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looked at Mrs. Ardingers 2nd grade class page form Edina public
schools. I was shocked at all the information I could find about these students
from the webpages. I was able to find a photo gallery containing pictures of
the students from throughout the year, links to individual students webpages
with all their work, and a calendar containing the class schedule. While, it would be difficult for this
information being out on the Internet to directly harm the students I feel as
if this is way too detailed and too easy to find. There should be required sign-in security on all educational webpages because it is more dangerous than beneficial to
have these students’ faces public.
One of my favorite things about technology is its ability to organize large amounts of data, yet also allows the user to get creative with the presentation of the data. As a teacher, I would use a privacy protected webpage to allows parents to see what is going on, keep track of assignments and include Google calendar to keep information on upcoming events readily available. I would also use Diigo for lesson planning because of its annotating and bookmarking properties. To go along with Diigo, I would use presentation softwares, specifically Powerpoint, in order to design lectures. In addition because I enjoy excel, I would use it for grade records to reduce human error. Technology is an excellent way to organize a classroom and be able to edit and reuse the information as needed.
From the assignment on Web Resource Evaluation I have learned that making a website is not actually so scary or expensive! The last time I had to make a website I had to do coding which is incredibly difficult! I never knew I could build a website right of my Gmail account. Google site was one of the first online design website that I thought was easy to maneuver and efficient at the same time. However, we struggled with trying to add our personal evaluations to the home navigation! I also learned many criteria that need to be considered when doing research and evaluating webpages at any age. A few that stuck out to me include: being able to navigate back to the homepage and that all the links are up-to-date. From all the criteria that I found, I took away that the most important thing when evaluating a website is trusting personal judgment. It is very easy to tell if a site is credible within a first glance.
I have seen other blog postings this week where student's pictures and some basic information were posted online and easily accessible. While it would be very cool as a parent to view my child participating in activities through photos online, I agree that I would be uncomfortable with how easy strangers could view my child's photo and information.
ReplyDeleteWow, I agree - that's crazy that it's so easy to access that information! The privacy of students is very important, so I find it strange that you can learn so much just from that webpage, without having to sign in. Also, that's a great idea about looking to your old elementary school to see how they're doing with EdTech. I'll have to do that as well and see if they've progressed much from when I was there. I'm sure they have SmartBoards and stuff now, when all we had was a few desktops in the classroom!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement on the publicity of the second grade classroom you found online. Children's pictures in the classroom should not be up for the world to see in the few clicks of the mouse. I also want to utilize Diigo into my classroom when I begin teaching. It is such a handy tool to have when researching different topics.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement on the publicity of the second grade classroom you found online. Children's pictures in the classroom should not be up for the world to see in the few clicks of the mouse. I also want to utilize Diigo into my classroom when I begin teaching. It is such a handy tool to have when researching different topics.
ReplyDeletewhen i was researching my classroom site, i found the same thing. i could see pictures of the students, what they were doing that week, and i could even view their schedule. i definitely think it is awesome parents can see their kids actually learning, i do agree with you that there should be some security. its almost scary that anyone can see what your child is doing!
ReplyDeleteI agree with having the classroom blog password protected. You never know who is out there and looking at virtually every move that you and your students are making such as field trip times and locations and daily schedules that include art class, P.E., recess, and lunch.
ReplyDeleteI agree with having the classroom blog password protected. You never know who is out there and looking at virtually every move that you and your students are making such as field trip times and locations and daily schedules that include art class, P.E., recess, and lunch.
ReplyDeleteI think it's cool that the teacher put all of that out there but I do agree that it should be password protected or at least have some kind of security measure to help protect the students because you never know who might access the site, whether intentionally or just stumbling upon it. Diigo sounds like an interesting site and would help a lot, because creating lesson plans is actually a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteGood for your school having a Digital Citizenship week. I would be this week is as much about educating teacher as the students. Let's hope the concepts are perpetuated throughout the year.
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