Sunday, September 23, 2012

"Growing up Online" video reflection


The video made me realize how plugged-in today’s young people really are.  Watching the video also made me aware of how much young people are looking for acceptance and will do anything to get it.  The influence that technology has on young learners worries me, but at the same time I know that it allows a lot of good things to come of it that will be good for my students, so it just comes down to me educating them about the right way to use the internet. 

As a future teacher I will definitely include technology into my lessons somehow because it will keep the students focus better than if I were to just lecture to them.  I will also try to find activities that don’t take that long to complete since children lose focus easily.  I think that one of the best things I can do for my students is to have them complete projects with different computer programs instead of making a poster to go along with their report.  As I stated above I will also make sure I educate my students about the dangers of the internet and how to protect themselves on there. 

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