PLE #6, continued- Le Vieux Mans Google Earth Tour
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
PLE week 7
For my fifth article I chose to read Fighting Internet Filth. It was a good article for me to read because I sometimes find myself neglecting other important aspects of my life and spending too much time on the internet.
Some of the most useful and important things that I read were the steps to maintaining internet safety in your home by doing things like keeping the computer in a public place and having strong enough filters to keep out the junk. I also enjoyed Elder Bednar's talk and think it is very important for people to understand the difference between the cyberworld and the real world and to not get too caught up in technology.
As a parent I will follow the computer use quidelines provided by the church and help them to understand that they don't need to be afraid to come to me with any problems or concerns they might have with the computer or internet. I also don't think I will allow any video games at my house because I have seen first hand what they can do to people and how they can take over the lives of my friends and family and I don't want that for my children or my friends. If anyone might have a problem with the internet or technology addiction I can be supportive and offer my help to them because of what I've learned from these readings.
During my time looking at videos about internet safety, I watched all the videos available on the Netsmartz Workshop. These videos dealt with several scenarios of internet safety involving chat rooms and information given to friends to prevent crime or cyberbullying. I would use these resources in my classroom to help my students understand some of the consequences and risks they take when giving out information or when participating in something that they don't want to be made public to other people. The information we put on the internet is available to almost everyone and so precautions must be taken to ensure students' safety.
I spoke with a youth aged 17 about internet safety and precautions. I asked them what they knew about internet safety and shared what I learned about cyberbullying and recommended the Netsmartz website for them to look at and watch the videos there. It was a good experience and I feel that I taught something that this youth didn't necessarily know the severity of beforehand. Hopefully, they will take what they learned and apply it with their relationships and activities at school
Some of the most useful and important things that I read were the steps to maintaining internet safety in your home by doing things like keeping the computer in a public place and having strong enough filters to keep out the junk. I also enjoyed Elder Bednar's talk and think it is very important for people to understand the difference between the cyberworld and the real world and to not get too caught up in technology.
As a parent I will follow the computer use quidelines provided by the church and help them to understand that they don't need to be afraid to come to me with any problems or concerns they might have with the computer or internet. I also don't think I will allow any video games at my house because I have seen first hand what they can do to people and how they can take over the lives of my friends and family and I don't want that for my children or my friends. If anyone might have a problem with the internet or technology addiction I can be supportive and offer my help to them because of what I've learned from these readings.
During my time looking at videos about internet safety, I watched all the videos available on the Netsmartz Workshop. These videos dealt with several scenarios of internet safety involving chat rooms and information given to friends to prevent crime or cyberbullying. I would use these resources in my classroom to help my students understand some of the consequences and risks they take when giving out information or when participating in something that they don't want to be made public to other people. The information we put on the internet is available to almost everyone and so precautions must be taken to ensure students' safety.
I spoke with a youth aged 17 about internet safety and precautions. I asked them what they knew about internet safety and shared what I learned about cyberbullying and recommended the Netsmartz website for them to look at and watch the videos there. It was a good experience and I feel that I taught something that this youth didn't necessarily know the severity of beforehand. Hopefully, they will take what they learned and apply it with their relationships and activities at school
Monday, June 15, 2009
PLE week 6 continued
I'm not sure what I was thinking. I've been to Vienna. I know what is there and what to say about it. Why wouldn't that be my first choice of a tour for my project?
I made a short tour of some of the more key sights in Vienna and the ones that I think are most interesting. This will address the cultural aspect of the Utah State core curriculum standards for Foreign Language classes. Here is a link to my tour of Vienna on my wiki. In a classroom I would use this project to give the students a look at what a major Austrian city looks like and would also help them with their language skills while they are reading the descriptions of each place.
TPACK reflection: the technology used in this project helps the students to learn about the landscape and architecture of Vienna. This content is important to my teaching style because I will then help them to ask for directions to a certain landmark or ask how to use the public transportation to get to a certain place.
I made a short tour of some of the more key sights in Vienna and the ones that I think are most interesting. This will address the cultural aspect of the Utah State core curriculum standards for Foreign Language classes. Here is a link to my tour of Vienna on my wiki. In a classroom I would use this project to give the students a look at what a major Austrian city looks like and would also help them with their language skills while they are reading the descriptions of each place.
TPACK reflection: the technology used in this project helps the students to learn about the landscape and architecture of Vienna. This content is important to my teaching style because I will then help them to ask for directions to a certain landmark or ask how to use the public transportation to get to a certain place.
Monday, June 8, 2009
PLE week 6
For my content-specific technology integration project I am going to create a either a littrip or a tour of a German town using GoogleEarth. I haven't decided for sure which one I will do because it really depends on how much time it might take me to know what to say in German if I were to do the tour of a town. I am leaning more towards a littrip but I'm not sure yet which book I would use. This would fulfill a culture knowledge standard for the curriculum or a comprehension of literary texts.
Monday, June 1, 2009
PLE week 5
TPACK or Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge tries to incorporate all types of knowledge used in the classroom including Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Knowledge and Technological Knowledge. Intersecting these three knowledges creates balance and a framework to draw from in the classrooms. Effective technology integration for pedagogy around specific subject matter requires developing sensitivity to the relationship between all three components.
TPK or Technological Pedagogical Knowledge removes the Content from this formula. It is merely the way of teaching in the classroom with the use of technology without a specific subject matter in mind.
Use of these two types of knowledge can be useful in the classroom. Having a knowledge of your subject and the way to teach it and how to integrate technology into that teaching makes a dynamic classroom allowing students to understand the subject matter while using technology, making things more interesting for them. This includes video, music, and interactive websites.
TPK or Technological Pedagogical Knowledge removes the Content from this formula. It is merely the way of teaching in the classroom with the use of technology without a specific subject matter in mind.
Use of these two types of knowledge can be useful in the classroom. Having a knowledge of your subject and the way to teach it and how to integrate technology into that teaching makes a dynamic classroom allowing students to understand the subject matter while using technology, making things more interesting for them. This includes video, music, and interactive websites.
Video communication
I like using synchronous video communication better than asynchronous because it allows for immediate communication instead of waiting for another person to respond. I can understand how asynchronous would be useful though with wanting to send a presentation or something to a person who is not always available. I could use synchronous communication in my classroom by being able to communicate with a native speaker from Germany who could teach the class something about the culture.
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