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This newsletter was created in Microsoft Word as an example of an elementary school teacher's welcome class newsletter. I used borders, clip art, images, dropcaps, and more tools for this newsletters.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Journal #4 Finding students who learn with Media
Bull, G., Alexander, C., & Ferster, B. (2010, February). Learning and leading with technology. Finding Students who Learn with Media, 37(5), Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/201002#pg1
This article talks about a student-created media that incorporates Web-based authoring tools into the curriculum. It also talks about how it is important for students to use technology to make media. An example of web-based authoring tools is the Primary Access Movie Maker. This is used by students to create digital are which include sound, special effects, pictures and text. After a study done to see is students prefer to use these types of programs rather than writing essays or taking written exams, they found that most of the time students would rather use these types of programs for projects.
Do you feel that these types of programs will be included in course curriculums at most schools within the next 5-10 years?
Yes I feel that these types of programs will be required to include in course curriculums at most almost all schools within the next 5-10 years. Other programs seen used in education include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. At schools such as CSUSM, these programs are mandatory for students to be familiar with. There is even an exam which students must pass before a certain year that tests you on such programs.
What are your concerns with limited funding sources for these programs in schools?
I feel that there are a lot of public schools, most even, that would not be able to fund enough money to provide these programs or computers in the school. Right now, laptops and notebooks are too expensive to require all students to purchase one for school. Perhaps education should strive towards funding for laptop computers for each student.
This article talks about a student-created media that incorporates Web-based authoring tools into the curriculum. It also talks about how it is important for students to use technology to make media. An example of web-based authoring tools is the Primary Access Movie Maker. This is used by students to create digital are which include sound, special effects, pictures and text. After a study done to see is students prefer to use these types of programs rather than writing essays or taking written exams, they found that most of the time students would rather use these types of programs for projects.
Do you feel that these types of programs will be included in course curriculums at most schools within the next 5-10 years?
Yes I feel that these types of programs will be required to include in course curriculums at most almost all schools within the next 5-10 years. Other programs seen used in education include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. At schools such as CSUSM, these programs are mandatory for students to be familiar with. There is even an exam which students must pass before a certain year that tests you on such programs.
What are your concerns with limited funding sources for these programs in schools?
I feel that there are a lot of public schools, most even, that would not be able to fund enough money to provide these programs or computers in the school. Right now, laptops and notebooks are too expensive to require all students to purchase one for school. Perhaps education should strive towards funding for laptop computers for each student.
Journal #3- Keeping the Peace
Levinson, M. (2010, February). Learning and leading with technology.
Keeping the Peace, 37 (5), Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/201002#p
Laptops were given out to students at a middle school in 2007. On these laptops an instant messaging program had been installed prior to the students receiving them. The instant messaging program was found to have caused curiosity of appropriate usage amongst students, parents and teachers. Parents and teachers found students to be excessively using the instant messaging programs and began to think negatively about the program. In order to keep using the program, the school “district was forced to take a look at the pros and cons on IM.” Parents weren’t happy with the use of instant messaging in their households many of the times because they would become unfocused, or used in inappropriately. When iChat became blocked on the school laptops, there were some students and parents who were upset by this decision as well. Some students suggested that iChat should only be blocked on those laptops whose parents’ wish to have them blocked from. One mother suggested that iChat should become automatically blocked at 3:30. Although at the same time, there were other parents who were glad about the decision of blocking iChat. After the first year of using the laptops they came to a conclusion of how the laptops are effective. Some examples include “training sessions on how to conduct effective, efficient online research. Faculty training and teacher-led technology workshops throughout the school year. Parent education workshops to help facilitate laptop use between home and school. And an Instant Messaging program for use at school with teacher permission within the schools network and limited to student use only.”
My first question relating from this article would be why is Boot-Up Camp necessary?
The Boot-Up Camp allows students learn about proper ways to use the laptops provided by schools. During the boot camp there are “three mini-work shop programs that teaches the students how to physically care for the laptops, what the guidelines are for correct usage and explains the ethics related to technology.”
