Hey Teachers! Safety First!
Learn more about safety on the internet here...
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http://www.safekids.com/kids-rules-for-online-safety/
https://kids.usa.gov/online-safety/index.shtml
http://www.parenting.com/article/keeping-your-child-safe-on-the-internet
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/internetsafetyforkids/staying-safe-from-online-predators/2/
Strategies to keep kids safe...
2. Don't give TMI- explain how much information is too much information
3. limit and monitor student access- have control over your student(s) activity
4. Never give your full name and personal information like your address
Youtube & The Future of Web 2.0
Students can use YouTube to learn from others. Some students who are more tech savvy and comfortable with technology may feel comfortable with creating and sharing videos of their own. Some students may be confident enough to create videos and share them with a select group of people. Students can create videos so that they can receive feedback or they can opt out of receiving feedback. YouTube provides educators and students with more resources and advice than they can imagine. YouTube can offer things to students that I have not yet touched on or learned myself. We all must remember that YouTube is only one source and that there are many more out there.
I will be using YouTube to show my students unpack and solve word problems.
Web 2.0 will continue to evolve and get better as time goes on. Web 2.0 allows us to take ideas from others and avoid reinventing the wheel. Communicating and assisting others through Web 2.0 tools allows the users to feel like they really know each other. They become we friends, that just like your real friends assist and support your needs.
Although Web tools are getting better and evolving to meet the needs of teachers and students, there is a major challenge. The challenge is the accessibility to the web. Many schools can not afford to give teachers a class set of computers and iPads. Not all schools have computer labs and carts of laptops or iPads to check out to classrooms. This means the use of technology is limited in the classroom and in some classrooms it is just non existent.
On the flip side, there are many advantages to Web 2.0 tools. They provide differentiation in the classroom. They are a sources of entertainment and they provide student engagement. Some tools help teachers collect data and create classroom groups. Teachers can also allow student to work independently on Web 2.0 tools so they are great for center time. Students in todays society are tech savvy. They stay up to date with technology so as technology changes they change with it.