Both men were great leaders in there time, and unlike most politicians in there time; the spoke out against the war in Vietnam. This was a huge deal back in there time. Dr. King had already been in all kinds of civil rights movements and now turned his attention towards the war which put allot of pressure on the government. Robert Kennedy was one of the first well known politicians to make his opinion ,on the war ,clear to the nation. Even in his campaign he publicly voiced his opposition. As we know both men were shot and killed not long after they spoke out against the war.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Online Predators
I didn’t have a lot of luck with the cites given to us. I needed to go to other sources. There is a lot of information out there. Most of it is geared to kids. As it should be, It’s hard to believe how vulnerable they are. We teach them “not to talk to strangers”. If we meet somebody for the 1st time on line… We don’t know them, they are strangers!
http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=774&z=38
“ Online Predators”. 8/11/08 N.P. University of South Florida news.
It is interesting and good to know that the world is becoming more aware of the risks we face being on-line and all of our investigative agencies are paying attention and using the technology to keep up with and work against the online predators. The article was written well enough, just not that helpful for me with the specific information I was after. I don’t know how much the author knows. But, I feel the information was passed along accurately. The information relayed is current and interesting. Anyone can read and understand what the article is saying. I was glad to see there was involvement from other countries and a world-wide interest.
http://www.internetsafetypodcast.com/?p=18
“Online predators”. Internet Safety Podcast N.D. Dr. Charles Knutson and Joe Brockbank, Danger of Online Predators.
This was a great podcast. So very informative and quite “eye-opening”. This has been written to make us more aware. I think, I listened 4 times. This is a current and up- to- date topic along with information. I believe this is a very credible podcast and the 2 gentlemen presenting are very real, accurate and knowledgeable. I don’t think much of me being physically at risk of on line predators. I can see and have been made aware of how dangerous these online predators can be. And, the length a predator will go to get to kids… That is scary. Not to mention, phone numbers, bank accounts and addresses.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/03/23/safeonline.101/index.html
Peggy Mihelich “ Online predators”. CNN.com., March 23, 2007.
I believe that CNN is great, they are world wide and give us a lot of great news and current information. This is an informative article letting us know what we should be aware of and what we can do to guard against getting hurt by sexual predators. Becoming more computer savvy, become aware of current “lingo”, social networks and parental controls. I believe not only is this information informative… But, it accurate and very real. It’s useful and people need to have a read. This information can be used by anyone with a computer. We need to be just as aware of what’s going on while we’re on-line as we are when walking down a poorly lit street at night. What’s worse about the “NET”, You can’t see who’s trying to get to you.
Online Predators
I didn’t have a lot of luck with the cites given to us. I needed to go to other sources. There is a lot of information out there. Most of it is geared to kids. As it should be, It’s hard to believe how vulnerable they are. We teach them “not to talk to strangers”. If we meet somebody for the 1st time on line… We don’t know them, they are strangers!
http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=774&z=38
“ Online Predators”. 8/11/08 N.P. University of South Florida news.
It is interesting and good to know that the world is becoming more aware of the risks we face being on-line and all of our investigative agencies are paying attention and using the technology to keep up with and work against the online predators. The article was written well enough, just not that helpful for me with the specific information I was after. I don’t know how much the author knows. But, I feel the information was passed along accurately. The information relayed is current and interesting. Anyone can read and understand what the article is saying. I was glad to see there was involvement from other countries and a world-wide interest.
http://www.internetsafetypodcast.com/?p=18
“Online predators”. Internet Safety Podcast N.D. Dr. Charles Knutson and Joe Brockbank, Danger of Online Predators.
This was a great podcast. So very informative and quite “eye-opening”. This has been written to make us more aware. I think, I listened 4 times. This is a current and up- to- date topic along with information. I believe this is a very credible podcast and the 2 gentlemen presenting are very real, accurate and knowledgeable. I don’t think much of me being physically at risk of on line predators. I can see and have been made aware of how dangerous these online predators can be. And, the length a predator will go to get to kids… That is scary. Not to mention, phone numbers, bank accounts and addresses.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/03/23/safeonline.101/index.html
Peggy Mihelich “ Online predators”. CNN.com., March 23, 2007.
