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Autobiography

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Evaluating WebQuest

The Technophile

Your Impressions

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Grow School Greens	I like this WebQuest because it uses many useful external links to make us understand what to do clearly.	The only weakness that I found in this WebQuest is that the editor didn’t use colors properly to make it more appealing. They don’t perfectly match.
Where is My Hero?	This WebQuest uses a lot of external links.	First of all, the colors don’t match that well. Secondly, besides external links the editor didn’t use other useful technology tools.
Underground Railroad	The colors match perfectly and has a eye-catching design.	I personally think there is no weakness in this WebQuest. I like it as a Technophile.
Ice Cream	The editor provides some useful videos to make students have a better understanding. Good job.	The design of the whole WebQuest is lack of  colors.
Ancient Egypt	It has a pleasant design.	It makes minimal use of the Web.

1. Which two of example WebQuests listed on the Elementary link are the best ones? Why?   

        I think I like "Where is my Hero?" and "Unraveling the Underground Railroad" , the first one helps students to know and recognize what a hero is. The second one has a very appealing design and helpful external links to guide students. 

2. Which two are the worst? Why?

   I don't like "Grow School Greens" because it contains too many steps to accomplish for an Elementary student.  "Ancient Egypt WebQuest" is also my least favorite. It doesn't have a clear instruction and the design and the content is too simple. 

3. What do best and worst mean to you?   

      In my point of view, the best should be something that is achievable and understandable. The worst should  be something not that appealing and the content is fuzzy. 

Double Entry Journal #12

Quotes:

There is one major hurdle, though. The business world thrives on change. If you don't change, you don't improve, and you go out of business. The education world, it seems, thrives on stability and limiting change. 

Reaction:

I do agree with Lucas's idea. Right now, our education system really needs updating. Most of the students are loosing their interests in learning, especially at school, because things we are using, we are being taught are mostly out-of-date. Students don't need expensive, seldom-to-use textbooks. The reason why I said this is, every semester I buy at least 4more than two-hundred-page textbooks, unfortunately, after each semester, the content we have used and learned can be squeezed to, I can confidently say, 20 pages. So what is the reason we buy them? Just to let others know that we are being educated? No. We have to abolish this kind of dummy perception. I really want to tell people who are running the education system that we wish more and more technology can be applied to our classes. This is the way, the only way, to bring students who are loosing their way back to school, and educate them the way they like and the society is expecting. 

Reference:

Daly, James. "Life on the Screen: Visual Literacy in Education." edutopia. N.p., 14 Sept. 2004. Web. 13 Nov. 2011.

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Glass Giant

Double Entry Journal #11

1. Summarize the argument made in this article.

           In this article, the author stated the new law signed in Illinois in which sex offenders form social-networking sites are banned. In his point of view, the reported sex offenders cannot all be considered as evil people. Though this kind of law seems very good and practical, in case, it is not, for it usually focuses too much on reported and caught criminals, who may have changed through process, and neglect some more dangerous people who are still at large.

2. What evidence is presented to support the argument?

      The author gives us a very convincing example that is the analysis of Pennsylvania cases by the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use which indicates that only 8 teen victims were found forming a relationship through Internet, and in that single year, however，there were 9,934 children were sexually abused.

3. State and justify your position on banning sex offenders from social-networking sites?

       I personally hold the same opinion as the author. Though protecting children from being hurt is our priority, we cannot judge people by the mistake they made in the past. However, we should try our best to focus on the current issues and criminals. The best way to achieve the goal of protecting children is to teach our younger generation, who have been highly obsessed with the Internet, how to use the Internet safely, for example, use critical thinking while reading, never get too close with strangers whom they meet on the Internet, etc. Our duty is not to force them but to guide them.

Wikipedia Article: Year of Wonders

1. Start with the main page. Does it have any cleanup banners that have been placed there to indicate problems with the article? 

Any one of the following cleanup banners means the article is an unreliable source:

This article or section has multiple issues.	No
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.	No
The neutrality of this article is disputed.	No
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed.	No
This needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling.	No
This may contain material not appropriate for an encyclopedia.	No
This article only describes one highly specialized aspect of its associated subject.	No
This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.	No
This article or section needs to be updated.	No
This article may not provide balanced geographical coverage on a region.	No
This is missing citations or needs footnotes.	No
This article does not cite any references or sources.	No

2. Read through the article and see if it meets the following requirements:

Is it written in a clear and organized way?	No
Is the tone neutral (not taking sides)	No
Are all important facts referenced (you're told where they come from)?	No
Does the information provided seem complete or does it look like there are gaps (or just one side of the story)	No

Wikipedia: Friend, Not Foe

1.  Did the class activity about Wikipedia and this article change your opinion about the value of Wikipedia to society in general and education specifically?

     They definitely have changed my opinion about the reliability of Wikipedia. However, I have concluded that as long as we utilize it in a correct way, it can still be a useful source in our daily life.

2.  Describe how you might direct students to use Wikipedia in your future classroom.

      First of all, I will encourage them to look at the websites that are cited in Wikipedia. Secondly, pay more attention when they see special signs in the content they open in Wikipedia. Thirdly, I will remind them to do critical thinking while they are reading.

