All About Me Survey

~Journal 6: (NETS-T III,V) PLN's~

Warlick, David. (2009). Grow your personal learning network. Learning and Leading with Technology, 36(6), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/digital-edition-march-april-2009.aspx 

It's fascinating how not to long ago; we, as a community, used each other as sources for information and transferring information around the globe whether it be by telephone, television or face-to-face. Today, internet is our key source to distributing information and setting up a basis  of information about ourselves. We do this to either get jobs, reach out to friends, share information or so much more. There are just so many possibilities; it is difficult not to access all kinds of information which is accessible to the technological world. Facebook is a huge tool which is accessible to friends and family-alike. It is more limited then Twitter but sometimes we need that sense of safety to protect our identity from other unwanted people. Sometimes, these tools can be useful to get ideas from outside sources of lesson plans or get advice from people of all different styles of any particular field of work. A perfect quote from David Warlick's article is, "Technology has inspired a shift from hunting-and-gathering information economy to the domestication of the information landscape".

Q1:What was our first source that helped us to reach out and share information with others?

A1: Our first source of spreading information was communication from person to person. As time went on it shifted to mail then to telephone and then television. Finally, the computer and other similar technologies have helped us to spread information.

Q2: What’s a great way to share information and how may sharing this information help us?

A2: We can share information through Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and etc. This helps us to establish information to obtain jobs or information needed to help us progress.

~Journal 5 (NETS-T I, IV, V): Cyberbullying~

Bogacz, R, & Gordillo, M. (2011). Iste: learning and leading in technology. Point/Counterpoint: Should Schools Be Held Responsible for Cyberbullying?, 38(6), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Point_Counterpoint_Should_Schools_Be_Held_Responsible_for_Cyberbullying.aspx 

 

Bullying is prominent in all forms and internet is slowly becoming a key source and easily accessible to continue bullying. It is important that we acknowledge this source of bullying as educators.  We can either acknowledge that bullying is going to happen and that we must take responsibility for it or take the greater of two evils and just simply ignore it. We have to educate ourselves in how to protect our students and build an outlet for them to express themselves and freely talk about any issues or concerns. We can either be the mediator or the cause of low self-esteem in our students. We are their supports, their guides, their protectors and as such, we need to build up the defenses to make a safe environment for our students. We have to lend our helping hands to the students that need it. The ones that don’t seek help but need it. Just like regular bullying; cyber-bullying is no different and we must treat them the same and deal with them in the same way.

Q1: Who all can help stop cyber bullying and in what ways?

A1: Cyber-bullying can be stopped by teachers, parents, students and administrators. We can stop this by educating ourselves about it and seeking help if we are victims of it. There should be no reason we cannot stop cyber bullying if we learn how dangerous it can be to lives and our self-esteem.

Q2: Why may a school not be responsible for protecting from cyber-bullying?

A2: Educators and administrators cannot always be responsible for what happens out of school. Much of the cyber bullying remains outside of the school grounds. Much of what causes cyber bullying is an inadequate feeling of love or self-esteem that stems from home and the social life outside of the school. If there are plenty of preventatives at school then it stems from outside of just school and needs to be taken care of by peers at home.

~Journal 4 (NETS-T IV,V) Teachers with the Internet~

LastSchaffhauser, D. (2010, December 01). It's time to trust teachers with the internet: a conversation with Meg Ormiston. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/12/01/its-time-to-trust-teachers-with-the-internet-a-conversation-with-meg-ormiston.aspx?sc_lang=en

It’s not just the teachers afraid of using technology but the entire school uncertain about giving teachers the power to use technology. More and more teachers are becoming limited with their use of technology. It seems there is some kind of fear that the administration can’t trust what might happen if teachers were given the opportunity to use technology effectively, within a classroom. Teachers need the access of the internet to pull together resources needed for the classroom to run smoothly with all the information right there to access.  There’s also a limited amount of space on computers so that the information will be limited most of the time. One thing that is always a fear for all parents, administrators and other teachers alike is the use of blocking. Is everything going to be appropriately blocked or will there be accidents that prove to be inappropriate use of the internet. There are so many fears that we as a faculty need to get passed or else we set up for failure of progression with technology.

Q1: What is a challenge most teacher’s face when limiting access in technology?

A1: Teacher’s will become frustrated with all the restrictions upon their information because with too many restrictions there won’t be a way to access the proper direction to grab information.

Q2: Why is it important to speak with the administrators about internet access and what is available to access?

A2: Administrators control a lot of the make-up of the classrooms and how they will run. It helps to explain the benefits of having available access to the internet because we as teachers should be responsible and trusted within our classroom or else we shouldn’t even teach in the first place. It is up to us to convince administrators the power of technology and its resources.

