Friday, October 14, 2011

Journal #3- NETS-T 4c.

"Students dig up dirt to learn about Internet safety"

Morehouse, J. (2011). Students dig up dirt to learn about internet safety. Learning and Leading with Technology, 39(2), 34-35. Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/20110910?pg=36

The article, “Students dig up dirt, to learn about Internet safety” by author Jesse Morehouse talks about the danger of what it means to have our personal information be around the Internet and how that can be positive or negative. In this case, the professor was able to teach his kids how cautious we all have to be now a days while posting our personal information on the various social networks that exist today. He was able to use technology as his tool and demonstrate in a way that all his students were able to connect and familiarized their selves with.  With the way technology is growing we have to inform each other of the possible danger than can come, because just as some people use technology to their advantage to do good, others use technology to their advantage to cause harm on other people and putting your information on the web for anyone to see is a real risk. I didn’t even know how easy it is to find information about people prior to reading this article. I liked how he also mentioned the fact that even parents were asking a copy of those safe guidelines. This was definitely lesson for everyone to get something out of.


Question 1
What age do you think is appropriate for students/kids to start having their very own personal social network account and why?
I believe that a student not a kid should have his very own personal account when he or she is able to comprehend the implications that come with creating his account. He or she should understand the safety guidelines mentioned in Morehouse’s journal  and know the various ways that he or she can protect itself from possible harm. They should also know that whatever gets posted on the Internet is an open window for other people to find that and that will give them a sense of responsibility as they become of age and start making choices, and good or bad those choices will have a consequence.

Question 2
What can a teacher candidate learn about Mr. Morehouse’s safety lesson?
I think the most important thing a teacher candidate can obtain from the journal is the idea that we have to measure the actions and choices we make, since it can all be found via Internet one way or another. A teacher is a role model, ones’ actions have a great impact on a students life and poor choices can come in conflict with this idea. Not only students but also as he mentions in his article it can limit job opportunity if there is negative information about a teacher circulating on the Internet.

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