Chapter 11-Q-2
Privacy is a controversial issue in the Digital Age. Schools have an obligation to ensure student safety, both physical and virtual. When using the Internet or the network, this requires keeping close tabs on student’ activity when they are using computers. Do you think this violates students’ privacy? Justify your opinion and consider both points of view. Schools must do everything possible to maintain the safety of students, both physical and virtual. Young students do not always understand the consequences of what can happen to them or their personal information on the internet. They see fun games or someone who is not harping on them about issues like homework or cleaning their room. Someone who wants to be their friend and play games, which seem harmless to them, but very dangerous to their private information and personal security. Being in a position at the university who has access to adult students’ personal information, I work very hard to make sure their information is kept safe and private while in my hands. As a university employee, we are required to take and maintain up to date training on the subject. Personally, I believe schools should be able to access or see what students are doing on the computers, if they are using school’s equipment or internet server. At USM, I have never known if they are monitoring my computer usage as an employee or student on their equipment or internet server. I do not think it is a violation of students’ privacy if they are monitored closely while at school. Legislation such as the Children’s Internet Protection Act mandates what schools must implement to protect children while on the internet. Teachers should make every effort to maintain what their students are doing while in class. Digital Citizenship should be integrated into school’s curriculum for students before they integrate computers into their coursework. Computers are a valuable asset to classrooms and teachers, but privacy must be a priority for teachers and students of all ages. Chapter 12-Q-3 Of the emerging technology trends presented in the chapter or those you discovered through your research on the Web, which emerging technology or trend do you think will have the most significant impact on education? Online learning, cloud computing or cloud storage, and Hour of Code are my three top emerging technology trends that is going to continue to evolve and have a significate impact on education. Technology changes so fast in today’s world as we learn how to use one version, updates are being made, and then we either must update or fall behind. Teachers and students are looking for ways to make school work less stressful and time consuming. Have courses or coursework online and the availability to complete school work using applications like Microsoft, having cloud storage, and the ability to post your papers or projects online from anywhere at any time will continue to make online learning or distance education popular with students. I would also think that teachers would take advantage of the same processes for receiving and grading assignments. Working on this week’s projects, Padlet, Rubric, Quizzizz, Thinglink, and Scoop.it was a little intimidating at first, but I very much enjoyed working on the Padlet, Thinglink and Scoop.it. Scoop.it and Padlet was very easy to create and I will create a personal sites for crafting articles and patterns on both sites. Especially since they can be shared with others. Quizzizz and Rubric were a little confusing at first, but once I got figured out all the detailed steps, they were not as complicated as I first thought. Having this wide variety of options for class materials is going to be very beneficial to me when I start working on class lessons in the future. There will be a way to incorporate all the sites into my coursework or classroom. Padlet Rubric Quizzizz Thinglink Scoop.it
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Gina Pepperman
7/23/2019 06:51:32 am
Students safety on and off line is a area that needs to be looked at carefully, Digital Citizenship skills must be taught to students at all levels. I feel that it is acceptable for students and teachers to be monitored in a school setting. My monitoring students and the teachers the educational institution is providing a safety net to all involved.
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Brandon Warden
7/23/2019 08:03:28 pm
I think we have a similar view to this concern. I am a huge advocate for Google Suite products but I think we rely on them too often and instead of teaching the students to figure out new programs we teach them the program. Honestly the students need to have skills of figuring out the program more than knowing how to use a popular one.
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