Parent Interview of Internet Safety

For this assignment I interviewed my mother. She is a 56 year old mother of 3 who uses the internet everyday to look at various things.
Find out what the youth or parent knows about one of the internet safety topics you have learned about.
One of the topics that I learned about through this assignment was about internet predators. I asked my mom what she knew about internet predators and she knew quite a lot. She told me to never go to chat rooms, be very careful with who you add as friends on myspace and facebook. She also told me to never have a profile on those websites but she knows I have accounts at both of those places and so she told me to only add people who are my real friends and make everything private to those who are not my friends. Also she warned me that there are "lots of weirdos" out there and the internet is an open place where people lie about who they are so easily.
Share with the youth or parents what you have learned about the topic and share at least one resource you found with him/her on the topic.
I watched the dateline internet special, and I told my mom to watch it too. After she watched it, we discussed the content of the program. We both were amazed at how many teens and adults lead double lives on the internet. It is so easy to become whoever you want to be in the web because no one will find out, or people will eventually.
In your PLE, describe:
who you talked with (no names are needed - just a brief description of age)
Mom Williams, 56 yr old white adult female who has 3 kids and 1 grandchild who is 15 months.
what you shared and how it went (was it positive? negative? hard? easy? valuable or not?)
I shared everything I learned about internet safety with my mom. She agrees that homes need to have internet rules. Growing up my family only had one computer and it was in my parents room. My mom feels that may not have been the best place to put it, but it kept us from doing bad things on it. She placed time limits on our usage, and had parental controls on what we could look at. As a parent she was concerned with who we would chat with, but I told her I myself have gone into chatrooms and I left because people would say weird things to me. I can talk about anything with my mom, and this was just another topic of conversation for us. She was glad that I had to do a project like this because she wished she would have known more about internet safety when all her kids were at home.

Things I learned from others

I watched Rochelle's presentation. She had some really interesting information. I liked the info about the laptops. They are probably cheaper than books, and will allow all children to use technology. Rochelle talked about a program called Starfall. During my practicum as one of the literacy centers, students could use Starfall. They all really seemed to enjoy it. Tuesdays were the day they used it, and they were so excited during center time to get to use the computer. This has helped me realize that technology really motivates kids to learn. They can accomplish so much more just by using a computer, camera or any other tool.

Internet Safety

1. What article did you choose to read for your fourth article?
The article that I chose to read is "Fighting Internet Filth" by Mario Hipol

2. What were the most important things you learned from the readings?
I learned how to protect my family from harmful things the internet has to offer. Also the article gives tips on what you can do. Brother Hipol suggests parents to keep their computer out in the open, so no one will be tempted to look at bad things. Another suggestion that was made is to have younger children, or anyone create bookmarks or favorites for their favorite websites that they like to visit. Often times predators will purchase a website name that is close to a popularchild friendly site. By having the site already bookmarked, children won't be deveated to a bad site.

3.How will what you have read influence your actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth?
Hopefully one day I will be a parent, and in the future there will be even more bad things available to view. As a parent I can create bookmarks for websites, limit time spent on the internet, help my kids if they need to do research for a school project, create filters, look at the history of websites that have been viewed, and talk to them about what is out there, and how to protect themselves.
4.How can you use what you have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends?
With my family and friends, I can help them simply by telling them what I have learned from these articles. I have known people who have pornography addictions and they happen so easily because it is so accesible. By letting them know, they can be aware and hopefully stop those who will have problems with internet and or technology.

Technology Project

Technology Integration Report

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Technology enhanced lesson

A few days ago, I did a lesson introducing number words as adjectives. I used the promethean board to do so. When I told the class we were going to use the board, they were so excited and it felt like they paid attention better because they know that if they don't behave, then they won't get to use the promethean board. For the lesson, I introduced the words and sentences were projected onto the board. The students got to come up and underline the number word. They got them all right, so I guess my lesson was a success!

