Oh Man. Of course this would happen. I knew I would somehow complete the final, post on everyone's blog and then forget to submit the rest of the assignment that was due this day. It's 12:10. I really hope this assignment gets some points.
I talked to my little brother about Internet Safety this evening. He's 16 but will be 17 in January. He is a Junior right now. I asked him what he thought of when he heard internet safety. He talked about pornography, and predators. That was a good start. I asked him about cyberbullying. He wasn't quite as familiar with that subject so I decided to focus on that. I think that is mostly because girls get in emotional problems more than boys. I talked about virtual realities and how things you say on the internet really do have an effect on people. I talked about how people feel safe saying mean things to others because all they are looking at is a screen and not a real face. But then I linked that to virtual realities and Elder Bednar's talk. I challenged him to read that. We looked at the pictures of computer rendering of room in the temple. It was amazing to talk about some of the stories Elder Bednar shared. My brother told me about online gaming and how that has to do with video games. He explained that xbox 360 can connect you with other players and you can play games with them. I think xbox 360 is technically online as well. He also shared with me that he and his friends got really into it for a couple months and he says he was probably addicted. He knows it was bad to be spending that much time doing it. I talked to him about the dangers of addiction and how it's the same reaction in your brain no matter if it's games, drugs or alcohol. I asked him how he felt about the talk and how he would have liked a teacher to address internet safety. He commented that the way I brought things up and talked about them in a matter of fact way was good and he thought people his age would really understand. I wasn't lecturing, I was just trying to connect with him on his level and see what he was dealing with. It went great. I think it was beneficial for him and I learned a lot too. Hopefully I can take that experience and build on it for the future.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Final Blog Findings
Here are the links to my comments I left on my groups projects. It was fun to see what other people had done and things they had learned.
Codi
video
project 1
project 2
Amberly
project 1
Project 2
I couldn't find the video for Amberly. I asked if she could let me know where it was posted but I couldn't find it anywhere on her blog or her website. Hopefully I'll hear back soon and then update this!
Jarelle
movie
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Nicole
video
Project 1
Project 2
Codi
video
project 1
project 2
Amberly
project 1
Project 2
I couldn't find the video for Amberly. I asked if she could let me know where it was posted but I couldn't find it anywhere on her blog or her website. Hopefully I'll hear back soon and then update this!
Jarelle
movie
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Nicole
video
Project 1
Project 2
Internet Safety Reading/Video Thoughts
-What were the most important things I learned from the readings?
I loved the talk about finding and sharing online. I love how involved the church is in regards to the internet. They encourage us as Latter-Day Saints, to post our feelings about the gospel. I loved that it warned people from posting private information, pictures and other things. It also reminded me to be respectful to other people's blogs and work they post online.
-How will what I have read influence my actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth?
I have heard that it is a great idea to put the computer in high traffic areas, and I really believe that is true. Hopefully, I will have a open relationship with my children so they feel safe coming to me when they encounter things on the internet that are pornographic or otherwise inappropriate. It is so important to always teach your children internet safety and to not make them feel bad if they have made a mistake or something. Having them feel emotionally safe is the key.
I will also set limits on time spent on the internet. Moderation in all things! There is a line that must not be crossed however. That includes letting your child learn and grow with guidelines, and not being overbearing or annoying interested in everything you do. You don't have to monitor every little thing and hopefully you have a relationship where your children can come to you with any questions or concerns.
-How can I use what I have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends?
I think that when I have a family I need to stand up and talk a lot about the internet. Having so much technology in the world puts responsibilities on the parents. We must take action and educate ourselves on what is out there and then do everything we can to protect and educate our own children.
I have a personal blog and sometimes I get worried about saying things about the church, mostly because I don't want people to think it's cliché or not understand things I'm saying. I shouldn't! I should be bold in word and deed and stand up for what I say. I love a blog called nieniedialogues. “Nie” does a fantastic job at combining her testimony with everyday things. She often references Mormon.org or lds.org, talks and other church related things. I have heard that over 1,000 baptisms have been linked to her blog and her started out members on their conversion journey.
