Chapter 9-Q-2
The Internet is a public communication area that many believe is protected by the First Amendment. Others believe that its contents should be moderated, and the public protected from inappropriate content. What is your view on this controversial issue, particularly in light of the extensive use of the Internet in schools? As with everyday life, people must take responsibility for their actions. So much information is available on the internet, so that is where we go to look for the information. Websites contain information from crafts, hobbies, medical, history, maps and education. Students no longer sit in the library going through encyclopedias to find the information for school projects or papers, but they must be aware that not all the websites have the correct information, such as wiki’s, where anyone can add content, whether it is verified or not. Having to use the internet myself for work and school purposes, I try to make sure I work in trusted websites. Having websites that are used on a daily basis through the school’s server, I feel a bit more trusting of the content, and using Firefox as my browser also adds another layer of protection to my surfing. To date, I have never come across inappropriate content while at work or working on my school work. People believe they have the right to say whatever they want to say on the internet in forums such as Facebook, Snapchat or Twitter. I have friends who do use inappropriate language and images, and I tend to block or unfriend them after a couple warning. I do believe in the First Amendment, but I also believe in self-control, and there is a time and place for such behavior, but the internet is not the place to air dirty laundry or inappropriate content. Having the internet in schools allows teachers and students to learn. Teaching web ethics and digital citizenship should start as soon as children begin to use or play on the internet, and should always be reinforced through school or anyplace the internet is used. From what I have learned so far from my classes, teachers visit and research websites before presenting them in the classroom, not to say it does not happen, but I think it is a rare occasion when something goes wrong, other than the equipment failure or the website is offline. Chapter 10-Q-1 There has been much discussion about whether distance education can provide students instruction that is equal in quality to traditional education. Do you think an equivalent experience is possible via distance delivery? Why or why not? My opinion on distance education or distance learning is very bias. I fully trust that I am getting a good education online. Anytime I have a question about course content or understanding what is required, I simply email my instructor or reach out to my classmates for guidance anytime day or night. I have to say I was skeptical about learning instructional technology online, but I have learned so much. Working through group projects with classmates, receiving feedback, and positive reinforcement has allowed me to learn so much more than I ever imaged possible through distance education. And without distance education, I would not be able to take classes, as I work full time. I do believe younger students need more guidance in their earlier years than older students. But having access to real time teachers in a classroom setting through distance education is better than not having any option for an education. Parents around me are turning more to home schooling because of the many issues in their local classrooms and the content being delivered to their children. I am not sold on elementary students learning online, but I am keeping an open mind for the future. Reflection on working on my Website Creating the website in Weebly has been a bit of a challenge for me this time. Although I like using Weebly, I came across a couple issues that prevented me from uploading document into Scribd. I got an error message about Fire Fox preventing the materials from being uploaded because of content security policies. But working around this issue, I found other ways to upload and use my content for the website. Creating this website will help me in the future, because it has taught me to take information for my classes and put it together in a format that students and parents can use, if needed. Having all the requirements, as well as resources, will allow students to work more freely at their own pace. It took a lot of time to build, but it will save time in the classroom when used. Weebly will be my website builder for all my future needs in the classroom. Weebly course site
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Shane Seal
7/14/2019 12:42:50 pm
Merita,
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Gina Pepperman
7/14/2019 01:59:41 pm
Merita, I have a social science background and completely believe that our constitutional rights are important. But with those rights there are consequences when people abuse them, Unfortunately the internet has given people a platform to reach more people than ever before and with this new platform people can now hide behind keyboards. People tend to take things to the extreme and do push issues that would have never been pushed before. I do not think that our founding fathers ever imagined that human beings could communicate in this manner and if they had I wish they could have given us more guidance on how to deal with it. But for now the only thing we can do is block them and not share their messages,
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Brandon Warden
7/14/2019 04:03:43 pm
I think that the internet is sometimes over protected in a public school setting. There are always going to be students who figure out how to get around the filters but then they only do that to find inappropriate content. For example, my school doesn’t allow youtube videos to play. However, students will go home and load inappropriate videos to their google drive and then be able to access them at school. We’ve got to get better at filling in the gaps that matter rather than trying to put a sheet over it and blocking instructional material.
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