Class blog 6

While the accessibility to information holds much promise in creating a global community and allow us to learn from each other, it also holds much danger. From on-line predators to cyberbullying, it has opened up a whole new landscape of digital peril.Just what do our young people know? What do they need to know? What types of risky behavior are you seeing with our youth?What roles do school administrations, teachers, parents and communities have to play in keeping our children and our communities safe??


This is a great question. We can only say so much on the matter. Most kids will take what is said about online chat groups ect in on ear and out the other. It’s risky because there are so many predators who now stalk online instead of stalking on the street. They don’t have to see a child in person no more to try in gain their trust and that’s scary. I think monitoring the computer and having it in a place where adults is a good way to start. I have heard there are now programs that will let you monitor what your child is doing on line and let you block certain sites so that you can breathe a little easier when they go online and you don’t have to worry about stuff poping up that should be there. What type of risky behavior im seeing with youth is cyberbulling and online dating. It’s a big thing among adults now to find people online to date and its going to start trickling more so. Kids are seeing that its okay to put all that personal information out there. I think we have to make sure our youth are aware of the dangers and that it just doesn’t happen to people in the states. I think that’s all we could do.

Class blog 5

The advent of the Internet has made the sharing of information so much easier. This includes digital information like music and movies. Many people have taken advantage of this to share music and video without paying for it.Is this appropriate, let alone legal? What should we be doing to educate our kids in this matter? Is it even possible to stop? Should we care?

I find this an interesting Question. I’m on both sides of this argument. I do think it’s alright to download music and movies but at the same time artist don’t put out quality work to make me want to go out and buy what they have put out there. I don’t want to incourage kids to steal at the same time. People who make movies and music have to make money also. They have to put food on the table. I think we should care because soon no one will be making movies and music because all their hard work will going down the drain. I don’t know if its even possible for the illegal downloading to stop. We are just looking at more and more lawsuits in the near future.

Class Blog 4

Technology has helped many people lead successful lives - people who might otherwise have been subjected to a lower quality of life. Newer technologies have even begun to assist people who do not have specific challenges. Some might argue that this is causing a tremendous dependency on the technology, to the point where people resist learning traditional skills - seeing them as unnecessary.How much technology is too much? At what poing does technology cease to be assistive and instead become enabling? How can we use technology for it's tremendous benefits, yet maintain traditional skills. Or should we be more prepared to move past traditional skills in reading and writing and look to technology to do more of the basic tasks for us?


I think we need to find a balance within our selves. We need to find the medium instead of arguing about it because this will be an argument that will never end. I think knowing traditional skills and technology skills will make not just me but everyone more well rounded employers. I can personally say that Im probably not the most technology savy person but I am well aware that im going to have to know these skills for the future because technology isn’t slowing down any. For instance, I have always said that im more of an English person when it came to subjects in school but I find my self now taking business administration. Which I’m going to be taking a variety of courses in things that I have long sense avoided because its nessesary for my future.

Gaming as a Teaching tool?

Gaming as a teaching tool made me think about the army. There are so many games out there now a days that are so violent. I don’t think they are a bad thing but I have heard that they have a game that helps men train for the army or at least tries to get them interested in signing up. I find that kind of disgusting because being out there shooting a gun isn’t anything like playing a game. When men shut of the game they know they have only killed imaginary people. I do like the fact that there are more games that help teach children anything that they want to learn. I guess it’s the best way to combat this new age where children want to stay at home and sit in front of a computer screen. I guess everything has a plus side and a down side

YouTube

I found the discussion about youtube interesting to say the least. I wasn’t very aware of it until perhaps last year. I didn’t really go on it until I got bored one day and just started typing in random things. It’s amazing at the amount of stuff you will find on youtube. If I want to watch my favorite television show I no longer have to wait a certain time to watch it or wait for reruns of the show. I can go on youtube and find the episode that I want and watch it comerical free. I do see a lot of copyright infringements and see music video that are constantly pulled off youtube. It’s amazing at how much it has grown and now most television hosts and music artist have their own channels now in order to combat their videos being put on youtube. I have spoken about my little brother and how he likes to make claymation movies. Well he found youtube and he has posted probably a lot of pointless things on there. He made a trailer for a movie that I don’t think he made yet but I thought I share with everyone if they want to check it out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_tIYy0Agdc
Anywho enjoy :)