Dog Island Free Forever
Who: The press and co-founder of this organization is stated as Xiao Min. There is an email address to contact this person along with so background information as to why he founded this place. There are several other names to this company along with their email address. However these names just don't seem real. Their stories aren't all that credible either. It makes it seem as though these people aren't real.
What: This website although it is easy to read is a little hard to understand. It's just such a crazy thought it's mind boggaling! You are to send your dog or dogs in a crate to some far away island where they are free to roam. The information is consistent and gives you a form to fill out to send your dog. However as i stated above it is very difficult to feel that this information is real.
When: This website was created in 2003 and has been updated many times since. You can also send these people emails that work.
Where: This is a .html website so it is free for the world to see. With this ending however it's not the most reliable website there is. The beginning is just the name of the company.
Why: This website is probably the best place to find out this information. There aren't any numbers to call and we don't know that the directors will even check their email on a daily bases. You can find everything you need to know on this website.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Online Relationships
Quote
"More than 50% of these participants had moved from an internet relationship to a "real life" one. Nearly a quarter became engaged, married or lived together."(Owens, 2009)
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I find it so hard to believe that there are people out there meeting the love of their lives online. I couldn't imagine meeting anyone online and having the courage to meet them in person. You never know what you are going to run into, because people can make up things online. They can use different kinds of pictures that may make them look younger.. they could even be serial killers and no one would ever know! I know that they have criminal background checks for free onine, but who is to say this person didn't make up a name? I just find it off that someone could meet and marry a person they met online.
I know many friendships are from meeting online but what do you think the actuality of those two people actually meeting are? I have never really noticed how much social media is evolving. How much courage people have to meet someone they really have no idea who they are. I feel that as teachers we need to teach our students how to be careful about who all they become friends with and who all they tell much of their information to.
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With this resource it shows how people need to watch out for online sex offenders. They are everywhere! People don't realize just how dangerous the online world really is.
Sources
Online predators-child safety. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.microsoft.com/security/family-safety/predators.aspx
Owens, L. (2009, April 23). Internet & anti-social behavior theory unfounded. Retrieved from https://online.fairmontstate.edu/webct/urw/lc15057011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct
"More than 50% of these participants had moved from an internet relationship to a "real life" one. Nearly a quarter became engaged, married or lived together."(Owens, 2009)
Reaction
I find it so hard to believe that there are people out there meeting the love of their lives online. I couldn't imagine meeting anyone online and having the courage to meet them in person. You never know what you are going to run into, because people can make up things online. They can use different kinds of pictures that may make them look younger.. they could even be serial killers and no one would ever know! I know that they have criminal background checks for free onine, but who is to say this person didn't make up a name? I just find it off that someone could meet and marry a person they met online.
I know many friendships are from meeting online but what do you think the actuality of those two people actually meeting are? I have never really noticed how much social media is evolving. How much courage people have to meet someone they really have no idea who they are. I feel that as teachers we need to teach our students how to be careful about who all they become friends with and who all they tell much of their information to.
Related Resource
Click here for my resource!
With this resource it shows how people need to watch out for online sex offenders. They are everywhere! People don't realize just how dangerous the online world really is.
Sources
Online predators-child safety. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.microsoft.com/security/family-safety/predators.aspx
Owens, L. (2009, April 23). Internet & anti-social behavior theory unfounded. Retrieved from https://online.fairmontstate.edu/webct/urw/lc15057011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct
Monday, October 17, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Lets try something different!
Quote
"Unfortunately, most learning institutions find that idea very difficult to swallow. They consider the various forms of nonwritten communication as some type of therapy or art, something that is not relevant to the everyday life of a student. This is wrong." (Daly, 2004)
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I believe that all learning institutions need to find ways to use media in the ways they educate these 21st century students. I agree with this article that the ways we as students are being taught is stuck in the 19th century. Still in some classes I am taking now teachers just sit in front of the class and lecture the whole time. This for me is very boring and on occasion I have trouble staying awake. I want to be taught with tools that in todays world are popular like a computer. I want to do hands on activities that interest me! I know that younger kids probably want the same thing I do and just as I aren't getting them. I feel that when I become a teacher I need to find ways to interest my students and keep them interested. That way they will want to learn and stay awake during class. If we don't interest our students they won't ever learn. They'll be thinking of different things like what that text said before class, or wonder whats going on in the world of Facebook. To keep this from happening teachers need to use different tools that they enjoy using to help them learn.
