Saturday, December 12, 2009

My Lesson Plan Song



This song is for the lesson plan that I did in the class. From the lesson plan it doesn't seem like I used a lot of technology, (because the kids only use the CD player) but I did use a lot of technology to make the project. I recorded the song. I'm singing all the parts.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4xV0nI7hzOCZFR0WWtLYWhjU28

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Week 14

I did complete the evaluation, the course feedback survey, and my grades on Moodle

1. What article did you choose to read for your article of choice? "Rated A" by Marvin J Ashton. I chose it to contrast the media problems people had during the "pre-internet" days compared to now.

2. Describe the video resources you watched? The video that stood out most was the PBS video on Cyberbullying.

3. Write a paragraph describing what your most important "take-aways" were from the readings and video? Parents, teachers, and leaders have to be on top of their game with regards to internet safety was the most important thing I took away from reading and watching these articles. With the article I read, even before the internet was invented the "Brethren" were encouraging parents to be active in protecting their children. Now with the internet in our homes parents need to be extra diligent because it is freely inviting filth into what was once a safe haven from the world. Parents need to build in layers of protection rather than running away from what seems to be overwhelming.

4. Write a paragraph or more describing the details of your "doing" experience (you don't need to include any names). This might include:

1. what did the person already know about the topic. My Mom knows a lot about computers, but there is also a lot that she doesn't know. I walked her through the K9 filter program. Previous to this, she has asked family members to place some protections, not necessarily on the computer but on the internet. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but anybody who uses our internet (wireless or otherwise) will be restricted from certain sites. She knew about filters and some of the capabilities that they have. She was also aware of the different kinds of 'bad neighborhoods' on the internet

2. what was the person's reaction to what you shared? She learned some. I think she wants to install a filter on the computer to protect her family. She was open to hearing about it and was willing to learn.

3. what suprised you about the person's reaction to your message. Nothing about the reaction, but what DID surprise me was that my Mom didn't know about the safe search options on google. She didn't know that the options could be changed to completely turn safe search off. I also don't think she knew that computer "history" in the internet browser could be deleted. (It came up when we were talking about the internet filter's web tracking capabilities.)

4. what do you think the person will do with what you have shared. AS I said before I think she is going to learn about and install the K9 web filter.

Week 13