What are some useful websites to learn more about the dangers of Instant Messaging ?
http://www.theparentsedge.com/instant_messaging.html
Here is a link to a website called “The Parents Edge” who’s motto is “Giving parents the edge in a tech savvy teen world! Internet child safety, our #1 concern. “ The site talks about the usage of instant messaging for children and teenagers today. It also talks about the four most popular Instant messaging programs which are MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ . This site is great for parents because it gives tips for parents on how to approach your children about properly using instant messenger. There is also a list of Do’s and Don’ts provided on this website.
Keeping the Peace, 37 (5), Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/201002#p
Laptops were given out to students at a middle school in 2007. On these laptops an instant messaging program had been installed prior to the students receiving them. The instant messaging program was found to have caused curiosity of appropriate usage amongst students, parents and teachers. Parents and teachers found students to be excessively using the instant messaging programs and began to think negatively about the program. In order to keep using the program, the school “district was forced to take a look at the pros and cons on IM.” Parents weren’t happy with the use of instant messaging in their households many of the times because they would become unfocused, or used in inappropriately. When iChat became blocked on the school laptops, there were some students and parents who were upset by this decision as well. Some students suggested that iChat should only be blocked on those laptops whose parents’ wish to have them blocked from. One mother suggested that iChat should become automatically blocked at 3:30. Although at the same time, there were other parents who were glad about the decision of blocking iChat. After the first year of using the laptops they came to a conclusion of how the laptops are effective. Some examples include “training sessions on how to conduct effective, efficient online research. Faculty training and teacher-led technology workshops throughout the school year. Parent education workshops to help facilitate laptop use between home and school. And an Instant Messaging program for use at school with teacher permission within the schools network and limited to student use only.”
My first question relating from this article would be why is Boot-Up Camp necessary?
The Boot-Up Camp allows students learn about proper ways to use the laptops provided by schools. During the boot camp there are “three mini-work shop programs that teaches the students how to physically care for the laptops, what the guidelines are for correct usage and explains the ethics related to technology.”
What are some useful websites to learn more about the dangers of Instant Messaging ?
http://www.theparentsedge.com/instant_messaging.html
Here is a link to a website called “The Parents Edge” who’s motto is “Giving parents the edge in a tech savvy teen world! Internet child safety, our #1 concern. “ The site talks about the usage of instant messaging for children and teenagers today. It also talks about the four most popular Instant messaging programs which are MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ . This site is great for parents because it gives tips for parents on how to approach your children about properly using instant messenger. There is also a list of Do’s and Don’ts provided on this website.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Social Bookmarking (Delicious)- NETS I & V
1. This article talks about how the Federal government supporting artists, musicians, actors, writers, photographer, and dancers during the Great Depression. A project called A New Deal for the Arts was created to promote American art and culture. It is said that the projects saved thousands of artists from poverty. Although, controversy sparked from the idea of art projects. Many people such as politicians saw the art programs to be wasteful, while on the other hand, many people wanted to expand them. This archive gives an overview of the remaining art work from the Great Depression and gives descriptions of each piece and how it was important during this period of time. Archives such as the one I chose can be extremely useful for students as a visual aid when learning about the Great Depression. Also as the site says, the artwork are great examples of the American creativity during a time of tremendous change and trial.
2. The groups of students who are at risk for experiencing achievement gaps are; the racial and ethnic minorities, students with disabilities, those who come from low income families, and English language learners. In the article about, “Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator,” I found several areas that I would incorporate into my teaching style. An idea that stood out to me was the idea of networking and outreaching to other schools and educators. By doing this, they could gain ideas and more information on how to become a culturally competent educator. It would also be important to include this process into the class curriculum. I also was able to relate to the topic about gathering and organizing resource materials related to culturally diverse groups for use by school staff. I have experience with organizing and filing and it is something that I would enjoy doing. Therefore I would be interested in organizing resource materials related to culturally diverse groups within my classroom. Included in this organization process brings me to my third idea to collect cultural information about each student at each school. This information would be accessible for all students, staff, and parents.
