completed week 14

I completed the following:

• Complete the University Course Evaluation in RouteY
• Complete the Course Feedback Survey
• Check grades in Moodle and let the instructor know if there is anything that seems incorrect.

week 13 - Internet Safety

Relfection:

1. I read the article by Mario Hipol called, Fighting Internet Filth.

2. I watched the video series from PBS called, Growing Up Online. I watched the following segments: Living Their Lives Essentially Online, A Revolution in Classrooms and Social Life, The Childe Predator Fear, Private Worlds Outside Parents' Reach, Cyber Bullying, and Updates.

3. One of the most important 'take-aways' from the readings and the videos for me is that parents play a huge role in how their children react to things on the internet. I think that parenting makes a huge difference in children's lives. I think that there needs to be a balance of how much time the children are aloud on the internet, and how much time they spend doing things that teach them about the bigger things in life, and how to be responsible (like working during the summers.) If you have too much control over your kids in what they do, they will become more rebellious. If you have too little control, then they will do what they want to do, and may get into serious trouble that way. Finding a balance that works for you and your children is really the key.

4. My husband already knows about cyber bullying. He had watched a show about it. Also, he already knows about the potential predators online. He has seen shows and read the news about all of the problems that happen as a result of being online. We talked about the amounts of control that parents have with their children being a huge factor in the things that happen to kids regarding the internet. We talked about finding a balance in the amount of control you have over your kids, and what kinds of effects that has. We also discussed how we want to deal with things, involving our own children and what kinds of parents we want to be. I felt good and calm about the way that my husband responded. Nothing really surprised me about his reaction. I know what kind of person he is, and that he is really smart. We have a lot in common, especially regarding social things. We have talked about things like this before, so I knew that his reaction would be similar to mine. I know that my husband will communicate with me any concerns that he has with our children regarding their use of the internet. Also, I know that we will try to be the best parents for our children, being responsible for them in every way.

fixed TPAK report

week 12 - TPAK REPORT

week 10 and 11 posting

One major thing that I learned from watching the videos is about having the students use technology in the classroom is that it keeps students actively involved. For example, in the first video, the teacher had been teaching her class about spiders. She had the children go outside and use cameras to take pictures of spiders. I thought that this was a very appropriate piece of technology to use, because the students were able to get up and moving and see spiders in real life. This way, the students had the opportunity to stay excited and interested in learning about spiders. It also took the children into the real world, where spiders naturally live.

In the second video, the teacher read the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? to the children to demonstrate patterns. Then she had them all help make their own similar book, only the subject being travel, to demonstrate their understanding of patterns in books. I thought that this was also a great tool to help the children stay active and involved in the lesson.

Overall, I learned from these videos that technology can be used in a variety of age-appropriate ways to keep the students actively involved and excited to learn about the subject being taught. Technology can help the students learn more when it is used in an age-appropriate way, by getting the children up and moving, keeping their minds focused on the lesson and keeping them excited about what is being taught.

These are my three lesson plans:

Sarah Peterson - Language Arts Lesson Plan

Sarah Peterson - Science Lesson Plan

Sarah Peterson - Math Lesson Plan

Week 9

I noticed that each classroom has a projector, overhead, one computer and a tape/CD player with headphones. I think that that amount of technology is perfect for a first grade classroom. First grade is mostly filled with learning how to read, write and the beginnings of math. All of this needs a lot of teacher to student interaction. Any more technology could get in the way of the learning process.

I completed both the mid-course evaluation and the informed consent form.