Chapter 5 is full of
useful and interesting information.
The first
topic I would like to talk about is e-books and e-readers. E-books or
electronic books are books that can be read digitally or on a computer or
device known as an e-reader. Some popular e-readers used today are I-pads, the
Kindle, the Sony Reader, and the Nook. The books says that the use of e-readers
is rapidly moving from homes to schools. I find that to be really cool. I feel as though e-readers should replace all
text books. Text books are so big and heavy and many classes require you to
carry them back and forth. If text books were replaced by e-readers it would
make so much sense. It would be easier for students and would save trees.
The second
thing I would like to touch on is ensuring a safe online experience for
students. The book talks about ways you can make sure students don’t wander
onto bad sites. Teachers can use a
bookmark thing that only allows students to view certain sites or teachers can
download software that allows students to go on pre-approved sites. I think
this is something that is very important. The internet has so many sites that
students should not have access to so it is good that there are ways to prevent
students from going on to them.
The third
thing I want to talk about is cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is willful and
repeated harm through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic
equipment. Cyber bulling has become a very large issue in recent years in both
society and school. Bullying has always been around, but now with technology
people can do it anonymously and say extremely hurtful things and a lot of the
time not be held accountable. I feel that students all need to know the
negative consequences of cyberbullying and it should be taught to never do it. I
know most schools have zero tolerance for it which is good, students should
know that cyberbullying is a nasty thing that lead to bad things.
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Work cited
Maloy,
Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly
Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston,
MA: Pearson Education, Inc. lead to bad things.
You'll have the opportunity to explore cyberbullying a bit more in an upcoming discussion - it is definitely a topic to continue monitoring from a variety of perspectives. As teachers, we need to be vigilant about protecting our students, but more importantly, about teaching our students the 'right' thing to do and how to cope when others don't do the 'right' thing.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you explore Canva - it is a nice platform to create your own images but I also like many of their templates to help springboard some creative ideas!