Technology Lesson Idea

Technology is what we have been learning since day 1 in this class. There is a lot of technology in the school that I am in. For my lesson I will use the prometean board. This is a tool that teachers and students can use. The lesson will be a shared writing lesson. This week, we have been learning how to write a how to: make something. Next week will be how to build something. An example is how to build an ice cream sundae. As a class, we will discuss what steps should be included in our paper. By drawing sticks, students will come up and write one word per student. They will write on the promethean board. From my time in the classroom, students love the board, and to use it in any way.

technology inventory

Being in the schools has been a blast! I am at Sunset View Elementary in Provo. The school has a lot of technology in it and I have enjoyed seeing how teachers actually use it. In every classroom, there is a Promethean Board. They are interactive and the students really seem to like using it. They can read stories, play games, write, and many other things. The classroom has 6 mac computers for student use, and the teacher has her own macbook. That is a huge benefit, because during center time, on of the centers is to play "educational" games on the computer. Also the school has computer carts with macbooks in it for use in the classroom. Every friday, my class has them to take a test on it. They take literacy and math tests on the computers. Every class has a small tv and vcr/dvd player. My teacher never uses it because she would use the Promethean Board instead. Overall I am enjoying my time in the classroom. It is a great experience.

The Virtual Tour

For some reason my tour is not making a link, so here is hte address to where it is, and hopefully this works! http://sites.google.com/site/kristinsstuff/my-files

TPACK

What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson?
The content I will be using in my lesson is sixth grade, standard 1 students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and how they contributed to the current state of the world. They will explore places like the pyramids, and the Great Wall of China. By doing so, students will get to see how the ancient people build and created these beautiful structures.

What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?
The pedagogy that will be used is Google Earth. Students will be able to see what they are studying about. They will first learn about these structures in a lesson, then they will have the chance to visit them themselves.

What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
The technology that will be used is Google Earth. This is an extremely useful tool for students to use because it allows them to visualize what they are learning about. They can experience the hsitory and place, and create their own meaning out od it. It is a good fit because it allows the students to learn about a place or event in greater detail rather than reading about it.

Virtual Tour Plan

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1. Stonehenge	Students will write a journal entry to how they think the monument was made.	Using a link, a picture and a short article about Stonehenge, students will learn more about how the it was created.
2. The Grand Canyon	Students will draw a landscape with the Grand Canyon in it.	Using google terrain function, students will view and explore the canyon.
3. The Great Wall of China	Students will estimate how long the wall is.	Using a wiki link, the students will click on the link to find information about the wall. Also using Google earth students will get to visit the wall.
4. The Egyptian Pyramids	Students will draw pictures of the pyramids.	Using the 3d feature on google earth, students will visit the pyramids, and compare their drawings to the real ones.

There was an Old Lady...

TPACK/ Storyboard

Content: For this next assignment we are to create a storyboard for a video that we will be making. We have chosen to do one on "There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly". This is a circle story, and we will be teaching the elements of that by watching our video. This will expose students to a new way of seeing a story.

Pedagogy: The pedagogy we will be usuing will be the use of a storyboard in the classroom. This will allow children to see stories come to life. Hopefully by them seeing this, it will spark their creativity and hopefully they will want to create a storyboard of their own. Students can either make up their own stories, or use the words like we are doing. The students will be able to see how to the storyboard is made, and they will all make one themselves, in groups, or as a class depending on the level the students are at.

Technology: The technology that will be used will be iMovie, or photostory. These programs allow you to create movies or videos of the work you have done. Students will either draw their own images, take their own with a digital camera, or get pictures from the internet. These tools will allow students to create their movies with ease.

Science lesson TPACK

The lesson that my group created used the program Stellarium. This program helps you visualize constellations, the sky, and many other things. The content area of the activity used the sixth grade core standard 4 which states that students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects, movement, and apparent motion (due to Earth’s rotation) of objects in the universe and how cultures have understood, related to and used these objects in the night sky. Using objective 2, indicator a, locate and identify stars that are grouped in patterns in the night sky, the students performed an activity to identify constellations that are shapes of geometric figures. 

