"How to Fight the New Bullies," by Rosalind Wiseman.
The article talks about how with he use of cell phones and the Internet kids are now being bullied in a new way. It is not just a matter of a bigger kid picking on a smaller kid anymore. The author tells us what we need to know about "cyberbullying." She explains that it is a real danger because it is hard to know who is doing the threatening or bullying. The legal and educational system have started to address this issue, but in the meantime the author and other experts have began working on creating guidelines for using technology ethically.
Questions:
1. What can be done in the school system to counter act this? Educate our students. Teach them about this issue and how to respond, or not respond to it. Also, teach them how to use technology ethically as the author has suggested.
2. What can be done as a parent? Monitor computer use of your children. Have the computer in a central location in your home and check their my space. If a parent or other adult cannot read the material being posted, it should not be posted. The most important thing is to just be responsible, as you would with any other aspect of your child's life and their safety and/or safety of others concerning them.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Journal 2
"Breathing Fire into Web 2.0," by Justin Hardman & David Carpenter.
The article tells how as educators we are preparing students for the past instead of the future with the current use of technology in schools. It goes on to tell how teachers are using technology and how it can be used to connect students to the "real" world. They discuss how building a virtual learning in schools and say how creating an integrating system, such as myDrangonNet is the next logical step. This tool can be used both inside and outside of the classroom and as they stated a much better tool for students that their use of Facebook and MySpace.
Questions:
1. What are the benefits?
The article tells us that it would enhance communication, curriculum development, and teach them to create an electronic portfolio. Since we are in an age where technology is such a big part of everyday life, I feel it is important to provide our students with the tools that they will need to master the uses of technology.
2. What are potential downfalls to creating "virtual classroom?" While I feel that it is important to prepare our students for the real world and technology is a big part of that world, it is also just as important to teach our students the basics such as writing. This too is used in the real world. I am afraid that we are going to put such an emphasis on typing and neglect writing skills that are essential to a students overall education.
The article tells how as educators we are preparing students for the past instead of the future with the current use of technology in schools. It goes on to tell how teachers are using technology and how it can be used to connect students to the "real" world. They discuss how building a virtual learning in schools and say how creating an integrating system, such as myDrangonNet is the next logical step. This tool can be used both inside and outside of the classroom and as they stated a much better tool for students that their use of Facebook and MySpace.
Questions:
1. What are the benefits?
The article tells us that it would enhance communication, curriculum development, and teach them to create an electronic portfolio. Since we are in an age where technology is such a big part of everyday life, I feel it is important to provide our students with the tools that they will need to master the uses of technology.
2. What are potential downfalls to creating "virtual classroom?" While I feel that it is important to prepare our students for the real world and technology is a big part of that world, it is also just as important to teach our students the basics such as writing. This too is used in the real world. I am afraid that we are going to put such an emphasis on typing and neglect writing skills that are essential to a students overall education.
Journal 3
Video in the Age of Participation," by Glen Bull.
The author starts the article by telling how video is becoming the new frontier in the technology world. He also discusses how teachers can use video in the classroom for such things as watching video's of the wild and using it as a way of digital connection to the standards. He also gives an brief overview of Vista, a non-profit organization that was founded to open educational digital media, with an emphasis on student interaction.
Questions:
1. How big of a part will video's play in a classroom? I feel, like technology as a whole, it video's will play a big part in the classroom. Even when I was in school, we watched dozens of videos which we would then either be tested on or do an assignment based on. I feel that technology is becoming a big part of everyday education, as it should.
2. What opinion do you have of programs such as Vista? From what I read I think this, and others like it, are wonderful. I am all for any type of resources that will engage students in a better education.
The author starts the article by telling how video is becoming the new frontier in the technology world. He also discusses how teachers can use video in the classroom for such things as watching video's of the wild and using it as a way of digital connection to the standards. He also gives an brief overview of Vista, a non-profit organization that was founded to open educational digital media, with an emphasis on student interaction.
Questions:
1. How big of a part will video's play in a classroom? I feel, like technology as a whole, it video's will play a big part in the classroom. Even when I was in school, we watched dozens of videos which we would then either be tested on or do an assignment based on. I feel that technology is becoming a big part of everyday education, as it should.
2. What opinion do you have of programs such as Vista? From what I read I think this, and others like it, are wonderful. I am all for any type of resources that will engage students in a better education.
Journal 4
"From Toy To Tool," by Liz Kolb.
The authors first impression of the use of cell phones in the classroom starts with the idea that they should be banned. After realizing that cell phones are an integral part of her students lives, she has since started to rethink this idea. In her article she goes on to tell how students can use their cell phones as a learning "tool" instead of simply as a "toy." She suggests ways that students can be taught to use their cell phone to their benefit and how to use them as a resource in their education. The author also suggests that school administration and parents should be kept informed of how the students are to be using their cell phones within the classroom. Although she admits that there is a possibility of misuse, she feels that the benefits out weight these risks for the students.
Questions:
1. How could a teacher manage the use of cell phones in the classroom to know that the students are not simply texting friends, etc? I feel this can be done in several ways; one of which could be to collect the cell phones at the beginning of class and later pass them out for use or upon leaving the class.
2. What could be a possible way of enforcing this use? You could start with a series of warnings to the student. If the misuse continues you could go to more severe penalties such as not allowing the student to be involved in that days activity, or with continuous misuse, collect the phone for a parent to pick up.
3. What are some other possible ways to use cell phones as a tool in the classroom?
I feel that since cell phones are such a big part of today's society, a classroom setting would be the ideal place to teach such things as the proper use of cell phones (when/where/how it is appropriate) to use your phone.
The authors first impression of the use of cell phones in the classroom starts with the idea that they should be banned. After realizing that cell phones are an integral part of her students lives, she has since started to rethink this idea. In her article she goes on to tell how students can use their cell phones as a learning "tool" instead of simply as a "toy." She suggests ways that students can be taught to use their cell phone to their benefit and how to use them as a resource in their education. The author also suggests that school administration and parents should be kept informed of how the students are to be using their cell phones within the classroom. Although she admits that there is a possibility of misuse, she feels that the benefits out weight these risks for the students.
Questions:
1. How could a teacher manage the use of cell phones in the classroom to know that the students are not simply texting friends, etc? I feel this can be done in several ways; one of which could be to collect the cell phones at the beginning of class and later pass them out for use or upon leaving the class.
2. What could be a possible way of enforcing this use? You could start with a series of warnings to the student. If the misuse continues you could go to more severe penalties such as not allowing the student to be involved in that days activity, or with continuous misuse, collect the phone for a parent to pick up.
3. What are some other possible ways to use cell phones as a tool in the classroom?
I feel that since cell phones are such a big part of today's society, a classroom setting would be the ideal place to teach such things as the proper use of cell phones (when/where/how it is appropriate) to use your phone.
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