Life Thusfar
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I know it has been a while, and plenty has happened since last I wrote. For
heaven's sake, my last practicum happened! And for those who don't know, it
wen...
16 years ago
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Internet Safety
1. The Savior is Counting on You by: Joe J. Christensen
2. Video Resources: netsmartz.net, iKeepSafe Faux Paws, Frontline PBS documentaries: These were fascinating but also very scary to think about all the children that are being exposed to these terrors. It is horrible to think about the destruction and addiction this creates for the children. Also, I thought it was interesting as the debate went on about reading actual literature vs. reading cliff notes or other online resources. I think there should be both involved because teachers know that students will probably go there even if there is a rule that says they can't. It was just sad to see everything that I knew was there.
3. Take away: As a parent there are so many things to be aware of to protect my children. What was my biggest take away was how risky things are and being sure that I'm limiting the time I spend on the internet because it is so easy to find things that are bad. As I read Elder Ballards talk I was impressed again with the importance to speak out against pornography and those things that are hurting the family. It is vital that we do what we can to protect children.
4. I spoke with my 17-year-old brother. It was so neat to talk to him about it and he was telling me the things about internet safety before I was able to teach him anything. I talked about meeting people online and he said, "that is just crazy!" I was so grateful to hear all the things that he said about being sure that you are only on the internet when someone else is home, keeping the computer in a public place, etc... About a year ago he decided to get rid of his facebook account because he didn't like the fact that people were 'fake' on it. He wanted to be sure that what he said and what they were saying was real. He told me he prefers to actually be real with people. Oh, he is such a good person. I was so impressed with him and actually he gave me hope that there are people out there who keep their standards and know what the church teaches and follows what they say.
I think he will continue to do what he has been doing- which is keeping his standards high. I shared with him some of the articles and was pleased when he said he had read that one but he also liked Elder Ballard's.
2. Video Resources: netsmartz.net, iKeepSafe Faux Paws, Frontline PBS documentaries: These were fascinating but also very scary to think about all the children that are being exposed to these terrors. It is horrible to think about the destruction and addiction this creates for the children. Also, I thought it was interesting as the debate went on about reading actual literature vs. reading cliff notes or other online resources. I think there should be both involved because teachers know that students will probably go there even if there is a rule that says they can't. It was just sad to see everything that I knew was there.
3. Take away: As a parent there are so many things to be aware of to protect my children. What was my biggest take away was how risky things are and being sure that I'm limiting the time I spend on the internet because it is so easy to find things that are bad. As I read Elder Ballards talk I was impressed again with the importance to speak out against pornography and those things that are hurting the family. It is vital that we do what we can to protect children.
4. I spoke with my 17-year-old brother. It was so neat to talk to him about it and he was telling me the things about internet safety before I was able to teach him anything. I talked about meeting people online and he said, "that is just crazy!" I was so grateful to hear all the things that he said about being sure that you are only on the internet when someone else is home, keeping the computer in a public place, etc... About a year ago he decided to get rid of his facebook account because he didn't like the fact that people were 'fake' on it. He wanted to be sure that what he said and what they were saying was real. He told me he prefers to actually be real with people. Oh, he is such a good person. I was so impressed with him and actually he gave me hope that there are people out there who keep their standards and know what the church teaches and follows what they say.
I think he will continue to do what he has been doing- which is keeping his standards high. I shared with him some of the articles and was pleased when he said he had read that one but he also liked Elder Ballard's.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
TPACK evaluation
Loved this!
http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dgpvp2s4_78dnbtzf92 or you can click on this!
http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dgpvp2s4_78dnbtzf92 or you can click on this!
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