3. Cyber Bullying: 6-10 points: Cyber Risky
Even though according to the self-test on cyber bullying, I am “Cyber Risky”, I wouldn’t consider myself an endangerment to be a cyber bully. I do admit that at times I may use vulgar language on the internet, but never do I use it in a way to harm others. Now that I took that quick quiz, I have realized that I need to be aware of what I type on the internet.
I would use the page that discusses the four types of cyber bullies, and what methods work with the different kinds of cyber bullies in my classroom if I become a teacher. The four cyber bully types include; The Vengeful Angel, The Power-Hungry and Revenge of the Nerds, The Mean Girls, and he Inadvertent Cyber bully or Because I Can. Knowing the different types of cyber bullies is important for students because they become aware of their actions on the internet.
I would also use the page that discusses Instant Messaging 101. This would be extremely important to incorporate in an elementary classroom because this is the age group where children start using Instant messaging. Cyber bullying is seen in instant messaging the most.
4. For the “Subject Access” area, I chose the Back to School and End of School Resources. This site consists of back to school checklist, technology activities, themes, end of the year planning, first day of school activities such as ice breakers, and many more. Being prepared on the first day of school is very important for teachers, and It also creates a better atmosphere in the classroom. I would use probably most of these resources in my class to prepare myself for the first day of class.
For the “Teacher Helpers” area I chose the Presentation Support page. This page has links to Kathy Shrocks’ presentation support pages. There is a list of different presentation titles, each linking to the support page. I would use this support page in my classroom for myself and have my students use it when they have questions outside of classroom time. One of the links on the page provides even more links to sites on Computers, Curriculum, Communication, and the Classroom. It mentions that there are “hands-on workshops providing guided practices in the use of educational subject directories, online tools for teaching and learning, effective search strategies, critical evaluation of Web pages, and creation of an online collaboration area to enhance home-school communication.”
5. Intelligences quiz: 1st place was Bodily-Kinesthetic (67%), second place was Naturalistic (58%) and third place was Interpersonal (50%). The video on multiple intelligences that I watched was called “Multiple Intelligences Leave No Child Behind”. In this video, they discuss their mission to base their school curriculum on Multiple Intelligences. I found this very interesting because instantly I felt that this school is something I’d be interested in and would most likely enjoy attending. I always felt that schools should adapt to their students learning styles. This way, students would feel more comfortable and confident with learning because they are focusing on their strengths rather than their weaknesses.
In high school, at times I felt unconfident in class when teachers taught in ways that didn’t connect to me. I would become upset and feel “dumb” at times. I knew I was smart if I had certain people outside of class teach me the same material through a different approach.
6. Grade: Kindergarten
Topic: Identifying ways to promote acceptance and friendship.
This lesson is designed to assist students in identifying ways to promote acceptance and friendship among their peers. The idea of creating the “friendship pizza” is a great way to promote acceptance and friendship amongst Kindergarteners. For the lesson, the teacher created pizza toppings and ingredients with construction paper. The crust and sauce was covered with accepting and friendly thoughts that the students’ thoughts of during a class brainstorm, and each topping had a friendly and accepting word written on the front. The students picked their favorite toppings, and no matter which topping was chosen, they all had friendly and accepting words and phrases written on them.
7. The two questions I found most interesting were “What percentage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender high school students report that their teachers “never” or “rarely” respond to homophobic remarks made by other students, according to a national study done by GLSEN?” The other question I found interesting was “According to the National Center for Education Statistics, what is the percentage of U.S. schools with no teachers of color on staff?”
The reason I found these two questions to be most interesting was not because of the question, but because of the answer. I was shocked when I saw that 84.5% of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender high school students report that their teachers “never” or “rarely” respond to homophobic remarks made by other students. Could this be because they are homophobic as well, or do these teachers not know how to respond to the situation? As for the second question, 40% of U.S. schools have no teachers of color on staff. I had never thought about this question before I took the Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz.
8. On the Netiquette Quiz I got an 80%. I was familiar with all of the information on the quiz, just made minor mistakes when answering the question. I do feel that the The Core Rules of Nettiquette would be important to teach to students. It can be extremely crucial : | for students who do not understand the core rules of netiquette, and in some cases it may even be dangerous. Today’s youth uses technology on a daily basis, and they are the ones who have created this Nettiquette.
