Final Blog

So this is my final blog for the year. I don't think that it's a tool that I will use in the future for anything other than personal use. I think that it does have its benefits, and could be helpful for teachers to keep in touch and share different teaching techniques, however, I don't believe that I will use it for when I become a teacher. My advice to any future bloggers is to blog about what you are interested in, never share personal information (unless your blog is private) and just have fun with it! I think that the blog added to our class in the way that it taught us more about the different options available online, which was nice, but I don't think that this is something I will continue to keep. Happy Holidays!

Gotta love technology. I've been trying to get onto moodle to figure out what I'm supposed to do for class and the website isn't working. This is the problem with depending on technology, because it isn't always reliable!! I think that there needs to be a good balance in classrooms, and that if the technology that they want to use isn't working, there needs to be a good backup plan.

So I was playing around with my computer and trying to figure out new things on it for the students as expert piece, and I found the program IMovie which is where you can make your own movies or slideshows. It's a really neat program that I never even realized I had, and I've had this computer for 2 years now. I made a slideshow, and was able to put music to the background of it. It's a program that could be used to make a present for someone, which is kind of neat, and a different way to keep a hold of memories.

technology

The technology that I use most in my everyday life are my cellphone, laptop, ipod, and camera. These four things make my life so much easier and help me keep in touch or capture memories. However, the biggest technology penalty is not bringing my laptop everywhere and being able to get on the internet whenever I want to. I'm actually going to be getting a ipod touch for christmas, so this will be very beneficial for me to be able to go online, check email, etc. when I don't have my computer with me.

Sexting

 A few weeks ago, people were talking about sexting and how it's an actual crime now to do it. I was so surprised by this, and I think it needs to be talked about more, in the news and even in schools. I don't think children realize the dangers of having camera phones because they don't know exactly what they can and can not send with them. I think that before children and teenagers get into any trouble, they need to know the consequences clearly. People are becoming sexually active and sexually curious more and more younger and if they don't know the troubles that can come with that, then a lot of people will be getting into hot water.

computers run our life

So I'm pretty disappointed in our dependency on technology. An example? I'm trying to write the paper for class that is due tomorrow, and the rubric for it will now download to my computer. I'm fairly good with computers, and have searched throughout it for the rubric and it just isn't saving to my computer, and I'm not sure why. So where does this leave me? Writing a paper without knowing what it's supposed to be like, and it's rather annoying. I'm not sure where we will be technology-wise ten years from now, but hopefully if the world turns to computers to basically live, situations like this won't arise, because everyone will be in trouble.

Class

Okay, so I don't have a problem with our class, but I do find it a little ironic. A lot of us have talked about how technology is taking over and we can't really function without it etc. etc. However, we have a 3 hour class that involves using our computer the entire time? I know that personally, I feel like I'm getting lazier and lazier, and sitting for 3 hours feels like such a waste sometimes. I wish that we could be more interactive sometimes, getting up and doing something because I just feel lazy. I enjoy the class, and I think there is a great dynamic, but I would like to get up more often.