Tuesday, October 27, 2009

PowerPoint Rubric- (NETS I,V)


This was a collaborative rubric that was created for us to use as guidelines for our PowerPoint. This allowed for use to understand why we got the grades we did. The rubric used NETS 1 and 5.

NETS PowerPoint Presentation - (NETS I,II,III,IV,V,VI)

Look what I made! This is a PowerPoint presentation on NETS for students grades PK-2. My powerpoint lays out my ideas on ways students in grades Pre-K to 2 can meet the student NETS Standards from ISTE. This meets NETS !<@<#<$<% and 6.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Journal #4- Resources Abound for Setting Up Internet Safety Programs

Hansen, Jennifer. (September/October 2009)."Resources Abound for Setting Up Internet Safety Programs", volume 37 (2009-2010) (No. 2). Retrieved from http://http://http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=September_October_No_2_3&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4381&ContentID=24184&DirectListComboInd=D

As we know these days there is a lot more out there on the internet then ever before. Especially when we start to work with younger students, we as teachers need to make sure that our students are safe on-line. This article is great because it gives you a few different ways that you can keep your students safe on the internet. Talking to parents was a key point on here. If we get our parents involved we will be able to get them to talk to our children more about the dangers of the internet. Another was getting local enforcers to come in and talk about what they have seen happen out there. The younger our children are learning about the safety of the internet the more likely they will be safe. When we start to get into the middle school age we see that students are using the computers more. This is why it is important to have safety blocks at the schools. Now with Facebook and all those other types of sites there are boundaries schools and parents need to limit their young children to.

Why do some schools not monitor the internet?
I think some schools don’t realize how important it is to monitor the internet. There are a lot of dangerous sites that children can connect to that students as young as even middle school should not be exposed to.

Do you think there should be more parents talking to their children about the hazards of the internet?
Yes. I think a lot of parents think it is the teachers job to teach their children everything and it is not. Hopefully the teachers are giving them an idea of what not to expose themselves to, but it is really the parents job to do this.

Journal #3- "Walk, Fly, or Teleport to Learning "

Yoder, Maureen. (September/October 2009)."Walk, Fly, or Teleport to Learning
", volume 37 (2009-2010) (No. 2). Retrieved from http://http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=September_October_No_2_3&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4381&ContentID=24200&DirectListComboInd=D


After reading this article it gave me a new insight to what is actually out there for our kids these days. The only times I really hear about children going on the computer to play games is when they are playing those War Craft games. When I saw how the Global Kids site gave children the chance to educate themselves and how many students have actually visited the site, it gave me hope. I think sites like these are great. I know a lot of parents would rather have sites that teach their children Math or English, but I think what Global Kids is doing is opening up more opportunities for learning. They are giving kids the chance to learn more about Hurricane Katrina and other interesting historical issues. They virtually put together a game that allows for students to help the virtual Hurricane Katrina survivors find homes, and help them to survive. Another really fun program that a summer school class did in 2008 was set up a virtual camp called “I Dig Tanzania.” The students were able to take their jeeps through virtual Tanzania and learn about the politics, culture and some scientific research. It’s interesting activities like these that make students want to learn.

Do you think more schools will use these types of sites?
I think more teachers are going to see these sites and briefly use them so students know they are actually out there. I think it would be a good idea because not only is it showing the students what other fun games are out there, but the parents as well.

Do you think sites like this should be free?
Yes and no. I think for teachers maybe there should be a price because you are able to get so many activities and materials that it should be worth something. For the students I think it should be free. There are lots of parents out there who would not want to or can’t spend the money on programs like these. We need healthy educated programs so students can realize there are programs like these that are just as fun as War Craft.