With all technology come gliches. Schools, teachers, and students must be aware of the risks of technology. Computer viruses alter the way programs work and can be extremely detrimental to instruction in the classroom. A worm or Trojan horse for example can negatively affect programs and even shut down the network. School systems must be constantly aware of virus detection and antivirus programs along with the risks of hackers or theft. Security issues are only one of many different things a school system must worry about. Teachers, administration, and school districts deal with parents and ethics. Students and teachers are exposed to other’s published works and should understand the seriousness of privacy laws and copyright laws. The information is there for use, but there are guidelines as to what is fair. Most material can be copied and used for non-profit educational purposes, which is fair use. Web publishing provides people the opportunity to create web pages, but schools and teachers must also be aware of what exactly they are teaching to children and if it is appropriate or not. I know that I started first working on computers as an elementary student, but that was not the case for my parents. All the emerging technology is expanding information to a variety of different students at different levels and I’m sure will be much different when my children grow up. Assistive technologies alone have helped students with disabilities and help change the face of school.
Since my last posting, I’ve still been working with Excel and am trying to expand my knowledge of all the different online resources. It is crazy to me how much technology has changed just since I’ve been alive and I feel like I am constantly trying to keep up! I know all the new technology that will be coming out in the next decade will be extremely helpful in the classroom as a teacher…as long as I can understand how to use it.
Work, school, and little play. The summer has flown by too quick!! I feel like I already need another vacation, but I haven’t had much of one in the first place, so that might be why. I’m gonna try to enjoy the last few weeks and try to spend as much time relaxing and working on my tan!! Soon comes Tallahassee full time and the fall full of football! Go Noles!!!!
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I agree that teachers need to be aware of what they are teaching to their students and if the materials are age appropriate.
Summer has indeed flew by!
Ah, Excel, Excel, Excel. It's basically a virus in itself. Haha not really. It's not actually that difficult, but it only has uses to a certain point. I have come to like the program though, except for making charts and graphs, because I'm still a bit spotty on that. Including the right information and getting it to plot correctly is a tad ridiculous.
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