-Am I aware of the benefits and dangers children face when online with cyber bullying and online predators? Do I know how to prevent cyberbullying?
I don't know that there are any benefits with online cyber bullying. I know that there runs a risk of emotional problems and those effects can be long lasting. Just like bullying in real life, the abuse is real and harmful. It's important to limit time on the internet, sites your children can and can not visit. It is also good to set limits involving pictures they can post, privacy with chat rooms as well as personal information.
-Where can I go for information and resources that can be used to teach internet safety?
I think it's a great idea to surf the net, look at talks and other things. I think it would also be good to look at the library for resources. Asking a librarian may also be helpful! I'm saving some of the documents I have read on my Diigo because I know I will need them later in life. It would be great to get in touch with school counselors as well.
-What internet safety issues am I likely to face as a teacher and how will I address them?
I love the quote from the article, Understanding Cyberbullying from the inside out. Boyd says, “we need [education and] interventions that focus on building empathy, identifying escalation [of drama or bad feeling, whether malicious or mistaken, pranks or retaliation, I'd add], and techniques for stopping the cycles of abuse. We need to create environments [home and school] where young people don’t get validated for negative attention and where they don’t see relationship drama as part of normal adult life. The issues here are systemic”. Truly we have to teach our students in a way that is inclusive of everyday life and internet activities. Those two things are inseparable at this point.
Just like we talked about in the voicethread, we may encounter situations involving addictive behavior to internet sites, pornography problems and cyberbullying. Classroom safety is not enough. We have to educate students. I think it would be great to have students read an article at the beginning of the term and have them write a response. I would love to hold a conversation involving the class, just so everyone could see that their peers feel similarly about the internet, cyberbullying and social networking.
-How can I leverage the power of the Internet so students can learn, but in a safe way?
I can teach students the correct way to use search engines, such as using “, and, or, but etc. I would also help students learn to identify a reliable source and internet sites that may be harmful.
I loved the talk about finding and sharing online. I love how involved the church is in regards to the internet. They encourage us as Latter-Day Saints, to post our feelings about the gospel. I loved that it warned people from posting private information, pictures and other things. It also reminded me to be respectful to other people's blogs and work they post online.
-How will what I have read influence my actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth?
I have heard that it is a great idea to put the computer in high traffic areas, and I really believe that is true. Hopefully, I will have a open relationship with my children so they feel safe coming to me when they encounter things on the internet that are pornographic or otherwise inappropriate. It is so important to always teach your children internet safety and to not make them feel bad if they have made a mistake or something. Having them feel emotionally safe is the key.
I will also set limits on time spent on the internet. Moderation in all things! There is a line that must not be crossed however. That includes letting your child learn and grow with guidelines, and not being overbearing or annoying interested in everything you do. You don't have to monitor every little thing and hopefully you have a relationship where your children can come to you with any questions or concerns.
-How can I use what I have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends?
I think that when I have a family I need to stand up and talk a lot about the internet. Having so much technology in the world puts responsibilities on the parents. We must take action and educate ourselves on what is out there and then do everything we can to protect and educate our own children.
I have a personal blog and sometimes I get worried about saying things about the church, mostly because I don't want people to think it's cliché or not understand things I'm saying. I shouldn't! I should be bold in word and deed and stand up for what I say. I love a blog called nieniedialogues. “Nie” does a fantastic job at combining her testimony with everyday things. She often references Mormon.org or lds.org, talks and other church related things. I have heard that over 1,000 baptisms have been linked to her blog and her started out members on their conversion journey.
-Am I aware of the benefits and dangers children face when online with cyber bullying and online predators? Do I know how to prevent cyberbullying?
I don't know that there are any benefits with online cyber bullying. I know that there runs a risk of emotional problems and those effects can be long lasting. Just like bullying in real life, the abuse is real and harmful. It's important to limit time on the internet, sites your children can and can not visit. It is also good to set limits involving pictures they can post, privacy with chat rooms as well as personal information.
-Where can I go for information and resources that can be used to teach internet safety?