I believe that CNN is great, they are world wide and give us a lot of great news and current information. This is an informative article letting us know what we should be aware of and what we can do to guard against getting hurt by sexual predators. Becoming more computer savvy, become aware of current “lingo”, social networks and parental controls. I believe not only is this information informative… But, it accurate and very real. It’s useful and people need to have a read. This information can be used by anyone with a computer. We need to be just as aware of what’s going on while we’re on-line as we are when walking down a poorly lit street at night. What’s worse about the “NET”, You can’t see who’s trying to get to you.
Virtual Public School Issues - Kayleigh Metzner
Virtual Public School Issues
1. Accreditation
Just like any other school, a virtual public/private school can be accredited by highly respected organizations
Article: The AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools: http://www.advanc-ed.org/accreditation/standards/advanced_school_standards.pdf
Content: This article thoroughly explains the principles and values that any public or private schools (including virtual schools) within a 30-state region (including Ohio) should govern themselves by. In addition, this article gives reasons as to why the accreditation standards are important.
Purpose: This article could be used as a guide for schools to adhere to in order to develop into quality educational facilities.
Authority: The article was distributed by AdvancED, a prestigious school accreditation organization.
Currency: The standards in the article became effective in 2007, and are still effective today.
Usefulness: The information that I found in this article lets people know that a virtual public or private school can be accredited just like any other school, as long as they meet the AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools.
Reliability: The information in the article is accurate.
Ease of Use: Although the inteded audience for this article is mainly school staff or administrators, it can be easily read and understood by just about anyone. I found all the concepts to be well-written and comprehendable.
Reflection: I found this article very interesting – I love how it is so explicit. The issues that are focused on are specific and very important. I think that AdvancED is on the right track, and I hope that it will continue to grow. I think it would be great if schools all around the country adhered to the AdvancEd Standards for Quality Schools.
1. Teacher Certification
Just like brick-&-mortar public schools, virtual public schools will only hire state-certified teachers. However, there are Standards for Quality Online Teaching by SREB (Southern Regional Education Board), which I found on http://www.inacol.org/ .
Website: http://www.inacol.org/
Article: http://www.sreb.org/publications/2009/09T01_Guide_profdev_online_teach.pdf
Content/ Purpose: The website’s function is to help provide students around the world recieve a quality online education. The article was listed on the website, and helps describe how teachers can better their virtual teaching techniques.
Authority: The website is iNACOL’s (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) official website. The article was produced by SREB (Southern Regional Education Board). Both are esteemed organizations.
Currency: The website has been updated in 2009. The article was written in March, 2009
Usefulness: these allow teachers who may teach online or use online tools to function on an appropriate and up-to-date level.
Reliability: The information given by these sources is accurate.
Ease of Use: The iNACOL website is very user-friendly. It is easy to navigate and the information is easy to understand. The article, on the other hand, may require an understanding of basic education-related concepts and issues.
Reflect: These two resources would be very helpful to teachers, administrators, or parents who would like to improve their online school or to bring their brick-and-mortar school into the virtual world of education.
1. Consequences
How does virtual schooling effect the most important people in education: sudents?
Podcast 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeOP0ON5Hm8&feature=related
Podcast 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0a3PhaZDMc
Content: These videos are about families who use the K-12 online curriculum via virtual academies.
Purpose: These videos can show others how positive an online learning experience can be.
Authority: These are provided by the K-12 company, a reliable source.
Currency: Both videos were posted on June 7th, 2007.
Usefulness: These videos show the benefits of virtual public schooling, primarily to parents who are looking for alternate schooling options.
Reliablity: The information is accurate.
Ease of Use: These videos are very easy to understand and can reach a large audience because they were posted on youtube.
Reflect: Many people think that the concequences of schooling a child via the internet is certain to result in a loss of interest, loss of social skills, or loss of time. However, these two videos clarify the point that virtual schooling can provide more gains than losses for students.
Cory Landis - Digital Divide
I chose to look into the digital divide for this post. Here is what I found:
The Article:
J. Cooper (2006)
The digital divide: the special case of gender
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 22 (5)
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/demo/present/index.php/jce/article/view/180/65
This article talks about the digital divide in the sense of gender. The article displays results of studies done in the past as well as now. It is basically showing that girls and women aren't reaping the benefits of technology as easily as men. There are several reasons they suggest. The main is because girls and women just don't feel as comfortable around technology. They also suggest this because it has become a stereotype that men and boys are suited for technology better. Thus this affects the mental process of women and girls.
