PLE 14.
I have completed the steps 1-3 on the PLE for this week.
The university course evaluation is done, checking my grades in moodle
are all up to date, and i took the survey.

Internet Safety Reflection

Internet Safety Reflection

I have read on may articles, but my article of choice is
"Let our voices be heard," by Elder M. Russell Ballard.
Briefly. it was about how bad choices in media result
in bad choices in our daily lives. If we make bad choices on
the internet we are also putting our families at risk. People
really do need to be careful what they view in media and choose
wisely what we watch and listen to.
I watched many videos from the PBS.org. I viewed many on
how adolescents use the internet to change their identity. They can
be who ever they want to be, and they have all their relationships with
people online! They dont meet them, they just talk online and send
pictures of what they want the other person to perceive them as.
I just can't believe how many kids use the computer for those reasons!
As i watched these videos online i feel like the kids act as if they know
of everything that can happen online, and what they should not be doing,
but i believe that knowledge is minimal. They really needed to be taught
how the internet can be dangerous and to always be very careful!
My most important take away's from reading and watching the online videos
is that you really can not trust anything online. You always have to be very
careful when it comes to students and kids at home online. You
have to be aware of what they are doing online at all times and
monitor them. As soon as you do not do this, the kids start to do
their private things online that you would never know of, which may
be unsafe and bad. Just like the girl that distant herself from her family
and was posting inappropriate pictures of herself online for everyone to see.
I have learned that to be aware and make the media and internet a
safe place for kids put limits on the computer, add blocks on the
media, set a good example, talk to them, limit the time you can use
the computer, put it in a common room, and watch your kids!
For the"doing" part of the assignment, i have talked to two different
people. When i asked them both on what they knew on the topic,
they both new that the internet could put their children at
risks, and that it is unsafe for them. They knew that kids sometimes
do go on chat room pages and that they were unsafe for all children.
I found that they knew a lot about internet and media safety but they
didn't know how bad it could be for some kids. For example,
when i told them about how many kids use the internet to talk with
people and use that for relationships by sending pictures of
themselves and making a self image that they are not, they were
shocked. Or about the story when the girl made her own website
displaying inappropriate pictures of herself and the parents
did not even know, they were disgusted. I dont think all parents
really do know all the risks of media and how unsafe it could be.
Like when a girl had been killed by her online relationship partner,
or older people trying to get young kids. After i had explained
all of this to them i told them some things that could help them in
making sure their own kids will be safe online too! I think by having
this talk with them, they will really take into consideration on how
dangerous the internet can be and they will keep a closer
eye on their children. One of the parents mentioned that they do leave
their computer in a common room, but the other has their computer in
a room in the house. I think by talking and explaining to them,
they will try and make the changes in their house to make it a
safer place for their children! Overall, i think this assignment
was a real eye opener, and hopefully
more people learn about it and we can teach those
who are lacking
this information. This way them and their children can be safer!

Throughout my practicum experience in the grade three classroom

at the riverview elementary school, i was able to see the different

technologies that the classrooms had and what the school

had provided them to share between classes or in labs. The

school is new and is just starting out, and it had many computers!

They had two pretty big labs, and i room with a big projector and

screen that can be used for all. I noticed that in the classroom i

was in, there was not much technology. They only had the one

computer in there, and the students did not use this one.

Teacher use only. For my whole time i was there in the

classroom, i found that my teacher did not use very much technology.

They only provided her class with a projector that was shared,

but my teacher had never used it and didnt know how it worked.

Therefore that was never used. I did notice that the overhead

was used a few times, and the stereo in the back of the

classroom was used everyday for singing. They were

working on a christmas concert, so that is why she had

used that. I noticed the tv and dvd player was only used

during in door recesses. Other than that my teacher did not

use any technology. I thought even without technology,

she had fun exciting lessons. She taught a lot by using the

white board and talking. She had many other things that

were brought into the lesson to make it more fun for her

students. To me, i dont believe that any technology was needed

or could have been used in her lessons, the school did not

have a lot of technology that could have been implimented.

She did it well enough without, and truthfully, i dont know

where she could fit it in. My teacher did teach the students

how to type on the computers for the first three weeks of school,

they did typing games and programs. I didn't see her utilize

this skill with the students after they had finished up learning.

I think she definitely could have got them to type more of there writing

assignments, or even make a revised, good copy on the computers.

This is what i had done for my technology lesson in the elementary

classroom. I believe that if the school/ classroom had

smart boards, my teacher could have easily implemented

that into her lessons she was teaching. This is one thing i do

believe she could have done. While i was there, they did not have

social studies and science, so the science technology could not have

been used either. Overall, my teacher did not use much technology,

and i believe that it may have been possible when she teaches all

the subjects. From my time there, i think that the computers could

have been used more.

Inside Kapunahala

This is great because it provides the students with a chance to participate in public speaking skills and learn how to use technology. Its great because it involves students from a variety of grade levels the chance to participate. Its exciting to the students because they get to speak on camera and be on t.v. for the very first time in their lives! they learn a lot about media, and each grade has something to do in this area and learn about. This is also a great way to get the students involved in the lesson because it is so much fun, and it makes it exciting for the students. Using a variety of technology really pulls the students into the lesson, and gets them to want to learn! In this media lesson, the students will still learn about all the curriculum material. Just in a more fun way.

Bookends of war

I really enjoyed watching this video. The students look really into to and excited to be working with technology! getting them to help make individual parts of the class website is a great idea to make the project feel like their own, and getting them to be responsible. Having the students work in groups for this technology assignment is also really good, in the fact that they have to work together and socialize. it was clever for the teacher to teach one student in each group how to do everything, and in turn, that student has to teach the rest of their groups. The students are eager to come to class each and everyday, and they are more willing to help others out. All the students have to collaborate together to reach the same goal, this really makes it a great learning experience. This is a great way to get all the students involved because it is something different, its fun and exciting. It is great because it is not like the usual standard class where the students have to take on exam or a test. They get graded on their effort, their progress and that they are working efficiently. Using the computers as a large part of the class, they are able to gain many skills, which may help them later on in life when they are looking for a job. They know how to work computers and different technology items.

I had really enjoyed watching these videos that were posted.

I like how they showed how technology was implemented in the

classrooms and how they always had an idea on how to

implement them into a lesson plan. The technology brought all

the students into the lesson and made it more fun for them as

it is different than the usual learning environment done in most

schools. In one of the videos, i found that using technology really

brought the class together, it made them help each other and

learn from each other. In another video i really liked how the

students got to work with children from different grades! This

really gives the students a chance to get to know others in their

school and learn from one another. The older grades could also

attain that feeling of leadership being they could work and

possibly help others out. These videos were great because

it showed that technology never gets old and that it does not

matter what age group you have, there are always technology

lessons you could implement into your classrooms.

so teachers should always dig deeper and make there lessons with

technology, which in turn may bring more students into their lesson

because it relates to them some how, it also adds variety into your

lessons, and the students can work together and learn while having fun!