I think it's a great idea to surf the net, look at talks and other things. I think it would also be good to look at the library for resources. Asking a librarian may also be helpful! I'm saving some of the documents I have read on my Diigo because I know I will need them later in life. It would be great to get in touch with school counselors as well.
-What internet safety issues am I likely to face as a teacher and how will I address them?
I love the quote from the article, Understanding Cyberbullying from the inside out. Boyd says, “we need [education and] interventions that focus on building empathy, identifying escalation [of drama or bad feeling, whether malicious or mistaken, pranks or retaliation, I'd add], and techniques for stopping the cycles of abuse. We need to create environments [home and school] where young people don’t get validated for negative attention and where they don’t see relationship drama as part of normal adult life. The issues here are systemic”. Truly we have to teach our students in a way that is inclusive of everyday life and internet activities. Those two things are inseparable at this point.
Just like we talked about in the voicethread, we may encounter situations involving addictive behavior to internet sites, pornography problems and cyberbullying. Classroom safety is not enough. We have to educate students. I think it would be great to have students read an article at the beginning of the term and have them write a response. I would love to hold a conversation involving the class, just so everyone could see that their peers feel similarly about the internet, cyberbullying and social networking.
-How can I leverage the power of the Internet so students can learn, but in a safe way?
I can teach students the correct way to use search engines, such as using “, and, or, but etc. I would also help students learn to identify a reliable source and internet sites that may be harmful.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Multimedia Project
Here's my final project! It was a lot of fun learning how to use imovie. I have always wanted to. Although I'm not a professional, I think I can maneuver around a bit. The filming was also fun. I wish I had taken more time to faithfully follow my script and make sure the shots were really great-BUT I can't be filmed and be the filmer at the same time! For my teaching area, making instructional videos will definitely come in handy. Like in the video I made, demonstrations are much easier on camera than in front of the classroom. It gives you the liberty to edit things, add back tips that you forgot and make sure things go exactly as planned. Also, if I wanted to demonstrate something that took a while to put together, it would be easy to make a demo video such as this one. This would also serve as a great project for my students. I actually made another video and posted it on my website as a mock demo-the assignment was for the students to create their own demo's at home. It would be great practice to talking while cooking and really understanding the processes of cooking. It was a great project-and now who knows-maybe someone will actually benefit from it being on youtube!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Storyboard
Storyboard
Names: Katrina Pearson
UEN Standard: Standard 5 Students will discuss and participate in bakery food production.
Objective 2 Identify the types, mixing, and storage methods of various bakery products including cookies, quick breads, yeast breads, pastries. cakes, icings, frosting, and fillings. (Pastries)
Lesson Objective: How to do a lattice pie crust.
After viewing this video-they students would then practice on paper then actually make the lattice pie crust. Easier then a demo in class!
Scene
Script/Description
1 Camera shows a beautiful lattice apple pie
My voice over: “Doesn't that look beautiful? It looks complex and difficult but if you watch carefully in the next five minutes, you'll see that this beautiful decorative pie crust is easy and very achievable. I'm serious. Just watch”
2
Mix pie crust
Demonstrate the pie crust
Tell a personal story-get the student engaged. Make this personal-all about the holidays! Maybe have Cami or Natalie there to teach them. Live audience? They could ask questions too
Mix pre-measured ingredients in a bowl
talking everything through including measurements.
Cutting in the crisco (this can be done with butter as well).
-You can use a pastry cutter or a fork, although pastry cutters are much easier-divides in half, then fourths, etc.
-Don't let the crisco pieces get too small or you won't get a really great marbling
-explain about fat and how the steam pushes the layers up-this creates the flaky crust. You want marble-ing-
divide in half
roll one out (saving the other one for the top.
-explain how one needs to be larger if you're only doing another flat top vs lattice top.
3
Demonstrate Filling
Storyboard
-A lot of people are worried about oxidation but with the pie filing, you can let the apples brown as much as you want.
-they'll get brown in the oven but don't add the sugar until right when you'll put the pie filling into the crust. The sugar will let the juices out of the apples and then it will just get messy.
Add cinnamon, nutmeg etc.