~Journal 3 (NETS-T II,IV) 100 Things That Make Me Happy~

1. My family

2. Love

3. Books

4. Romance

5. Friends

6. Dancing

7. Ballet

8. Moulin Rouge

9. Techno

10. Trance

11. Deadmau5

12. Muse

13. Singing

14. Music

15. Computers

16. Video Games

17. Left 4 Dead

18. Zombieland

19. Blue

20. Facebook

21. Azure

22. Mom

23. Dad

24. Boys

25. Sports

26. Doughnuts

27. French Fries

28. Coco

29. My House

30. School

31. College

32. Art

33. Drawing

34. Anime

35. French

36. Japanese

37. History

38. Renaissance

39. Malts

40. Teachers

41. Babies

42. Dante's Inferno

43. Philosophy

44. Spirits

45. A's

46. Roleplaying

47. Horses

48. Dogs

49. Cats

50. Tigers

51. Wolves

52. Fantasy

53. Cascada

54. Benny Benassi

55. Madonna

56. Science

57. Peace

58. Silence

59. Tattoos

60. Sentras

61. Sun

62. Moon

63. Chicken

64. Poetry

65. Rings

66. Sapphire

67. Topaz

68. Red Riding Hood

69. Big Bad Wolf

70. Clouds

71. Rainbows

72. Cousins

73. Jazz

74. Hip Hop

75. Rock

76. Customization

77. Dragons

78. Enya

79. Within Temptation

80. Evanescence

81. Halo

82. Rockband

83. Loyalty

84. Trust

85. Organization

86. Cleanliness

87. Iron Chef

88. Judge Pierro

89. Justice

90. Hello Kitty

91. Gerard Butler

92. Jennifer Aniston

93. Fridays

94. Internet

95. Jackets

96. Birthdays

97. Amusement Parks

98. Dinosaurs

99. Museums

100. Heros

~ Journal 2 (NETS-T III,IV,V): Twitter~

Ferguson, H. (2010). Join the flock!. Learning and Leading, 37(8), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/digital-edition-february-march-2011.aspx

McClintock Miller, S. (2010). Enhance your twitter experience. Learning and Leading, 37(8), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/digital-edition-february-march-2011.aspx

 

Twitter is a tool used by the worldwide community to get brief information out and collecting information from other sources through a social network. It’s a process of following other people with the same interests and knowledge that helps a person expand their mental database. When accessing Twitter, you’re accessing a community willing to learn and share information to help one another out effectively. Hadley Ferguson introduces to the community how to set up Twitter and surf through it with ease. This is helpful to educators to learn a method; which helps to access Twitter in a manner that relates to education. A lot of it can be filtered out to make it a place of creative access to knowledge that is constantly updated and shared with your peers. Getting outside resources from all over the globe from interactive real people helps to gather a type of information that can only be shared amongst educators one on one. This will help people to understand and ask questions as if taking a live online class.

Q1: What does PLN stand for?

A1: PLN stands for Professional Learning Network. This name is connected to Twitter to identify it as a tool of helpful use.

Q2: How is Twitter a source to generously give to the worldwide community?

A2: Twitter is a way for you as the user to give feedback and information to the community that is seeking help. It’s not just a place to grab information from out of the sky. It’s also a way to donate your information; which may enlighten others that seek help. If everyone is taking and no one is giving; then there will be no information to receive. We all need feedback and resources from others to receive valuable knowledge on hand.

~Journal 1 (NETS-T I, II, III) : Do Web 2.0 ~

Light, Daniel. (2011). Do web 2.0 right. Learning and Leading with Technology, 38(5), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Feature_Article_Do_Web_2_0_Right.aspx

 

 Web 2.0 is a great learning feature that features ideas of bringing a system of blogs to the classroom environment. These blogs give access to students, teachers and parents to what is being learned, information shared and any emergency contacts necessary with just the click of the mouse. Blogs are an outlet that are protected and saved for just the classroom setting; while also, giving access to students a new innovative tool of the technological age. It’s a great way to get feedback from the class and improve knowledge and writing for those who use blogs. Blogs also help start conversations of various topics. More then one topic can be running to keep students interactive and working diligently.  Blogs work at all various grade levels. Education is expanding and needs the resources that technology has to offer. All teachers should at least have some access to a blog so that parents and students feel a sense of safety and can reach their teachers in an effective and timely manner.

Q1: What is the main concern for parents and teachers with the blogging community?

A1: Most parents and teacher’s are afraid of outside sources getting access to personal information surrounding a teacher’s lesson plan and various information and comments formed by the students. There is also the fear of commenting of outsiders that may be inappropriate to the blog. A lot of parents and teachers need to put aside these worries because there are ways to make blogs accessible to the classroom only. The protection will maintain a level of professionalism and security.

Q2: How effective can blogging be for students and how does it help them?

A2: Students learn to behave in a collaborative and respectable manner when connecting their blog life to the classroom. They learn to become technologically savvy and receive feedback from their peers.