2. The groups of students who are at risk for experiencing achievement gaps are; the racial and ethnic minorities, students with disabilities, those who come from low income families, and English language learners. In the article about, “Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator,” I found several areas that I would incorporate into my teaching style. An idea that stood out to me was the idea of networking and outreaching to other schools and educators. By doing this, they could gain ideas and more information on how to become a culturally competent educator. It would also be important to include this process into the class curriculum. I also was able to relate to the topic about gathering and organizing resource materials related to culturally diverse groups for use by school staff. I have experience with organizing and filing and it is something that I would enjoy doing. Therefore I would be interested in organizing resource materials related to culturally diverse groups within my classroom. Included in this organization process brings me to my third idea to collect cultural information about each student at each school. This information would be accessible for all students, staff, and parents.
3. Cyber Bullying: 6-10 points: Cyber Risky
Even though according to the self-test on cyber bullying, I am “Cyber Risky”, I wouldn’t consider myself an endangerment to be a cyber bully. I do admit that at times I may use vulgar language on the internet, but never do I use it in a way to harm others. Now that I took that quick quiz, I have realized that I need to be aware of what I type on the internet.
I would use the page that discusses the four types of cyber bullies, and what methods work with the different kinds of cyber bullies in my classroom if I become a teacher. The four cyber bully types include; The Vengeful Angel, The Power-Hungry and Revenge of the Nerds, The Mean Girls, and he Inadvertent Cyber bully or Because I Can. Knowing the different types of cyber bullies is important for students because they become aware of their actions on the internet.
I would also use the page that discusses Instant Messaging 101. This would be extremely important to incorporate in an elementary classroom because this is the age group where children start using Instant messaging. Cyber bullying is seen in instant messaging the most.
4. For the “Subject Access” area, I chose the Back to School and End of School Resources. This site consists of back to school checklist, technology activities, themes, end of the year planning, first day of school activities such as ice breakers, and many more. Being prepared on the first day of school is very important for teachers, and It also creates a better atmosphere in the classroom. I would use probably most of these resources in my class to prepare myself for the first day of class.
For the “Teacher Helpers” area I chose the Presentation Support page. This page has links to Kathy Shrocks’ presentation support pages. There is a list of different presentation titles, each linking to the support page. I would use this support page in my classroom for myself and have my students use it when they have questions outside of classroom time. One of the links on the page provides even more links to sites on Computers, Curriculum, Communication, and the Classroom. It mentions that there are “hands-on workshops providing guided practices in the use of educational subject directories, online tools for teaching and learning, effective search strategies, critical evaluation of Web pages, and creation of an online collaboration area to enhance home-school communication.”
5. Intelligences quiz: 1st place was Bodily-Kinesthetic (67%), second place was Naturalistic (58%) and third place was Interpersonal (50%). The video on multiple intelligences that I watched was called “Multiple Intelligences Leave No Child Behind”. In this video, they discuss their mission to base their school curriculum on Multiple Intelligences. I found this very interesting because instantly I felt that this school is something I’d be interested in and would most likely enjoy attending. I always felt that schools should adapt to their students learning styles. This way, students would feel more comfortable and confident with learning because they are focusing on their strengths rather than their weaknesses.
In high school, at times I felt unconfident in class when teachers taught in ways that didn’t connect to me. I would become upset and feel “dumb” at times. I knew I was smart if I had certain people outside of class teach me the same material through a different approach.
6. Grade: Kindergarten
Topic: Identifying ways to promote acceptance and friendship.
This lesson is designed to assist students in identifying ways to promote acceptance and friendship among their peers. The idea of creating the “friendship pizza” is a great way to promote acceptance and friendship amongst Kindergarteners. For the lesson, the teacher created pizza toppings and ingredients with construction paper. The crust and sauce was covered with accepting and friendly thoughts that the students’ thoughts of during a class brainstorm, and each topping had a friendly and accepting word written on the front. The students picked their favorite toppings, and no matter which topping was chosen, they all had friendly and accepting words and phrases written on them.
