As I have said all semester, technology has come a long way! As I see it, it will soon take over in classrooms across America. I am excited about the changes that technology can bring.
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Change can bring up many controversial issues. The primary issues relate to inappropriate content, safety and privacy issues, fraud, viruses and hacking, as well as copyright and plagiarism. There is firewall and filtering software that prevents inappropriate material from being seen while at school. "Firewall software protects a computer from attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to it and also prevents access to certain sites" (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 214). "Filtering software limits access to sites on the basis of keywords, a list of off-limit sites, or a combination of these" (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 215). Social Networking Sites or SNS, are "online locations that allow users to upload their own content, meet and connect with friends from around the world, and share media and interests" (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 215). By accessing SNS, the student could be prone to online predators, privacy issues as well as cyber bullying. Cyberbulling is defined as "the online version of regular school bullying and can produce the same harmful consequences to young people"
(Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 215). Fraud can be a concern in the event a student is sharing personal information online such as full name, date of birth, and/or social security number. A good firewall software program comes into play again by preventing viruses and hacking from taking place. The last potential problem is with copyright and plagiarism issues. Many times, images as well as entire documents, such as essays, are available online and are easily obtained and used by someone without the correct copyright permission.
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Good job. You're right. I can see technology taking over our classrooms in the near future. I think it's inevitable. But with that comes many risks. I think it will only become harder to protect our kids from online predators, inappropriate content and viruses. But we can try our best!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I agree with you it is very important that children should be protected while online for inappropriate content yet it is so easy to key in the wrong word or even the right word and some inappropriate pops up it is up to the parent and those put in charge of educating our children to make sure they are provided with the protection. Great job!
ReplyDeleteVery nice animoto video! I totally agree with your post and how we should be careful with how much information we share with the online. I am a witness of fraud, that happened too me about a year ago. A friend of mines used my computer and logged into my information and did a lot of damage to my credit cards. We have to teach our young ones on how important it is to keep our information away from the online. I agree with you Carolyn, I think it would be harder to protect our kids from inappropriate content, viruses, and predators. Again, you did a great post this week!
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