days, he would
allow his employees to work on something besides their daily task, something
that interested them for about 15 minutes. Just by allowing them to work for
short bits of time every day sparked innovation. From that, Deegan explained how gmail was created by
several computer engineers gathered together discussing “What if’s” and
brainstorming ideas for creating a more beneficial email. I enjoyed hearing of
their success stories of how internet innovation was created by engineers
sitting together thinking of new ways of improving technology. In a way, Deegan
was demonstrating the NETS 1 of inspiring worker’s creativity. He obviously realized that creativity fosters learning. 