The Video:
This video is short but does have some good points. It tells us that there is a large group of people who don't have access to a computer or technology in the sense of broadband internet. The video shows us that people making money can afford broadband and therefore are acquainted better with the internet and have access to more jobs and it's creating a viscous
circle.
The Website:
Wikipedia
I chose to look up the digital divide on Wikipedia to see what it had to say about it. There is a lot of information about the digital divide but I looked closer at the divide in education. While the government has done a great job of allocating money to schools to provide not only computers but also internet access, there is still a problem with a divide. This divide is showing up between children of higher income and children of lower income. While the higher income children have access to computers and internet at their home the lower income children don't. This is still creating problems because it's about your overall experience with technology that is key to closing the divide.
What it all means:
Until we break the stereotypes and provide equal access to technology for all, the world is still going to experience the divide. Perhaps within a generation or two technology access will have gone down in cost and therefore it will be easier to access. As for the gender issue, I believe that this will quickly fade away within the next generation. Already I've encountered a number of females that are completely comfortable behind the mouse and keyboard. In some cases they've known about different aspects about technology than I have. We all have something to learn.
The Article:
J. Cooper (2006)
The digital divide: the special case of gender
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 22 (5)
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/demo/present/index.php/jce/article/view/180/65
This article talks about the digital divide in the sense of gender. The article displays results of studies done in the past as well as now. It is basically showing that girls and women aren't reaping the benefits of technology as easily as men. There are several reasons they suggest. The main is because girls and women just don't feel as comfortable around technology. They also suggest this because it has become a stereotype that men and boys are suited for technology better. Thus this affects the mental process of women and girls.
The Video:
This video is short but does have some good points. It tells us that there is a large group of people who don't have access to a computer or technology in the sense of broadband internet. The video shows us that people making money can afford broadband and therefore are acquainted better with the internet and have access to more jobs and it's creating a viscous
circle.
The Website:
Wikipedia
I chose to look up the digital divide on Wikipedia to see what it had to say about it. There is a lot of information about the digital divide but I looked closer at the divide in education. While the government has done a great job of allocating money to schools to provide not only computers but also internet access, there is still a problem with a divide. This divide is showing up between children of higher income and children of lower income. While the higher income children have access to computers and internet at their home the lower income children don't. This is still creating problems because it's about your overall experience with technology that is key to closing the divide.
What it all means:
Until we break the stereotypes and provide equal access to technology for all, the world is still going to experience the divide. Perhaps within a generation or two technology access will have gone down in cost and therefore it will be easier to access. As for the gender issue, I believe that this will quickly fade away within the next generation. Already I've encountered a number of females that are completely comfortable behind the mouse and keyboard. In some cases they've known about different aspects about technology than I have. We all have something to learn.
Web 2.0
Research Article
The Internet has more to offer now then ever. You see the technological advances everywhere in our society, and in some ways we rely on it. This article explains some of the befits in having Web 2.0 and some negatives. He also brings up how teachers still separate computers from the rest of the tools in the classroom, or forget the importance of books and other materials in the class. Mostly, this article focus on how we befit in learning with Web. 2.0, but also talks how we need all our sources to learn.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=44537500&site=ehost-live
Web site(http://www.classroom20.com/)
This site shows how kids are using the web to communicate and learn in the class room.
Video
these videos show us how the Web has help consolidate information. Makes it essayer to organize and find. Shows how we started and how we our evolving. This helps us with our studies, ideas, and how we make opinions on other material. Both videos give a little insight on what the future may have in store for us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM
The Internet has more to offer now then ever. You see the technological advances everywhere in our society, and in some ways we rely on it. This article explains some of the befits in having Web 2.0 and some negatives. He also brings up how teachers still separate computers from the rest of the tools in the classroom, or forget the importance of books and other materials in the class. Mostly, this article focus on how we befit in learning with Web. 2.0, but also talks how we need all our sources to learn.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=44537500&site=ehost-live
Web site(http://www.classroom20.com/)
This site shows how kids are using the web to communicate and learn in the class room.
