Journal #3

Greenhow, C (2008). Who are today's learners?. Learning & Leading with Technology, Retrieved October 8, 2008, from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=September_October_No_2_1&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4107&ContentID=21638&DirectListComboInd=D

This article states the importance of knowing your students within the classroom. Knowing how often students use a computer and their knowledge of the different programs that they do use. Also stated is the want, by students, to be engaged in school with the use of technology. Students also want to be taught new technologies in their classrooms as well as having access to different technologies within the classroom.

Question1: If teachers bring social networking cites into the classroom how do teachers prevent interruption to the lesson plans?
The more use of technology in the classroom gives the students more opportunity to go to other cites and not “goof off”. However if teachers are aware of what their students are looking at, and doing online they would be able to eliminate students from going to other internet cites. For example the use of programs that control all the computer screens in a classroom could be employed to keep the students on track.

Question 2: When using online sources more often in classrooms how do you ensure online bullying does not occur?
Teachers as well as parents should be involved in knowing the internet cites that their students/children are going to. Students should be aware of the proper way to treat people online and the different etiquette that should be used. If the teachers and parents are aware of their students actions bullying can be stopped before it even occurs.