I feel that kids who are exploring online just like to click away and do as they please. They don't understand the harm they can get themselves into. Our world is throwing the paper away and going all to technology. As a student I am still trying to protect myself and the stuff I post or I see on my news feed.
When Kathleen explains that there are ways to teach digital literacy, she is scared or teachers are scared that children know more than we think. Kids really do know more than we think, if you give a 4-year-old an iPad they can do more than you. Kids are very smart and can work technology quicker than I can and I am 21 years old. She talks about "Do's and Don't" I don't think the word "don't" is appropriate because a kid may take that and say oh I will do it later and explore something else.
In my classroom, I feel it is important for kids to leave their "footprint". But I want the students to be safe and monitored. I want my students at the end of the days to blog on how their day went. If it was positive or negative. Their input means a lot to me and my classroom where I can change something for the following years. There are many ways that students can interpret their day to their parents too and I feel as if they are involved they can see what we do as a class.
Hey Maddie, I agree with everything that you have said. It is definitely important to monitor children! They do believe that they can do as the please, and they believe that they are the boss of their lives on the internet. They need to be shown and taught what is right. This generation is the generation of doing what they want, but we need to make sure these kids are safe!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog post. I couldn't agree more when you talk about kids leaving their "footprint" I think every child deserves to feel just as important as the next. I think the positive and negative feedback can help you as a teacher and the other children to try different ways if one thing worked better for a student the next one can try that as well. I too am still attempting t protect myself from the dangers of the internet because they are everywhere but I think a private blog or discussion board for a class is very helpful!
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