Chapter 5: Using Technology Together and Safely

 We should use our technology devices and networks safely. The rules that are setup for as students and individuals are important to us. Us as students we should know how to use our resources on the internet wisely. People all around post or blog resourceful information for us. No matter if its how to learn to divide, add , find x or even how to effectively write a paper. We use social networks to connect with others that we may not be able to see everyday. Just as we follow the laws in reality, we should do the same on the internet. Today we face a new way of bullying. Cyber bullying happens in the internet. People can most harmful things about others. We as a community of technology users can help prevent that. Working together on the internet can setup an example for our future users. We can cite, and follow all the guidelines for the internet. We should thank people for taking the time to post valuable information for everyone.  The rules that are posted are for copy right reasons. People should receive credit for the work that they've done.  By us using the internet by example others will follow us by doing the same.We can use rubrics to help us make sure the information we are using is accurate. People can put on the internet things that are not correct.  We all can post reviews to help one another avoid these kinds of websites. Following the rules can help keep spams and virus away. Reducing the number of spams and virus that we get can help make sure the computer is running the way it should. People can make a difference by using the internet safely and correctly. Its changed our lives for positive reasons, so why not keep it that way?




Resources:
 
Textbook - Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2011). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN:10 0-13-159611-X, ISBN:13 978-0-13-159611-5

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Common Core Standards

What is the Common Core Standards? Its "clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them." Parents, students, teachers are encouraged to know the standards that their child should meet in order to continue with their education.
 "The standards are internationally benchmarked and provide our students with an edge in the global jobs market by ensuring mastery of knowledge and skills needed to perform today's high-skill, high-wage occupations." We should help our students to succeed in college and participate in their education so they can continue with their career. The more involved we are as parents, and a community we can help make a difference in every child's education.
 Why is the common core significant? It helps us make sure that every student is learning the material and we can make sure they have all the requirements to continue with there lives and education successfully. If we didn't, many people wouldn't have the education that they have today. Our education gives us knowledge and life. We can make a difference, help make our world better and continue to learn about the universe that we live in. They are effective in every way so that we can help the other students who need help and get them the help they need. Everyone deserves to have there education, but an excellent on that can lead them to a better future.  They only cons that this may have is on the students with disabilities. But with the resources that we have today we can help them reach the standards and make sure they receive the same education as everyone else.
In my opinion I believe that all these standards we have are effective. With them we are able to see the strengths and weakness's of the students. It just helps make sure that everyone is learning the material that they need.





Resources:

http://www.fldoe.org/schools/ccc.asp
http://www.corestandards.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions
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Technology in School

Technology has changed our lives in so many ways. It has brought us many positive, as well as negative feedback. Technology in school can help us. If we learn how to use our resources it can help us reach out to all of our students and help them learn. Believe it or not we use it everyday in school and we are surrounded of technology. The positives of technology is much more than just using it to entertain our hobbies. Without it we would have much of the things that we have today. We use smart boards, computers, internet and projectors everyday for our learning purposes.  We don't want to eliminate our teachers, we want to help our students learn and retain our material we teach them.  We gather new information every year.
 In the Article, "K-12 Technology Benefits and Drawbacks" It stated that "The truth is that the face of K-12 education is in a constant state of change. Educators that have been in the field for several decades may notice that the speed at which changes in methodology and student population are taking place is on a high-speed course compared to the past. Many factors play into this but none as strongly as technological advancements. The Internet, wireless devices and improvements in communication all heighten the immediacy for information both within and without the classroom." Students today are lucky to have all the new resources that they have. Back then everything was all limited to information that is located in the book. Students who have phone have easy access to new resources right in their pockets. Our phone can do almost the same things that our computer can do, We can be at work, the park, a concert and have a app or internet access to get the information that we may need. There us basically an app for everything that you could think of.  If we use our resources to our advantages we can encourage our students to be more involved with school.


Resources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-lynch-edd/k-12-technology-benefits_b_3820538.html

Chapter 1 blog: Learning Everyday

In the article " Schools that practice Learning-Literacy", David Warlick has pointed out many things that get may get your attention. We learn new things everyday. It could be the simplest thing, but we have learned something new that we can use later on in the same situation.
 "Literacy makes people master learners, people who can successfully learn, unlearn and relearn."
David makes a good point in his statement. We do something a the long way until someone or something shows us the short way to do it. Our brain is capable of letting us learn everyday and lets the information stick to us. We are master learners since the day we were born, from the moment we were born we learned how to eat. Us as future teachers we want to be able to produce everyday learners. They learn from us as well we learn from them. Another statement that David mentioned was "We must walk into our classrooms out of today, not from the day that they graduated." This statement is true cause many there is teachers who teach the same thing every year. Our resources, such as our books change every year. We gather new information each year so we have to update our information that we have in our books each year. As mentioned earlier we learn everyday. Learning is among us and is contagious!! So don't be scared to learn something new. Learn from it and teach others around you.

Resources:
Bowker LLC, (2010). Bowker reports traditional u.s. book production flat in 2009. Retrieved from website: http://www.bowker.com/en-US/aboutus/press_room/2010/pr_04142010.shtml

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