PLE Week 13

The article I read was "Fighting Internet Filth" by Mario Hipol. I watched videos on online predators-Katie's story, as well as cyberbullying-about the kid who committed suicide. I also watched some on parents being aware of what is on the internet. There was one about a super controlling mom who wanted to know everything her kids were doing on the internet, and it was just driving them away from her. I watched the cartoon video about online predators, and then one about cell phones and pictures and how they can get on the internet.

I think some of the most important things I took away from the videos were to be aware of what children are doing on the internet, but don't be too nosy. Since that one mom was being too nosy, her son didn't want to share anything with her. So she ended up getting the exact opposite of what she wanted. I also thought it was interesting how one video said a study had been done showing that most students already know a lot about internet safety. I think kids are pretty informed these days, but they do need reminders as well.

For my "doing" experience, I talked to my 13-year-old brother. When I asked him what he already knew about internet safety he said to not give out personal information to anyone. So that's the main thing that has stuck out to him. As I shared things with him, like not chatting with people you don't know, avoiding cyberbullying, telling an adult if anything inappropriate comes up on the computer, he remembered hearing about that already. So he already knew most of the things, he just needed a little reminder. I shared the Faux Paw video with him, and he actually said he had seen it before a few years ago.

I think I was a little surprised at how much he already knew, and that they do share videos and stuff in school. He's already pretty good about internet safety, but I think it was good to remind him, and hopefully he'll continue to remember it, and follow that advice.

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PLE #10

One thing I've learned from watching these videos about using technology with children is that even young children can use technology. Of course the younger they are, the more help and modeling they need, but they can still do it.
It was also interesting to see the different ways that they used technology with the students. Most of them used computers, but they also used projectors to project what they had done on the computers. It looked like the students in these videos understood fairly well how to use computers. It looks like these videos were made a few years ago, so the students now have an even better knowledge of computers since most of them have been surrounded by them their whole lives.
So I guess the most important things I learned from watching these videos is to not underestimate childrens' abilities to use technology. They know a lot more than we might think they do, but they can also do a lot with our help. And it makes learning fun and engaging.

PLE #9

I was kind of surprised at how little technology is available in the classroom I'm in. Basically the only things that are in the classroom are the teacher's laptop (Mac), an overhead projector, and a stereo. There are more resources available to use, but they are either shared as a grade or as a school. I think the other schools I've been in before had a lot more technology that was available in each classroom. So I think I just forgot that not all schools have the money to have all of those resources. It kind of helped me see how lucky those other schools are, and that they should be making use of the technology that they have available for their use.

I completed parts 1 and 2 for this week's PLE

PLE #8

I watched Lizzy's, Kaylee's, and Kate's science projects. I thought they had some good ideas of science projects, and cool ways to use technology to do them. I feel like it's a little easier to use technology for science projects because most science projects need some kind of equipment to do them. So using technology can be a fun resource to use, especially if it isn't too hard. I really like Kidspiration. I think it's pretty easy to understand and use, and wouldn't be hard for kids. It's pretty good to use to document observations. So I'm glad that I got a chance to try out these different programs, and then see how other people used them to get ideas of how they can be used in a classroom.

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