Two Best Ideas

One of my favorite ideas was from someone in my group who had her class narrate a story and then recorded it. She made the story in PhotoStory and then her students narrated it. The other best idea was to read a book and use MacNotebook. She first used different letters and then shapes. To use it for older grades, the MacNotebook can be used in other ways. Another idea that I liked was to have students go around the school and take pictures of different shapes and then upload them onto iClicker and then determine if the students understand different polygons. Technology may not always be necessary in every lesson, but I think it can enhance every lesson.

Internet Safety: Doing

I talked to my 14 year old sister about internet safety. She seems to be well-informed of the dangers of cyberspace. She told me that she gets online about 30 minutes every day and that most of her friends are online at least an hour every day. When she's online, she checks her Facebook account where she has about 40 friends in her network, who she is friends with at school. She doesn't have any friends that she doesn't know in real life. I also asked her about cyber bullying and she said that is when someone is mean to another person over the internet. She said that she thinks that people are meaner on the internet because they don't have to face the person. She said that she knows someone who is cyber bullied 1-2 times a week. I was surprised by that, I don't think I've known anyone my whole life who has been cyber bullied. She said the most important thing about internet safety is to not give out any information to people you don't know and just not even to talk to them. I then told my sister about some of the things I learned from the articles that I read and watched. When I told her about the girl who met up with a guy she had met over the internet and then was murdered, along with many other girls, she wasn't surprised. She has heard about things like that happening. I am glad that my sister is well-informed because there are so many children who aren't and they can end up getting themselves into a lot of trouble.

Internet Safety Assignment

Families should place computers in high-traffic areas of the home. Kitchens, family rooms, and studies usually have the most traffic. Because these rooms usually don’t have doors, they are typically less secluded than bedrooms. Position computer monitors so the screen faces out for public view. Also, instant messaging is a cost-effective, easy way to communicate with family and close friends. However, teach family members to avoid public chat rooms, bulletin boards, or unfamiliar areas on the Internet. Such places present an unnecessary risk for children and adults.

I think the most important way that families can provide and protect their families is by simply being aware. Parents shouldn't avoid technology but they should learn all they can about it and then be open with their children and set standards and expectations for their children. They should always be open with their children so that if they have a question or concern, they will feel comfortable turning to a parent.

Elder Ballard says that our "biggest challenge is to choose wisely what we listen to and what we watch." There are many wonderful programs in the media but unfortunately there are many which have the potential to harm families. We have been given the light of Christ and the Holy Ghost that will help us know what is right from wrong, but we must use our agency and choose that which is for our benefit.

What I Learned From Others

I was very impressed with what other students did for their technology assignments in the practicum. One person added a lot of detail, color, and used a video from YouTube that dealt with the subject she was teaching. There are so many resources that can be used--YouTube, music, games, interviews, etc.!

3rd Grade Practicum

Technology In 3rd Grade

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My Technology Lesson

My plan to encorporate technology into my 3rd grade classroom is to first use the promethean board for my math lesson and then the students will go to a website approved by the school district to practice their skills of what is fair and unfair.

Technology-Enhanced Lesson

An idea for a technology-enhanced lesson is to teach math and then have the students play a game on the internet that integrates the lesson into real-life. For example, if I am teaching 3rd grade fair, unfair, and probability, I could teach them the lesson at the carpet and give them examples of how I know what the chances (probability) are. I could also use a spinner and the sudents could determine if the spinner was fair or unfair. There are lots of games on the school's website that the students could play that deal with probability such as dice, spinners, or flipping coins. The students could use these and determine their own probability.