Internet Safety

1. What article did you choose to read for your fourth article?
“Let Our Voices Be Heard” Elder M. Russell Ballard
2. What were the most important things you learned from the readings?
I found it so true when he stated "The choices we make in media can be symbolic of the choices we make in life. Choosing the trendy, the titillating, the tawdry in the TV programs or movies we watch can cause us to end up, if we’re not careful, choosing the same things in the lives we live." We must be careful in what we see. We must remember that we are accountable for our stewardships and that this evil is not on the streets, its coming into our homes. The media can devastate our families.
3. How will what you have read influence your actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth? Elder Ballard stated, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I plan to teach my children and students about safety in the media. I will not tolerate evil. My family will be very careful about what we view. He also stated, "We need to raise our voices with other concerned citizens throughout the world in opposition to current trends." This can be done through talking to people, blog posts, emails, etc.
4. How can you use what you have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends?
I will not allow the media to corrupt my family and friends. I will tell them what I have learned and we will be careful about what we allow into our lives so that we will not be hurt down the road.

Internet Safety

For this assignment I chose to discuss Cyber Bullying with my 15 year old cousin. At first she has no idea what it was. I talked to her about how it applies to her. She has a facebook and so we talked about what it might look like there. We discussed that this bullying could be to do anything to make someone look/feel bad. This can mean posting mean pictures or them or writing something rude or inappropriate on someone's wall. Our conversation was very positive. I just wanted to inform her about it and she learned about how to avoid this problem.

Practicum Assignment

7 Natural Wonders Virtual Tour

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Week 11

I will be doing a virtual tour. In this tour we are going to visit the different continents. Each continent will show pictures of endangered animals. I will show this on Friday in the Kiva area of the school.

Technology Enhanced Lesson

In my 2nd grade class we have been learning a lot about endangered species. We talk about where the animals once lived and where they live now. The students have a hard time comprehending what the different places are. I think that it would be cool to make a virtual tour of where they have lived and now live. This will help students gain a better grasp of what we are talking about.

Inventory

I was a little surprised about how little technology there is in in my classroom. The teacher has one desktop computer in our classroom. Although there is only one computer in the classroom, there are two computer labs in the school. You can schedule a time to use these labs.

In my classroom we also have a Smart Board. Even though we have this, it is rarely used. I don't know how beneficial it is in a second grade classroom. Technology is not used very much in my classroom.

Virtual Tour

I finished my virtual tour! Have fun with it!