7. The two questions I found most interesting were “What percentage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender high school students report that their teachers “never” or “rarely” respond to homophobic remarks made by other students, according to a national study done by GLSEN?” The other question I found interesting was “According to the National Center for Education Statistics, what is the percentage of U.S. schools with no teachers of color on staff?”
The reason I found these two questions to be most interesting was not because of the question, but because of the answer. I was shocked when I saw that 84.5% of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender high school students report that their teachers “never” or “rarely” respond to homophobic remarks made by other students. Could this be because they are homophobic as well, or do these teachers not know how to respond to the situation? As for the second question, 40% of U.S. schools have no teachers of color on staff. I had never thought about this question before I took the Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz.
8. On the Netiquette Quiz I got an 80%. I was familiar with all of the information on the quiz, just made minor mistakes when answering the question. I do feel that the The Core Rules of Nettiquette would be important to teach to students. It can be extremely crucial : | for students who do not understand the core rules of netiquette, and in some cases it may even be dangerous. Today’s youth uses technology on a daily basis, and they are the ones who have created this Nettiquette.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Journal #2 Using Podcasts to Develop a Global Perspective
Elliot, J and Maguth, B.M (2010). Using Podcasts to Develop a Global Perspective. International Society For Technology in Education. Retrieved February 11th, 2010 from: http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=February_No_5_4&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4495&ContentID=25244&DirectListComboInd=D
This article is about developing a global perspective by using podcasts. At an advanced high school in Columbus, Ohio for math, science, technology and engineering, students are creating and sending podcasts "to engage students in learning about other cultures." These podcasts allow students to interact with others all over the world about global issues. According to the author of the article, global issues include terrorism, disease, famine, economic development and more. In the United States today, economic development and terrorism and disease are current issues we are facing. The author makes an important statement about "Educators being responsible for not only making students aware of global challenges but also teaching them about the cultural diversity of our world. It is essential that students learn to understand, respect, and even collaborate with culturally diverse global populations if they are to find solutions to these challenges." Using podcasts, students learning in a new hands on/ visual way. They also allow students to be creative and have fun with the podcasts, instead of researching and writing papers. Students are introduced to having a global audience which encourages them work harder on their assignments. The article explains that "Having an authentic audience via the Internet motivates students and encourages them to appreciate culturally diverse perspectives."
My first question is How could the use of podcasts be incorporated into schools more?
I think it would be a great idea if a program or website would be created for all schools interested in using the podcasts. This website or computer program would be just for students to post their podcasts and view others. It would be used for educational purposes only, and by this it would have to be a website similar to blackboard. All podcasts would be sorted by grade, location, and subject matter, making it easier to search.
My second question is Would most students have difficulty creating podcasts? If so, what can be done to be made easier?
Yes, I do feel that most students would struggle with the podcasts. I only say that because I don't know how to create, edit, and post podcasts. Although I do feel that if I (and others) became familiar with such computer programs like Garageband, that I would be much more confident with podcasts. If the use of podcasts were to be used more in education, then I feel that students should be required to know how to create them.
This article is about developing a global perspective by using podcasts. At an advanced high school in Columbus, Ohio for math, science, technology and engineering, students are creating and sending podcasts "to engage students in learning about other cultures." These podcasts allow students to interact with others all over the world about global issues. According to the author of the article, global issues include terrorism, disease, famine, economic development and more. In the United States today, economic development and terrorism and disease are current issues we are facing. The author makes an important statement about "Educators being responsible for not only making students aware of global challenges but also teaching them about the cultural diversity of our world. It is essential that students learn to understand, respect, and even collaborate with culturally diverse global populations if they are to find solutions to these challenges." Using podcasts, students learning in a new hands on/ visual way. They also allow students to be creative and have fun with the podcasts, instead of researching and writing papers. Students are introduced to having a global audience which encourages them work harder on their assignments. The article explains that "Having an authentic audience via the Internet motivates students and encourages them to appreciate culturally diverse perspectives."
My first question is How could the use of podcasts be incorporated into schools more?
