Technology Final

I did the two evaluations and completed the final. I also checked my grades. Thanks!

Internet Safety Reflection

1. I read the New Era article called Mixed Signals about the messages the internet sends
2. I watched the pbs frontline videos, Katie's Story, and the internet safety video made by the animation department. They all talked about the importance of not giving out personal information online, internet predators, cyberbullying, and how kids of this generation are extremely technology savy.
3. It is extremely important to know what is going on in your kids' lives because it may not be apparent from the outside. Parents need to be involved and need to use internet blocks on their computers, put them in high traffic areas, and know their kids passwords for online networking sites. It is also important that parents look for warning signs that their children are too absorbed with the technology available to them. They need to monitor how much time they spend online and get them involved in real world activities.
4. I taught one of my parents about cyberbullying. She already knew alot about the topic, mostly from stories she heard on the news. She brought up the specific story about the girl who committed suicide in Missouri. I was surprised that she knew alot about the subject already and remembered news stories that had to do with cyberbullying. I was also surprised that she didn't know how prevalent it is in the jr. highs and highschools. I think that now that she has learned more information about cyberbullying she will be more informed when talking to other parents about bullying and will try to be more aware the possibility that hurtful things can be going on online in a child's life even if outwardly they seem fine.

TPACK Report. Finally.

The last week of psychology...

Something I really liked about the reading was the idea of developing social competence. I thought it was great that the text actually provided ways that social competence can be promoted in children through different activities. When I was in elementary school I don't ever remember learning social competence. I did learn the necessary skills at home but I feel I would have been a particular student that could have benefitted from such instruction at school. I was often in social situations as a young child that I was not sure how to handle, and I didn't really bring them up at home because I didn't think it was a big deal. I think I would have greatly benefitted from having instruction at school that taught me how to deal with conflict resolution, in specific relation to my school peers. I also like that the text provides information about what behaviors in children can imply about their social competence. I think this is great information to have as a teacher so that you can foster healthy social growth in students as well as academic growth.

P.S. I did the survey