-tricks for cutting apples demonstrate coring etc.
4
Lattice Pastry Topping
Maybe another crumble topping extra?
-if you're doing a lattice topping the bottom crust needs to be larger so it can curl up around the bottom and catch the juices from the filling. If you are just doing a flat top, that top layer of dough needs to be larger so you can curl it under.
Show with paper cut outs first so they get the idea-
maybe show family practicing? -too cheesy?
Demonstrate the actual lattice crossing. Press edges-show different techniques.
Bake and enjoy! :)
Names: Katrina Pearson
UEN Standard: Standard 5 Students will discuss and participate in bakery food production.
Objective 2 Identify the types, mixing, and storage methods of various bakery products including cookies, quick breads, yeast breads, pastries. cakes, icings, frosting, and fillings. (Pastries)
Lesson Objective: How to do a lattice pie crust.
After viewing this video-they students would then practice on paper then actually make the lattice pie crust. Easier then a demo in class!
Scene
Script/Description
1 Camera shows a beautiful lattice apple pie
My voice over: “Doesn't that look beautiful? It looks complex and difficult but if you watch carefully in the next five minutes, you'll see that this beautiful decorative pie crust is easy and very achievable. I'm serious. Just watch”2
Mix pie crust
Demonstrate the pie crust
Tell a personal story-get the student engaged. Make this personal-all about the holidays! Maybe have Cami or Natalie there to teach them. Live audience? They could ask questions too
Mix pre-measured ingredients in a bowl
talking everything through including measurements.
Cutting in the crisco (this can be done with butter as well).
-You can use a pastry cutter or a fork, although pastry cutters are much easier-divides in half, then fourths, etc.
-Don't let the crisco pieces get too small or you won't get a really great marbling
-explain about fat and how the steam pushes the layers up-this creates the flaky crust. You want marble-ing-
divide in half
roll one out (saving the other one for the top.
-explain how one needs to be larger if you're only doing another flat top vs lattice top.
3
Demonstrate Filling
Storyboard
-A lot of people are worried about oxidation but with the pie filing, you can let the apples brown as much as you want.
-they'll get brown in the oven but don't add the sugar until right when you'll put the pie filling into the crust. The sugar will let the juices out of the apples and then it will just get messy.
Add cinnamon, nutmeg etc.
-tricks for cutting apples demonstrate coring etc.
4
Lattice Pastry Topping
Maybe another crumble topping extra?
-if you're doing a lattice topping the bottom crust needs to be larger so it can curl up around the bottom and catch the juices from the filling. If you are just doing a flat top, that top layer of dough needs to be larger so you can curl it under.
Show with paper cut outs first so they get the idea-
maybe show family practicing? -too cheesy?
Demonstrate the actual lattice crossing. Press edges-show different techniques.
Bake and enjoy! :)
Sunday, November 13, 2011
PTP Assignment 2
Diigo
This is a great technology to use in the classroom. It's a great way to go through the internet, highlighting and bookmarking. I find that it would be a fantastic way to study and write a research paper. That being said, I honestly believe this technology could be more beneficial for an English major who will be reading documents online and annotating stories to teach to his or her students. I found it much more professional than Pinterest however and I feel like I will use this technology a lot more when I'm actually planning lessons.
1. I learned that Diigo is a great way to save documents online, web pages or pictures that may be useful for teaching. It's also great if you were to join groups. I thought that was really great. You could form groups with your fellow teachers and collaborate on your findings. You could even do that within different schools. It is a great way to share information easily with others.
2. If there are those who are sick and at home, this would be a great technology to use for those missing classes. Linking them to web pages or adding them to a group would be great-they could see the web document or picture you found and see your notes as well. That way, they could almost teach themselves.
3. You could definitely use this technology by having students read or look at certain web pages and have them annotate their thoughts as well, right there on the page. Obviously you would have class groups etc. This would help me as a teacher, see what they thought during certain sections. I'm not sure however, if you have the option of printing pages with your highlights and annotations right on the page. That would be a great way to turn in assignments as well.