Video
these videos show us how the Web has help consolidate information. Makes it essayer to organize and find. Shows how we started and how we our evolving. This helps us with our studies, ideas, and how we make opinions on other material. Both videos give a little insight on what the future may have in store for us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM
Distance Learning
1. Scholarly Article
In this article it states that "by 2004 at least two million higher-education students in the U.s. were engaged in distance education utilizing various technologies that allow learners to lake courses independent of time and location constraints (Allen & Seaman, 2004). As shown above the amount of students have increased in distance learning because of the amount of flexibility and on ones own time. The author of this article Mayur Desai also adds the pros and cons of Distance learning verses Traditional learning. One interesting fact that I found was that online learning provides both asynchronous and synchronous communication, opposed to traditional learning where it only provides synchronous communication.
http://content.ebscohost.com/contentServer.asp?T=P&P=AN&K=35732425&EbscoContent=dGJyMNxb4kSeprl4zOX0OLCmrlGep7RSsa644SbKWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMO3e54q3%2ByDuePfgeyx%2BEu3q54A&D=pbh
2.Website.
This internet site states that increase of online education. It mentions that some and on the rise that high schools offer some type on online courses. and Online courses are not just for higher education students it is also provided to K-12 students nad beyond. Also It shows that most teachers teach as traditional teachers and also have to maintain a online class as well. It states that the cost is cheaper and students have the ability to attend class when it is fit into their schedual.
http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?StudyID=430&fuseaction=studySummary
3. Podcast/video
This Podcast video is of an actual teacher giving his online orentation. This gives you a little taste of what an actual online class may be like. Although the core objectives of this class are similar to a traditional learning, it also show one what a online class enviornment will be like.
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/rcc.vccs.edu.2391509204?i=1935162000
In my opinion I like Distance and Online learning classes because of the flexibility for people. For those who work often and provide for a family, online learning makes it easier for that student/adult to attend a class of education. Although online classes are not for everyone there are still traditional learning enviornment which in my oppionion will never fade. Online classes are just providing more ways for people to get an education and if the case is where the student is not that actual person it will come back to bite them in the butt because of the lack of information they needed to obtain during that specific class. So...thats my post have funn.
In this article it states that "by 2004 at least two million higher-education students in the U.s. were engaged in distance education utilizing various technologies that allow learners to lake courses independent of time and location constraints (Allen & Seaman, 2004). As shown above the amount of students have increased in distance learning because of the amount of flexibility and on ones own time. The author of this article Mayur Desai also adds the pros and cons of Distance learning verses Traditional learning. One interesting fact that I found was that online learning provides both asynchronous and synchronous communication, opposed to traditional learning where it only provides synchronous communication.
http://content.ebscohost.com/contentServer.asp?T=P&P=AN&K=35732425&EbscoContent=dGJyMNxb4kSeprl4zOX0OLCmrlGep7RSsa644SbKWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMO3e54q3%2ByDuePfgeyx%2BEu3q54A&D=pbh
2.Website.
This internet site states that increase of online education. It mentions that some and on the rise that high schools offer some type on online courses. and Online courses are not just for higher education students it is also provided to K-12 students nad beyond. Also It shows that most teachers teach as traditional teachers and also have to maintain a online class as well. It states that the cost is cheaper and students have the ability to attend class when it is fit into their schedual.
http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?StudyID=430&fuseaction=studySummary
3. Podcast/video
This Podcast video is of an actual teacher giving his online orentation. This gives you a little taste of what an actual online class may be like. Although the core objectives of this class are similar to a traditional learning, it also show one what a online class enviornment will be like.
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/rcc.vccs.edu.2391509204?i=1935162000
In my opinion I like Distance and Online learning classes because of the flexibility for people. For those who work often and provide for a family, online learning makes it easier for that student/adult to attend a class of education. Although online classes are not for everyone there are still traditional learning enviornment which in my oppionion will never fade. Online classes are just providing more ways for people to get an education and if the case is where the student is not that actual person it will come back to bite them in the butt because of the lack of information they needed to obtain during that specific class. So...thats my post have funn.
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