Reflection 2

The article that I have recently read about online safety was very helpful for my household and also in my classroom. The four tips that the article provides are; talk to your children or students, secure your equipment, establish rules, and get online. These tips are very helpful in promoting online safety and in just engaging with your children or students. Talk to your children or students about what they like doing on the computer. Secure your equipment so that the children or students are at their most safe while on the computer. Establish rules at home and in your classroom so the time on the computer does not take the time of other important activities. Also get online to check out what your child or student is up to, and to see what is new.

Blog 2 article

Internet Safety: tips for keeping kids safe online 

1. Talk to your kids: Talk to them about being safe online and ask them about the websites they like visiting. 

2. Secure your equipment: Have the latest security software, web browser, and operating system on your computer. 

3. Establish rules: You should always have rules that you and your child are clear about. Never let the computer or internet take the place of other important activities. 

4. Get online: Become familiar with your kids world on social media. 

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Open House

Parents mark your calendars for Friday, January 31, 2014. We will be having our annual Open House from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is the night where your are able to come and visit your child’s classroom and see what he/she has been up to the past couple months. The kiddos are always way excited about the Open Houses; it’s the night where they get the show off their masterpieces, artwork, and group projects they have worked so hard on. I hope you all are able to join us!

Blog 1 article

A recent article that I have read  “Technology Integration in the Classroom” talks about the integration of technology in the classroom and the instructive approached for technology in the classroom. Incorporating technology in the classroom can and does help students develop all kinds of skills, from the basic thinking skills to the higher-order critical thinking skills. The article also gives two different instructive approaches for teaching and learning in the classroom; directed instruction and constructivism. Directed instruction is grounded primarily in behaviorist learning theory and the information processing branch of the cognitive learning theories. The constructivist instruction view is evolved from other aspects of the cognitive learning theory. This perspective views learners as actively engaged in making meaning, and teaching with that approach looks for what students can analyze, investigate, share, and build based on what they already know, rather than what facts and skills they can parrot.