Hello, Steve. My blog is up and running the way I want it to look, and I think it's way cool. I even have a student response on it as of today. Hurrah! it works! We did discuss "internet safety" as a couple of posts indicate. Check it all out: http://sandyshifts.blogspot.com/2007/03/more-about-blogs.html
Sandy, I am so impressed that you have started your own blog! Your blog looks great. Wait until we show you wikis next week!! Thanks for being a risk-taker. Connie
I'm not sure that it is a "danger." However, I have a difficult time when showing content on the overhead screen and ads either pop up or are in the margins that include half naked people (usually women.) It not only embarrassed me, but could get me in trouble!
The biggest dangers of the internet...well, I suppose there are differet types of dangers. There are the physical and emotional dangers of internet predators, etc, and then there are the academic "dangers" of finding and using incorrect information when doing research. I think it would be nice if every student in school could attend a mandatory seminar on how to use the internet both safely and effectively. If done correctly, such a seminar could be quite fun and informative. A related idea would be to have teachers attend these seminars and relay the information to their classes.
Here are what I believe to be 2 internet dangers. One, students need to know where to find information and determine if the information is accurate. There is much information on the information highway and some of it is simply erroneous. Two, too many people may be giving away too much personal information when they travel on the information highway. the end, end of story
Dangers or an opportunity to teach social/world skills? Now that we can be out there on the internet with our thoughts and words, we need to teach again our students how to communicate in an effective way. I guess i am an optimist and each "danger" is for me the opportunity to learn more about myself and the world around me! The good the bad and the ugly.
Unsupervised use of IM and places like My Space. I guess the biggest thing is supervision but kids are curious and will go places they shouldn't. Also they are notaware of how easily predators can get a hold of theit personal information. I am in favor of filtering especially in school situations.
Internet dangers... I know there are many Internet dangers but I have not personally encountered them in my classroom. I am aware as a parent of the dangers that our children face when they innocently get on and go where they shouldn't. In the classroom, I think we can guide them to sites that are safe and knowledgeable. There is so much out there-many times our students do not know how to decipher what is a good site and what is a site created by a person who is giving his/her own opinion.
The danger that I worry about the most is bullying. So many students spend a vast majority of their time online, and that community is, indeed, a real community. What people post can be cruel, intentional and meant to hurt. This hate language is also dealt with and felt differently because it is print and is, essentially, permanent and public. I’m not sure what regulations are in place for dealing with this, but it certainly is a problem that leads to real life safety issues… especially in a school community.
Second issue? The exposure to subjects, ideas, pictures, and thoughts that are inappropriate for any their age group is a growing problem. Drugs and playboy bunnies litter myspace pages. Seeing nudity and sexuality is often unavoidable with pop-ups and certainly easy to find intentionally. Internet pedophiles and sexual predators are commonplace in chat rooms that are available to any student (even those with parental controls in place). Instructions on bomb building can be found easily and hate crimes fueled by angry blogs and violent chat rooms. How can we regulate these things for the youth? Do these themes and ideas really parallel Elvis’ pelvic dances or Vanilla Ice lyrics? Nothing is really shocking anymore, and people can see and talk to anyone with any thoughts on any thing. How can we keep people safe? *Eva
Follow up to Eva - The problems of the content of the Internet are simply a part of the culture in our time. "Sex is currency; she sells cars, she sells magazines" (Jon Foreman, Switchfoot,"Easier Than Love")Television, movies, magazines, fashion, all reflect our permissive society. We need to abandon relativism and return to an ethical way of life that recognizes that some things are simply wrong and need to be controlled by law. Allowing the hard and softcore porn industries to co-opt entertainment is beyond troublesome; it portends a cultural disaster. Do we have the collective courage to change?
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Hello, Steve. My blog is up and running the way I want it to look, and I think it's way cool. I even have a student response on it as of today. Hurrah! it works! We did discuss "internet safety" as a couple of posts indicate. Check it all out: http://sandyshifts.blogspot.com/2007/03/more-about-blogs.html
Sandy, I am so impressed that you have started your own blog! Your blog looks great. Wait until we show you wikis next week!!
Thanks for being a risk-taker.
Connie
I'm not sure that it is a "danger." However, I have a difficult time when showing content on the overhead screen and ads either pop up or are in the margins that include half naked people (usually women.) It not only embarrassed me, but could get me in trouble!
The biggest dangers of the internet...well, I suppose there are differet types of dangers. There are the physical and emotional dangers of internet predators, etc, and then there are the academic "dangers" of finding and using incorrect information when doing research. I think it would be nice if every student in school could attend a mandatory seminar on how to use the internet both safely and effectively. If done correctly, such a seminar could be quite fun and informative. A related idea would be to have teachers attend these seminars and relay the information to their classes.
Here are what I believe to be 2 internet dangers. One, students need to know where to find information and determine if the information is accurate. There is much information on the information highway and some of it is simply erroneous. Two, too many people may be giving away too much personal information when they travel on the information highway. the end, end of story
Dangers or an opportunity to teach social/world skills? Now that we can be out there on the internet with our thoughts and words, we need to teach again our students how to communicate in an effective way. I guess i am an optimist and each "danger" is for me the opportunity to learn more about myself and the world around me! The good the bad and the ugly.
Unsupervised use of IM and places like My Space. I guess the biggest thing is supervision but kids are curious and will go places they shouldn't. Also they are notaware of how easily predators can get a hold of theit personal information. I am in favor of filtering especially in school situations.
Internet dangers...
I know there are many Internet dangers but I have not personally encountered them in my classroom. I am aware as a parent of the dangers that our children face when they innocently get on and go where they shouldn't. In the classroom, I think we can guide them to sites that are safe and knowledgeable. There is so much out there-many times our students do not know how to decipher what is a good site and what is a site created by a person who is giving his/her own opinion.
The danger that I worry about the most is bullying. So many students spend a vast majority of their time online, and that community is, indeed, a real community. What people post can be cruel, intentional and meant to hurt. This hate language is also dealt with and felt differently because it is print and is, essentially, permanent and public. I’m not sure what regulations are in place for dealing with this, but it certainly is a problem that leads to real life safety issues… especially in a school community.
Second issue? The exposure to subjects, ideas, pictures, and thoughts that are inappropriate for any their age group is a growing problem. Drugs and playboy bunnies litter myspace pages. Seeing nudity and sexuality is often unavoidable with pop-ups and certainly easy to find intentionally. Internet pedophiles and sexual predators are commonplace in chat rooms that are available to any student (even those with parental controls in place). Instructions on bomb building can be found easily and hate crimes fueled by angry blogs and violent chat rooms. How can we regulate these things for the youth? Do these themes and ideas really parallel Elvis’ pelvic dances or Vanilla Ice lyrics? Nothing is really shocking anymore, and people can see and talk to anyone with any thoughts on any thing. How can we keep people safe?
*Eva
Follow up to Eva -
The problems of the content of the Internet are simply a part of the culture in our time. "Sex is currency; she sells cars, she sells magazines" (Jon Foreman, Switchfoot,"Easier Than Love")Television, movies, magazines, fashion, all reflect our permissive society. We need to abandon relativism and return to an ethical way of life that recognizes that some things are simply wrong and need to be controlled by law. Allowing the hard and softcore porn industries to co-opt entertainment is beyond troublesome; it portends a cultural disaster. Do we have the collective courage to change?
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