You could also have students look up weekly recipes and bookmark them as an assignment. This would be a lot easier through Diigo than printing them out each week. Research is a great use of Diigo. Making sure you have your resources all ready is great-if I were to every assign research papers-I would definitely direct my students to using Diigo.
This is a great technology to use in the classroom. It's a great way to go through the internet, highlighting and bookmarking. I find that it would be a fantastic way to study and write a research paper. That being said, I honestly believe this technology could be more beneficial for an English major who will be reading documents online and annotating stories to teach to his or her students. I found it much more professional than Pinterest however and I feel like I will use this technology a lot more when I'm actually planning lessons.
1. I learned that Diigo is a great way to save documents online, web pages or pictures that may be useful for teaching. It's also great if you were to join groups. I thought that was really great. You could form groups with your fellow teachers and collaborate on your findings. You could even do that within different schools. It is a great way to share information easily with others.
2. If there are those who are sick and at home, this would be a great technology to use for those missing classes. Linking them to web pages or adding them to a group would be great-they could see the web document or picture you found and see your notes as well. That way, they could almost teach themselves.
3. You could definitely use this technology by having students read or look at certain web pages and have them annotate their thoughts as well, right there on the page. Obviously you would have class groups etc. This would help me as a teacher, see what they thought during certain sections. I'm not sure however, if you have the option of printing pages with your highlights and annotations right on the page. That would be a great way to turn in assignments as well.
You could also have students look up weekly recipes and bookmark them as an assignment. This would be a lot easier through Diigo than printing them out each week. Research is a great use of Diigo. Making sure you have your resources all ready is great-if I were to every assign research papers-I would definitely direct my students to using Diigo.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
PTP Assignment #1
For my first personal technology project I chose to explore PInterest. I kept hearing about this site and how so many women were "addicted". I didn't want to get involved in something I was just fine without. But I am so glad I was able to learn more about this technology. It is extremely useful especially for a FACS teacher.
1. I learned that some people go crazy with things they pin. They pin everything they think is cute and it's really great that you can not follow certain people or even certain boards. I love that you can view what your friends are pinning on one page and then what people all over the Pinterest network are looking at. Different recipes and pictures get passed around for a couple days so after a while you start seeing the same things.
2. I wish that I could set my boards to private. Anyone can follow me and my boards. I don't like that someone could just watch me pin everything I like. I think there should be an option, such as on facebook, to deny people following you. It would be nice to create different accounts for my personal tastes and my teaching. If I wanted my students to follow the things I was finding and share different interior pictures or recipes and sewing tips, it would be nice for them to only see those things on a professional level. I have already made some boards for collecting ideas for future teaching lessons as well as pictures and tutorials to use in slides.
3. I would use this technology for finding pictures as I mentioned before for slide uses. I found some great pictures of interior design and they would be great to use in lessons. I also came across fun sewing projects to do and some simple sewing tutorials my students could be directed to. It would be great to have them start to follow other people who are interested in sewing or foods as well. One student could find a recipe they liked, try it and then report on it.
1. I learned that some people go crazy with things they pin. They pin everything they think is cute and it's really great that you can not follow certain people or even certain boards. I love that you can view what your friends are pinning on one page and then what people all over the Pinterest network are looking at. Different recipes and pictures get passed around for a couple days so after a while you start seeing the same things.
2. I wish that I could set my boards to private. Anyone can follow me and my boards. I don't like that someone could just watch me pin everything I like. I think there should be an option, such as on facebook, to deny people following you. It would be nice to create different accounts for my personal tastes and my teaching. If I wanted my students to follow the things I was finding and share different interior pictures or recipes and sewing tips, it would be nice for them to only see those things on a professional level. I have already made some boards for collecting ideas for future teaching lessons as well as pictures and tutorials to use in slides.
3. I would use this technology for finding pictures as I mentioned before for slide uses. I found some great pictures of interior design and they would be great to use in lessons. I also came across fun sewing projects to do and some simple sewing tutorials my students could be directed to. It would be great to have them start to follow other people who are interested in sewing or foods as well. One student could find a recipe they liked, try it and then report on it.
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