I think it would be a great idea if a program or website would be created for all schools interested in using the podcasts. This website or computer program would be just for students to post their podcasts and view others. It would be used for educational purposes only, and by this it would have to be a website similar to blackboard. All podcasts would be sorted by grade, location, and subject matter, making it easier to search.
My second question is Would most students have difficulty creating podcasts? If so, what can be done to be made easier?
Yes, I do feel that most students would struggle with the podcasts. I only say that because I don't know how to create, edit, and post podcasts. Although I do feel that if I (and others) became familiar with such computer programs like Garageband, that I would be much more confident with podcasts. If the use of podcasts were to be used more in education, then I feel that students should be required to know how to create them.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Journal #1 Computing in the Clouds
Johnson, D. (2010). Computing in the Clouds. International Society For Technology in Education, Volume 37, Issue 4. Retrieved February 5th, 2010 from: http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/LLIssues/Volume3720092010/DecemberJanuaryNo4/Computing_in_the_Clouds.htm
This article is about teacher who talks about how he handles his computer files. He talks about his positive experience using the cloud. The author also feels using a program like the cloud would be extremely useful in schools. He makes a great point in the article that most people wouldn’t pass up. “If you’re on a computer with Internet access-whether it is on your desk at school, on your lap at home, on any computer lab or coffee shop in the world, or at Grandpa’s house-you can work without worrying about transporting files on flash drives, keeping track of the latest version of a document, or having the right software to open a file.” Not having to worry about transporting files from computer to computer can also help save your-self some time. I know personally 90% of the time I leave my house in a rush and 40% of that time is spent saving and sending myself files. This is because every single teacher I’ve had in the past 4 years had required all assignments to be typed and printed out or submitted via internet. Other advantages for using this in schools consist of being able to purchase low costing netbooks to access the cloud. With the severe budget problem in schools all around the world, this could majorly help. The author then predicts that “K-12 schools will at some point ask parents to provide basic computing devices for their children as a part of the school supply list.“ When I read this I laughed to myself because I’m surprised that laptops have not been required for all students to purchase, especially for college students.
A question I asked myself when I read this article was why haven’t netbooks or laptops been required for students (mostly college students) to purchase?
Answer: It seems as if schools do not require students to purchase personal netbooks or laptops because of the expense. It would be hard to ask certain schools such a largely populated colleges to have the thousands of students purchase laptops. Plus most schools do provide computers or even laptops.
My next question relates to myself and my experience with using web based assignments where I had to upload a picture of myself and post it on the Internet. The picture was part of an introductory assignment in a class where we learned how to upload to blogs. For this class, the blog is required to remain unblocked for other classmates to access/view. My question stems from this assignment but stretches to ask myself if registered sex offenders should be able to use social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter. Or perhaps maybe should they have to announce that they are a registered sex offender that is visible to all site users. The reason I came up with this question is who’s to blame if a student was attacked by a sex offender who found her based off the blog she was required to make for school coursework. My answer to this question is either all registered sex offenders should not be allowed to use social networking sites, only if they announce that they are a registered sex offender that is visible to all site users. I asked myself if this was fair for these people, and I came to a conclusion that if they already have to provide their information via Megan’s Law, then putting that on social networking sites should be required too. Especially since these sites have all aged users.
This article is about teacher who talks about how he handles his computer files. He talks about his positive experience using the cloud. The author also feels using a program like the cloud would be extremely useful in schools. He makes a great point in the article that most people wouldn’t pass up. “If you’re on a computer with Internet access-whether it is on your desk at school, on your lap at home, on any computer lab or coffee shop in the world, or at Grandpa’s house-you can work without worrying about transporting files on flash drives, keeping track of the latest version of a document, or having the right software to open a file.” Not having to worry about transporting files from computer to computer can also help save your-self some time. I know personally 90% of the time I leave my house in a rush and 40% of that time is spent saving and sending myself files. This is because every single teacher I’ve had in the past 4 years had required all assignments to be typed and printed out or submitted via internet. Other advantages for using this in schools consist of being able to purchase low costing netbooks to access the cloud. With the severe budget problem in schools all around the world, this could majorly help. The author then predicts that “K-12 schools will at some point ask parents to provide basic computing devices for their children as a part of the school supply list.“ When I read this I laughed to myself because I’m surprised that laptops have not been required for all students to purchase, especially for college students.