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In this link I found tips and ideas to teach using films. Movies or even just an activity on the computer can help your students learn... as long as it's interesting. It not only will give you a break from talking and writing on the board, but it will give it's students a break as well.
Citations
Green, R. (n.d.). Teaching psychology through film, video. Retrieved from http://www.psychologicalscience.org/teaching/tips/tips_0703.cfm
Daly, J. (2004, September 14). Life on the screen: visual literacy in education. Retrieved from https://online.fairmontstate.edu/webct/urw/lc15057011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct
"Unfortunately, most learning institutions find that idea very difficult to swallow. They consider the various forms of nonwritten communication as some type of therapy or art, something that is not relevant to the everyday life of a student. This is wrong." (Daly, 2004)
Reaction
I believe that all learning institutions need to find ways to use media in the ways they educate these 21st century students. I agree with this article that the ways we as students are being taught is stuck in the 19th century. Still in some classes I am taking now teachers just sit in front of the class and lecture the whole time. This for me is very boring and on occasion I have trouble staying awake. I want to be taught with tools that in todays world are popular like a computer. I want to do hands on activities that interest me! I know that younger kids probably want the same thing I do and just as I aren't getting them. I feel that when I become a teacher I need to find ways to interest my students and keep them interested. That way they will want to learn and stay awake during class. If we don't interest our students they won't ever learn. They'll be thinking of different things like what that text said before class, or wonder whats going on in the world of Facebook. To keep this from happening teachers need to use different tools that they enjoy using to help them learn.
Related Resource
Click here for my related resource!
In this link I found tips and ideas to teach using films. Movies or even just an activity on the computer can help your students learn... as long as it's interesting. It not only will give you a break from talking and writing on the board, but it will give it's students a break as well.
Citations
Green, R. (n.d.). Teaching psychology through film, video. Retrieved from http://www.psychologicalscience.org/teaching/tips/tips_0703.cfm
Daly, J. (2004, September 14). Life on the screen: visual literacy in education. Retrieved from https://online.fairmontstate.edu/webct/urw/lc15057011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct
Monday, October 10, 2011
My Magazine Cover
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~William Arthur Ward
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Media Literacy
Quote
"Media literacy in the past tended to focus on alerting students to stereotypes, advertising, and propaganda and on protecting them from undesirable influences.Today's digital media literacy encompasses many additional topics, from using search engines, to creating Web sites and online profiles, to participating in social networking. One of the most basic strands of media literacy emphasizes the skills and knowledge students need to locate and critically assess online content." (David, 2009)
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I do believe that today's media literacy is a good tool in helping todays children. But still I do believe that it is hard for today's kids with all the media online and on television for children to get away from those undesirable influences. We as teachers need to help our students understand what is good and bad. I feel that today's teachers try and help their students learn whats good and bad but they have difficulties in how to do so. Teachers don't understand that it's not always taught at home, and don't really know what students are up against.
Media literacy in all aspects is very critical in what we need to be teaching out students. We need to understand they are under many different kinds of pressures in todays society. We need to teach them what to expect and how to understand what is really going on.
Related Resource
In this video media literacy for the digital age is discussed and how to help students understand whats going on in todays society.
Click here to view my related resource.
Sources
David, J. (2009, March). Teaching media literacy. Retrieved from https://online.fairmontstate.edu/webct/urw/lc15057011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVzLRher5Cw From youtube
"Media literacy in the past tended to focus on alerting students to stereotypes, advertising, and propaganda and on protecting them from undesirable influences.Today's digital media literacy encompasses many additional topics, from using search engines, to creating Web sites and online profiles, to participating in social networking. One of the most basic strands of media literacy emphasizes the skills and knowledge students need to locate and critically assess online content." (David, 2009)
Reaction
I do believe that today's media literacy is a good tool in helping todays children. But still I do believe that it is hard for today's kids with all the media online and on television for children to get away from those undesirable influences. We as teachers need to help our students understand what is good and bad. I feel that today's teachers try and help their students learn whats good and bad but they have difficulties in how to do so. Teachers don't understand that it's not always taught at home, and don't really know what students are up against.
Media literacy in all aspects is very critical in what we need to be teaching out students. We need to understand they are under many different kinds of pressures in todays society. We need to teach them what to expect and how to understand what is really going on.
Related Resource
In this video media literacy for the digital age is discussed and how to help students understand whats going on in todays society.
Click here to view my related resource.
Sources
David, J. (2009, March). Teaching media literacy. Retrieved from https://online.fairmontstate.edu/webct/urw/lc15057011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVzLRher5Cw From youtube
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