Okay, well I thought the most important thing I learned in this class was how to make a website. Yes, I should've probably known how to do it way before, but I didn't. Out of everything we learned, a website will be the #1 thing that I use to aid students in learning--especially students that are absent and parents who want to know what we're doing in class.
I'm still fixing it up, but here is my website: Mr Carroll's Classroom
Also, on the wiki I posted 2 things:
A lesson plan- Prezi
A blog link - It's called Inbox, by NCTE, and it's amazing
Monday, April 19, 2010
Internet Safety
I learned that it really is so easy to get your identity stolen. The problem is, there's a lot of things we can't do to prevent it, so with those things we can do (such as reducing the amount of information you make available online) we should be extra careful.
As a teacher and soon-to-be-parent, I understand better the implications of putting kids' information online. If I ever require my students to do things online, I will be very careful not to require any personal information other than their name.
As a teacher I will be facing internet safety issues anytime I require students to do research online or visit my class website. I will be sure that I only direct them to safe places and that I never as for personal information.
I think another problem that we see in social networking is that some people tend to let their guard down or create relationships over the internet that are too open. I will never "friend" a student on facebook or allow them to see my personal blog (I've talked to teachers and students will find them and stalk them--it's weird).
I talked to a girl who is 21 and has a facebook page and she has taken a few precautions as well, such as not giving the year of her birthday, not posting her address or phone number, etc. She was surprised to find out that with only your name, birthdate, and place of birth someone can steal your identity, so she seemed very interested to be careful when posting such information.
As a teacher and soon-to-be-parent, I understand better the implications of putting kids' information online. If I ever require my students to do things online, I will be very careful not to require any personal information other than their name.
As a teacher I will be facing internet safety issues anytime I require students to do research online or visit my class website. I will be sure that I only direct them to safe places and that I never as for personal information.
I think another problem that we see in social networking is that some people tend to let their guard down or create relationships over the internet that are too open. I will never "friend" a student on facebook or allow them to see my personal blog (I've talked to teachers and students will find them and stalk them--it's weird).
I talked to a girl who is 21 and has a facebook page and she has taken a few precautions as well, such as not giving the year of her birthday, not posting her address or phone number, etc. She was surprised to find out that with only your name, birthdate, and place of birth someone can steal your identity, so she seemed very interested to be careful when posting such information.
Monday, April 5, 2010
ICC Finalists
I liked the video that discussed diigo and mindmeister because I think those strategies are more realistic and applicable to me than the others. As an English teacher, I need ways to help students better their writing and learn through technology without taking away from the goals of the classroom.
Both technologies have pros and cons. The pros of diigo are that students will be aided in learning the 5 paragraph essay and the writing process will go faster. Cons of this technology are that the 5 paragraph essay is a curse on our nation and the continued teaching of it only reinforces the use of it in standardized tests.
Mindmeister is good because it helps students organize their thoughts and especially move and shift things around as they get new ideas, but it can be bad because other ways of writing down thoughts (such as illustrations and doodles) can't be typed.
All in all, if there were one technology I would use out of all that were presented, it would definitely be mindmeister, and I plan to do so.
Both technologies have pros and cons. The pros of diigo are that students will be aided in learning the 5 paragraph essay and the writing process will go faster. Cons of this technology are that the 5 paragraph essay is a curse on our nation and the continued teaching of it only reinforces the use of it in standardized tests.
Mindmeister is good because it helps students organize their thoughts and especially move and shift things around as they get new ideas, but it can be bad because other ways of writing down thoughts (such as illustrations and doodles) can't be typed.
All in all, if there were one technology I would use out of all that were presented, it would definitely be mindmeister, and I plan to do so.
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