Connection in the City

So in yesturday class on Alec blog and in class he was talking about how they are are going to be puting wireness internet down town. My first reaction was oh that is so cool. People could serf the net anywhere downtown. But then I got to thinking, you could only do this if you had a lap top and wireness internet on your computer ( which I think is manatory for lap top that are new) How many people really own a laptop? Especailly people of the downtown ares, many of these people who would use are business people and many those people have offices whcih have desk tops! Another thing witht he wire internet for free, how would they monitor it and such. I was told that this service would have some limitation to it, such a what could be accessed and on this server, Then in fact are you not breaking thier pravacy. I mean it is your computer should you be able to look at what you want using the your computer. But then I guess you shouldn't be watching inapporpirate images when you are having coffee. I wouldn't want a child to see these things. Is in the end I think I have mixed feeling about this new technology, I believe that it could be great but how to you monitor it.
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wow! It sure has been awhile since my last blog!! Well we are all back from our break and I have to say that it sure wasn't a break. I basically planned to do so much during the week and I got nothing done! But then I didn't do anything fun either, like skiing or a trip.I really should of made my last winter break rememberable but in the end it was the same as any other winter break!

After class on Tuesday I went to Alec's blog to check out the link to Media Awareness he had up there.
Media Awareness

In this site there is a brochure directed to teachers to help their students understand what media education is and the importance of being aware of what you see on TV, magazines, and internet. We live in a media centred world, and I believe that students need to be able to analysis images and text in media and decide whether this images are appropriate or not. Many times are society will take things at face value and not think critically about what they are seeing. For, example while looking through magazines I started looking at the girls in this magazines. I noticed that most of the girls were showing cleavage and very skimpy clothing. Also I noticed that this women were in very sexual poses or in dismissive positions. Then I watched the movie Killing you softly posted by Tristan. In this clip she talked about when women or girls are posed in fashion magazine spreads most of their poses are dismissive to the male making the male in the dominate role. The speaker of the video even suggested that in SEARS catalogs the babies are posed in this dismissive role. The girl in shy and looking down and usually standing backish the boy in dominate being bold, with straight shoulders and looking at the camera. This got me to thinking, about how this might effect children. If all they are seeing is women and girls in these dismissive roles then of course girls self esteem is going to be effected. Even in today's world the media placed these sterotypes in media.

By now I am sure you have guessed that for mine and Tristan final project we are creating a documentary/ video on the how the media effect women's body images of themselves. I am super excited about and feel that it will be a great resource to use in the classrooms. I am o looking foward to seeing how it will end up.

I never realized how much I depend on my cellphone until I read Kels' blog either. I text all the time also. I use it before I will exactly phone them, probably because it is cheaper. then I got to thinking about this. I walk down the university halls and all i see is people talking on their phones. one of my friends made the comment, that when people ask her for her cell phone number and she says that she does not have a cell, they give a bad look as if she is an alien or something. We live in a world that needs to be connected. In fact I was not work as a special needs teenagers was player with her own cell phone that she got for Christmas. Even my grade five students had cell phones which they played with during recess. it's becoming overwhelming for someone who doesn't have one to fit it.

This bring up the controversies with Regina Public Schools to where they are banning the use of cellphones in schools. After seeing the you tube video of a prof throwing a cell onto the floor and also seeing how many cells are used even in my classes I can see how the schools want to bane the use of cells in schools. I think what we need to keep in mind is to be respectful with our use of the cell phone. there is a time and place for them and when a teacher is teaching it;s not the right to text a friend or at the supper table. Adults and youth need to realize that a cell is something the helps you communicate to people in your life it shouldn't be your life. just wondering if anyone has any thought on this?

Technology At Any Age!

So I went to my school yesterday to teach a lesson on the circulatory system. You might think I'm crazy that I'm still teaching with taking 5 classes plus tutoring for our math class. But I love it! It helps me be connected to the main focus of why I want to be a teacher. Every time I go there my students give me a big great hug and are so excited to see me. I was surprised because these guys are grade 54 and I thought that for sure the boys would have nothing to do with this.
for today's lesson the children got touch and feel a real pig's heart. The students were able to point out each chambers in the heart and see what it looks like. It was a great hangs on experience that i am sure the students will never forget. Along with the pig's dissection I showed a power point presentation that walk through each part of the heart and where is it located. I never thought about this as being a technology each the class because I was just showing picture and a brief description blowned up from the projector. but then my teacher was so intrigued by what I was doing, and wanted to know how to hook up the projector and the laptop together. I had done this lots during my internship but today was the day that she felt that using this kind of technology would be a good thing and trhat she would like to use it some day.

My co-op is a great women, but has an old school teachings style. So when I started using very minimal use of it in the classroom, it was difficult for the students to understand. I think she is started to see the benefits of using computer in the classroom can have students and is started to use them more in class. For example, i was amazed to see the students typng up their stories that I started to help them write in December. As a side note it's funny to see things that you do still in action and the other teacher working with it.

So inclusion I guess bring technology into the classroom can be brought at any age and at any level of experience. I am so pround of my coop and I hope she continues with this new philosophy!!

So I went to my school yesterday to teach a lesson on the circulatory system. You might think I'm crazy that I'm still teaching with taking 5 classes plus tutoring for our math class. But I love it! It helps me be connected to the main focus of why I want to be a teacher. Every time I go there my students give me a big great hug and are so excited to see me. I was surprised because these guys are grade 54 and I thought that for sure the boys would have nothing to do with this.
for today's lesson the children got touch and feel a real pig's heart. The students were able to point out each chambers in the heart and see what it looks like. It was a great hangs on experience that i am sure the students will never forget. Along with the pig's dissection I showed a power point presentation that walk through each part of the heart and where is it located. I never thought about this as being a technology each the class because I was just showing picture and a brief description blowned up from the projector. but then my teacher was so intrigued by what I was doing, and wanted to know how to hook up the projector and the laptop together. I had done this lots during my internship but today was the day that she felt that using this kind of technology would be a good thing and trhat she would like to use it some day.

My co-op is a great women, but has an old school teachings style. So when I started using very minimal use of it in the classroom, it was difficult for the students to understand. I think she is started to see the benefits of using computer in the classroom can have students and is started to use them more in class. For example, i was amazed to see the students typng up their stories that I started to help them write in December. As a side note it's funny to see things that you do still in action and the other teacher working with it.

So inclusion I guess bring technology into the classroom can be brought at any age and at any level of experience. I am so pround of my coop and I hope she continues with this new philosophy!!

Happy Feb. 14th day!!!

I though this was so true and funny! When you have no one, you will never be disappointed. Have a great day for everyone who is celebrating being single this day!!!!