Wikipedia

a. What is Wikipedia? 
    Wikipedia is a web-based encyclopedia operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, which is nonprofit organization. The content can be written by anyone. 
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”
    If anyone can edit , it means that it is possible that the editors may add their personal feelings, which usually reduces the reliability of the content. 
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation? 
   They trust quick-witted people, who are watching and modifying most of the incorrect articles. 
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia? 
    He left in 2001.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page? 
    It will firstly appear once you open related article with certain signs. f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal? 
    The number articles, languages and its rating in the world. g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful? 
    I personally think that there two major reasons; one, we can easily get access to any information about anything we want. two, though anyone can change the content, we will be informed by unreliable sources and the chief editor will delete it as soon as possible. h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising? 
    Because there is still a number of people, especially visitors, are supporting with money to make the website better even without any advertisement.i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
    It exposes examples of self-interested editing by prominent businesses and governments around the world.

Think Aloud

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Website Evaluation

http://www.martinlutherking.org/


1. Who is the source of the information.
   1) Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
      No. There is no postal address.
   2) Has someone taken responsibility for the content of this Web site?
      No. There is no one has claimed that. 
   3) Can you verify the authority of any of the site's content that is attributed to other sources?
       Yes. It has another link to a website called "Stormfront" at http://www.stormfront.org/, which is a 


2. What are you getting?
    1) Are there links to other or alternative viewpoints?
       Yes. It has another link to a website called "Stormfront" at http://www.stormfront.org/ which is a community of White Nationalists. 
    2) Is the information well written and easy to understand?
       Yes. The idea is definitely clear.
   3) What's the copyright status of material found on the site?
       There is no copyright status on this site. 


3. When was the site created?


   1) Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
       Yes. It is critical to identify the reliability. 
     
   2) Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last    
       updated?
       Yes. This website was created in 1999 and the last update was done in January 2011. 
   3) Do the links work?
       Yes. It works. 

Double Entry Journal 9

Quote:

Many national studies found that internet users were not less likely to visit or call friends and that they actually have larger social networks (DiMaggio et. al. 2001).

Reaction:

I am totally with the author of at this point. Most of us do have the opinion that a person who is really obsessed with internet will definitely be unsociable. However, that is not the case anymore. Many years ago I actually did think in this way because of the emerge of vast internet games that fascinated younger generation. Fortunately, this kind of negative affect of internet did not last long. Now, we tend to use internet mostly in gathering information and social life. We keep in touch with our friends, relatives through Skype and Facebook. We also search for useful information with the help of amazing reference websites such as Google and Wikipedia. It is an undeniable fact that internet has brought us all the convenience that we could hardly ask for a decade ago and has become an inseparable part of our routine life.

Reference:

Owens, Laura. "Internet & Anti-Social Behavior Theory Unfounded." suite101. N.p., 23 Apr. 2009. Web. 23 Oct. 2011.

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Interesting Web Tools

1.    Choose a tool that could be used in the classroom. 
2.    Describe the tool. 
3.   What content area would you use the tool? 
4.   Briefly describe a lesson in which you would implement the tool. 
5.   What do you need to consider before using the tool in a classroom?

1. I have found one absolutely practical and funny web tool that can be used in my future classroom. Its name is Game Classroom.

2. I like it, because it has so many different categories from K grade students to 6th grade, and it also contains different areas where students who think need improving can go and learn simple by playing which is really appealing.

3. Since my major is Math Education, I will definitely use it in Math for kids.

4. I probably may give my students assignment to complete some sections in it and bring what they have learned and questions according to it.

5. Elementary students nowadays are usually lack of supervision due to having busy working parents. Thus, the possibility of addiction will come about. To prevent this, the best way is to ask them to do together in digital classrooms at school, so that they will be under my supervision and also, it will be easier for me to observe any problems and help students to solve them immediately before going home.

Voki

Voki in my future lesson

I found Voki really useful, for it could make things easier and more convenient. For example, in my future classroom I can use it as the introduction part of every lecture, which usually takes 5-10 minutes, so that they won’t bother themselves to bring a recorder. Instead, when they are home, they can simply open the web page and listen to it again if they think reviewing is needed.

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Double Entry Journal #7

Quote:

Media literacy is making a comeback, spurred by students' access to unlimited information on the Internet. Can schools provide the skills students need to become media literate in a digital world?

Reaction: 

Through this reading, we know that Media literacy is the ability to sift through and analyze the messages that inform, entertain every day. It's the ability to bring critical thinking skills to bear on all media— from music videos and Web environments to product placement in films. In our world of multi-tasking, commercialism, globalization and interactivity, media education isn't about having the right answers—it's about asking the right questions. The result is lifelong empowerment of the learner. Media teachers today use the terms "media education," "media study," and "media literacy" almost interchangeably. My personal preference is to use the term "media education" as a broad description of all that takes place in a media-oriented classroom, whether the subject matter is English, history, geography or science. "Media study" occurs when schools or teachers organize specific courses or units to study the media. "Media literacy" is the   expected outcome from work in either media education or media study. The more you learn about or through the media, the more media literacy you have. Media literacy is the skill of experiencing, analyzing and making media products.

Reference:

David, Jane L. "Teaching Media Literacy ." Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. N.p., Mar. 2009. Web. 9 Oct. 2011. 

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