Reflection 10

Cyber bullying and bullying in person is something that every school deals with whether they won't to or not. Cyber bullying is what takes place online including, cell phones, computers, and tablets, as well as communicating tools like social medias sites, text messages, chat rooms, and websites. Some examples of cyber bullying can include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles. Ways to help prevent cyber bullying is being aware of what your kids or doing online, and with that, establish rules about technology being in your household hold. Also understand your child's school rules. Some schools have developed polices on uses of technology that may affect the child's online behavior in and out of the classroom.

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What is Cyber bullying? 

Cyber bullying is a bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communicating tools including social media sites, chat rooms, and websites. 

Why is Cyber bullying different? 

     - it can happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

     - these messages can be posted anonymously and distributed quickly to a very wide audience. 

     - deleting inappropriate or harassing messages, texts and pictures is extremely difficult after they have been posted or sent. 

Effects of Cyber bullying 

     Use alcohol and drugs, skip school, experience in-person bullying, unwilling to attend school, poor grades, lower self-esteem, more health problems. 

Help your students prevent cyber bullying. Be aware of what your kids are doling online, and establish rules about technology in your household. 

Reflection 9

From the article I have read recently, it shares information and studies showing that children spending too much time on the computers maybe be something that parents won't need to worry about. Children using the computer for any kind of entertainment, studying or playing games, it will always include problem-soving, reading, and communicating, which are all skills that will help children. A study that was released about this subject linked hours at the computer with achievement test scores and behavior and found little sign of harm for children ages six to twelve as they increased their screen time over a six-year period.

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Researcher links kids' computer use with test scores, behavior 

A researcher from the University of Maryland tells parents, who worry about their children who spend too much time on computers, to worry not. A study was released saying that linked hours at the computer with achievement test scores and behavior and found little sign of harm for children ages six to twelve as they increased their screen time over a six-year period. There was adolescent achievement shown from the use of computers, and it doesn't have to be studying, it could be playing games. Computer use, overall for child, involves problem-solving, reading, and communicating, and these are skills that help children. 

Entry 5

Don't forget to bring in your signed field trip forms this Friday! Only students with signed field trip forms will be able to get on the bus, and we so not want any students to miss out on this great opportunity to take a private tour of the zoo.
Parents, please make sure your child is wearing cool, comfortable, and appropriate clothing. Summer weather is here!

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1st GRADE DRAMA SHOW INVITATION

 Miss. Amanda’s class cordially invites you to attend your student’s 1st Grade Drama Show, "America"!

 The Show will take place at 8:30pm on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014. 

Information on Costumes:

 Please have your student wear bluejeans (with no rips, holes, or tears) & a red, white, or blue shirt of any kind (with no writing on it). Thank you!

Special Request:

 Please work with your student in these remaining days with their preparation for their show. Please help them memorize their lines/blocking by testing them often, it will help them a lot! 

Thank You! 

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Progress Reports 

*Progress Reports were sent home in Monday's take home folder. Please sign the top sheet at the bottom verifying that you have viewed your students' grades. Feel free to contact me, Miss. Amanda, with any questions you may have. These grades represent where your student is at the halfway point of the first marking period.

Reflection 8

The article that I have read recently about kindles in the classroom was a great article. It gave many reasons to have a kindle in your classroom, and some reasons maybe to have have a kindle in your classroom. One great reason to have a kindle in your classroom is because they promote readin fluency. The kindle's text-to-speech audio function can help address the challenges of students with vision problems, language Barriers, and lack of reading fluency. Some of the hurdles you might face are if the kindle is durable enough in the student's hands or in their backpacks and there is no output jack to connect to an overhead projector The cost is the major hurdle for having a kindle in a classroom. Most teachers can not afford to buy a kindle.

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Will the Kindle Change Education? 

Amazon's e-book reader is a device more commonly spotted in airport lounges or on commuter trains than in high school classrooms. Chris Edwards, a social studies teacher, says, "I see it as an update, not simply of the book, but of the library." Kindles that are used in the classroom that are stocked with well-chosen e-books would allow the teachers to flex new teaching strategies. The Kindle device also has a text-to-speech audio function that can help address the challenges of students with vision problems, language barriers, and lack of reading fluency. 

But, using kindles, there will be classrooms hurdles. 

1. How durable are the plastic tablets in a student's hands and backpacks?

2. There is no output jack to connect to an overhead projector. 

3. The ability to transfer content from one user to another. 

4. Do not offer enough personalization of learning and differentiated instruction. 

5. Lack video and interactivity 

6. The cost. 

Reflection7

The article that I have read about Differentiated Instruction really gave some great ideas on how to apply technology in your classroom. Students can read books, practice math skills, create videos with a flip cam, contribute to the classroom blog, produce PowerPoints, and review tons of material using an interactive whiteboard. Students that may not like to do the traditional project of writing a computing can use a comic life software to write an exciting comic strip. Also using certain softwares, teachers are able to customize lessons for students. In a math class, one student can be working on basic multiplication tables while another tries three-digit multiplication and another tackles complex word problems.