A question I asked myself when I read this article was why haven’t netbooks or laptops been required for students (mostly college students) to purchase?
Answer: It seems as if schools do not require students to purchase personal netbooks or laptops because of the expense. It would be hard to ask certain schools such a largely populated colleges to have the thousands of students purchase laptops. Plus most schools do provide computers or even laptops.
My next question relates to myself and my experience with using web based assignments where I had to upload a picture of myself and post it on the Internet. The picture was part of an introductory assignment in a class where we learned how to upload to blogs. For this class, the blog is required to remain unblocked for other classmates to access/view. My question stems from this assignment but stretches to ask myself if registered sex offenders should be able to use social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter. Or perhaps maybe should they have to announce that they are a registered sex offender that is visible to all site users. The reason I came up with this question is who’s to blame if a student was attacked by a sex offender who found her based off the blog she was required to make for school coursework. My answer to this question is either all registered sex offenders should not be allowed to use social networking sites, only if they announce that they are a registered sex offender that is visible to all site users. I asked myself if this was fair for these people, and I came to a conclusion that if they already have to provide their information via Megan’s Law, then putting that on social networking sites should be required too. Especially since these sites have all aged users.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Hi, I'm Jodie !!
My name is Jodie Villanueva. I am a 21 year-old transfer student here at California State University San Marcos. I was born in Denver, Colorado at Rose Hospital. At a young age, my family and I moved to San Diego, California. I attended elementary school at a private school called Mission Bay Montessori Academy (MBMA), located in University City. I finished up to third grade (age 9) at MBMA, when my family and I moved to the city of Irvine in Orange County. I attended Northwood Elementary School, Sierra Vista Middle School, and Northwood High School, which are all located in Irvine. After high school, I attended Saddleback College for three years. I was a nursing major when I entered Saddleback College, then switched my major to Liberal Studies after completing three semesters. At Saddleback, I was also on the cheerleading team where I was captain. Being on the cheer team was very time consuming. Which is why it is one of the two factors, along with switching majors, contributed to the prolonging to transfer to a 4 year University. This past Fall Semester was my first semester at CSUSM. I am in the pre-requisite semester of the ICProgram.
When it comes to technology, I can figure most things out fairly easily. I know most about Cell Phones, Computers (Macs more than PCs), and the Internet. I currently am a Mac person, and plan on staying Mac for life! I as well have above amount of knowledge with Macs, but always open to lean more. I use my Mac computer and my iPhone to help organize my life schedule. This makes me depends on technology daily. I am currently using Office 08 on my Mac.
The beginning sentence in the CSUSM/COE Mission Statement states, "When it comes to technology, I can figure most things out fairly easily. I know most about Cell Phones, Computers (Macs more than PCs), and the Internet. I currently am a Mac person, and plan on staying Mac for life! I as well have above amount of knowledge with Macs, but always open to lean more. I use my Mac computer and my iPhone to help organize my life schedule. This makes me depends on technology daily. I am currently using Office 08 on my Mac. The mission of the College of Education community is to collaboratively transform public education by preparing thoughtful educators and advancing professional practices." This statement is one of the factors in my decision of applying to CSUSM. Since I was transferring to CSUSM to focus on my career, the mission of the College of Education was important to my decision. It is important that the COE's mission is to advance professional practices.The mission of the College of Education community is to collaboratively transform public education by preparing thoughtful educators and advancing professional practices." This statement is one of the factors in my decision of applying to CSUSM. Since I was transferring to CSUSM to focus on my career, the mission of the College of Education was important to my decision. It is important that the COE's mission is to advance professional practices.
CSUSM/COE Mission Statement
http://webct.csusm.edu/webct/urw/lc208801836001.tp208801856001/syllabusStudentView.dowebct?componentId=208804014001&updateBreadcrumb=false"
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