The pedagogy that I have demonstrated by using this program will help students understand space better. It can be a confusing thing, and by using a program like Stellarium you will help the students understand it better. Before the activity, it will be helpful to introduce the students to a number of different constellations. By doing so, the students will get a better understanding of what a constellation actually is.  

The technology we used helped enhance this activity by letting the students interact with a real sky. It is hard for students to visualize the stars, and constellations are often times hard to identify.By being aware of this program, I am able to help my students learn and understand the universe a little better. Using this program, you can see the constellations up close, and see how they created shapes. The technology influences how the students learn. I am a very visual learner, and seeing the constellations drawn out really helps me see what shape they actually are. This activity allows you to become a more effective teacher, and it shows that you know how to integrate other subjects into others. This lesson integrates geometry and science. These two subjects can be a little tough to understand, and by doing an activity like this, you are able to understand it a little better. 

The Tech Savvy Teacher

Students often find science and math a bit boring. Using a program like Stellarium, students will become engaged with the constellations, stars, and the night sky. The program is easy to use and students will have no problem accessing the information it holds. You can do neat things with this program. One example is you can look at the sky the night you were born. But, we are not going to learn how to do that now. This time we will learn about constellations and how they form geometric shapes and patterns. For this activity, the students will identify at least 5 constellations with a geometric shape or pattern. Then have them draw the constellations on a piece of paper.

Discuss with the students that constellations are made up of stars, and that they create different kinds of shapes. Explain to the students that you will be finding shapes in the sky. The first step is to open up Stellarium. Then the student will click on the drawing of the constellations and names of the constellations icons in the lower left hand corner of the screen in the tool bar. This will bring up a screen that looks like this:

Next,  the student will use the mouse to move the sky around until they find a constellation that has a geometric shape. Here are some examples:

This is an example of triangles.

In this picture you see a triangle and a parallelogram.

This is a picture of a constellation that is the shape of a kite. 

As shown in the above pictures, there are lots of geometric shapes made out of stars. Through this activity students are able to better understand math through a science activity. This activity expands the students' knowledge about star constellations. It helps them become more familiar with their names as well as what they look like. This activity is for sixth grade, but it could be used in lower grades as well.

Stellarium

In class today we were introduced to a number of math/science based programs. One that I enjoyed the most was Stellarium. This program allows you to see the sky from anywhere in the world, at a specific time and date. I got to see what the sky looked like the night I was born. It was fun to look at the sky from different perspectives. If you want to know what the sky would look like in Russia, or Brazil, this program allows you to do so.

TPACK

In class today we learned about TPACK, and what it means to be a teacher who teaches with TPACK. It is an acronym for Technology, Pedagogy, Content, and Knowledge. It is important for teachers to encorporate this into their lesson plans because it is a very effective way of teaching. In class we experimented with probes, and the temperatures were measured on the computer. It was fun seeing the chart/graph that was made. Also in class we used a microscope that was hooked up to a computer. Using this tool, a teacher can show the class how to use a microscope, and the class can see what microscopes do.
It is neccessary that teachers have TPACK knowledge because this is one of the most effective way of teaching. It allows the teacher knows how to teach a certain subject, knows a lot about that subject, and can encorporate technology all in one lesson. This is a thing that will take practice to learn, but it will be worth it to.

RSS Feed

This week in class we learned about RSS feeds, and how we can use them as a teacher. We created accounts for two sites, delicious and goodreads. Of the two I felt that goodreads was more user friendly, and I will use it a lot more in my classroom. It is a great tool to access books, and for others to reccommend books that may be helpful for students in your class. RSS feeds are a tool that sends you, or in this case updates your blog on the newest events that have happened. It alerts you if a friend has posted a new blog, or if a new article has been posted to a site.

Background and History in Technology

My background and history in technology is not that much. I have always had a computer, but have never done to much with them. I have some skills in power point, and excel. I can make powerpoints and spreadsheets, they just don't look to pretty. I passed my technology assessments so that is good. I have taken an information system class before, but sadly I have forgotten it. I can use word pretty good, and I also know how to use the program MiniTab, and the internet too.