Web 2.0 is a way of sharing information through social media. It allows for you to interact with others in a dialogue. This is a great way of getting people to come together and socialize. I also learned what "wiki" means. It is a great way for having people get involved through a web tool. I can see how it is somewhat different from blogging. I like how you can leave a comment or edit anyone's posting. On the other hand, its a collaboration of people's ideas and it can be erased by another person.
Social Bookmarking and Voicethreads are also both great web tools. Social bookmarking is a way of getting what you want by research through more direct search engines. You don't have as much trouble finding what it is that you are looking for when you research. Voicethreads are a great tool because it shows many ways of multimedias. It allows you to collaborate media with your voice. This could be a great tool for handicap students. This gives them an opportunity to voice themselves.
I really enjoyed learning these web tools. I feel that I can utilize this in my classroom. Instead of just using blogs the children can explore Web 2.0. I will have the children social bookmark and do some voicethreads.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Copyrights
I am writing today to explain how I feel on a view subjects, copyrights, cyberbullying, and netiquette.
First the US copyright defined copyrighting is a form of protection provided by law of someones original work or authorship. Copyright is usually done on music, videos, or movies. This is cheating the owner's of their work because they are not being paid what it is worth. Many people do this by downloading music for free or copying an illegal website. Also they dub movies or DVDs and people resale them to make money. All of these examples are not fair for the original producers. They are being cheated and it is illegal to do so. In order to not be copied illegally they should have permission of the rightful owner.
Cyberbulling is a very hateful thing to do to someone. It happens on the Internet and is targeted by bullies. Cyberbulling can happen through email or Facebook or other forms of public Internet websites. It can do damage to the person that is being targeted. I believe it is the worst thing that can happen to a person. The cyberbullies do this in a coward way against people. They don't need to answer to anyone and it can be done without ever facing the person. I believe that if we as teachers should educate our students on cyberbulling it can prevent many targeted children. We should explain how it can really hurt a person and make them feel worthless.
Netiquette is a program that can help correct your spelling. In most phones they have spellcheck (T9) or when you type in a word they assume the word and it spells it out for you. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. Many people relied on this special feature and then they get lazy about knowing how to spell certain words. On the other hand they can benefit from this because once they see the word spelled correctly a few times then they will learn it.
First the US copyright defined copyrighting is a form of protection provided by law of someones original work or authorship. Copyright is usually done on music, videos, or movies. This is cheating the owner's of their work because they are not being paid what it is worth. Many people do this by downloading music for free or copying an illegal website. Also they dub movies or DVDs and people resale them to make money. All of these examples are not fair for the original producers. They are being cheated and it is illegal to do so. In order to not be copied illegally they should have permission of the rightful owner.
Cyberbulling is a very hateful thing to do to someone. It happens on the Internet and is targeted by bullies. Cyberbulling can happen through email or Facebook or other forms of public Internet websites. It can do damage to the person that is being targeted. I believe it is the worst thing that can happen to a person. The cyberbullies do this in a coward way against people. They don't need to answer to anyone and it can be done without ever facing the person. I believe that if we as teachers should educate our students on cyberbulling it can prevent many targeted children. We should explain how it can really hurt a person and make them feel worthless.
Netiquette is a program that can help correct your spelling. In most phones they have spellcheck (T9) or when you type in a word they assume the word and it spells it out for you. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. Many people relied on this special feature and then they get lazy about knowing how to spell certain words. On the other hand they can benefit from this because once they see the word spelled correctly a few times then they will learn it.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Everyone Spread Your Wings
Hello, My name is Melissa Moreno. I am a single mother of two beautiful girls. I always believed that I could accomplish anything in life, but when I became a single mother it seemed to be clear that there where going to be obstacles in front of me. I had a different goal in mind and couldn't just think about what I wanted but what was best for my kids. I started with writing all my goals on a piece of paper and writing next to it what it would take to accomplish it. Slowly I checked off one by one, and now I have just to complete my degree. I am very determined to get what I want in life and the best for my children.
One of the things that I feel that is important is technology in the classroom. I believe teaching our children as much as possible is our job as teachers. The way that I would incorporate technology in the classroom is having the children work with the classroom computers. I would have them learn activities and games. I would also use the overhead projectors to teach my children. I believe getting them up to date with technology so they can use their knowledgement in their careers.
I have many goals in for this class just like I have for my life. I hope to expand my education in the technology world. I hope to become more aware of the software and data that technology has. I hope to be able to take away the knowledgement of technology to teach my students. As a educator and teacher I hope to be able to have resources in technology to teach my class successfully. Also I hope to receive a grade and complete all the assignments to the full potential.
One of the things that I feel that is important is technology in the classroom. I believe teaching our children as much as possible is our job as teachers. The way that I would incorporate technology in the classroom is having the children work with the classroom computers. I would have them learn activities and games. I would also use the overhead projectors to teach my children. I believe getting them up to date with technology so they can use their knowledgement in their careers.
I have many goals in for this class just like I have for my life. I hope to expand my education in the technology world. I hope to become more aware of the software and data that technology has. I hope to be able to take away the knowledgement of technology to teach my students. As a educator and teacher I hope to be able to have resources in technology to teach my class successfully. Also I hope to receive a grade and complete all the assignments to the full potential.
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