At great risk, I wish to say quite simply, I am not really 'getting into' all these web tools. I like getting my news from news websites, I like sharing social information facebook from time to time (especially when o/s or interstate), and I 'google' when I need to find an article or journal.
I can't see when I will use the sites illustrated in today's lecture. I'm not saying they are not useful, I can see that for some people these sites are going to be extremely helpful. But for me, I want to spend as little time online as possible. I wish I was really into uni, and all the things were are exposed to, but I just want to cruise. I like cruising.
Maybe in time i will see the benefit of all this information. But when exposed to it all in these tutorials, all I learn is that there is so much to learn, if I want to learn it. I think that makes sense. Teaching for me will be a job, something I want to be great at, and there will be aspects of technology I use. But it's not a passion. IT experts must love it. I just see it as more work. Call me lazy, but the less information the better. I can just relax in my little world, walk the dog, catch fish, go for a swim, basically, make sure my students are well equipped in the classroom, but in the main, avoid being in front of the computer.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Privacy
Having not had children, I don't know how to monitor or control internet usage.
I think that the 'city' analogy is pretty acurate though. If you treat the internet like it is a city, and your child is wandering the streets, you need to have someone protecting them until a certain age. But then, as they become teenagers, they can walk around the city, fully aware of the dangers, and smart enough to be in the city by themselves.
At an early age, methods as basic as having the home computer in a visable place, limiting and recording website access, will reduce potential dangers. Trusting your children to do the right thing outside of the family home when using the internet is no different to the trust with other aspects of life.
I think that the 'city' analogy is pretty acurate though. If you treat the internet like it is a city, and your child is wandering the streets, you need to have someone protecting them until a certain age. But then, as they become teenagers, they can walk around the city, fully aware of the dangers, and smart enough to be in the city by themselves.
At an early age, methods as basic as having the home computer in a visable place, limiting and recording website access, will reduce potential dangers. Trusting your children to do the right thing outside of the family home when using the internet is no different to the trust with other aspects of life.
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