tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post114166149760238506..comments2023-11-03T05:09:28.419-05:00Comments on Technopaideia: Loving teachers who love too muchCraig A. Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18160288758906798678noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1152768846066280222006-07-13T00:34:00.000-05:002006-07-13T00:34:00.000-05:00I found this blog when looking for poz personals a...I found this blog when looking for poz personals and I think it is very nice.<BR/>Regards, Kate @ <A HREF="http://top-personals.net" REL="nofollow">Top Adult Personals</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1144630909577148522006-04-09T20:01:00.000-05:002006-04-09T20:01:00.000-05:00My friend, and local Middle School technology teac...My friend, and local Middle School technology teacher, ran into a problem with her students and MySpace. She received flack from both the administration and parents for “prying” into her students personal lives. When in actuality she was trying to education parents as to what their child was doing on-line and to protect them from engaging in risky behavior. To read more about her expertise with this, visit her blog: at:http://www.iteachyoucomputers.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968960271648931433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1141742435819586192006-03-07T08:40:00.000-06:002006-03-07T08:40:00.000-06:00Hi Craig, I had no idea that myspace even existed ...Hi Craig, I had no idea that myspace even existed so I checked it out. I am afraid for the children as well. I agree that the pricipal should inform all the parents and not just those whose children are on myspace. The things that I saw (for the two minutes that I was there) really angered me because whoever host is knows that there are children posting to this site and they are not being monitered like other site are. They are bing exposed to porn and and are allowed to post porn. This is really disturbing to me. As responsible adults, what can we do to change this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1141700998507473012006-03-06T21:09:00.000-06:002006-03-06T21:09:00.000-06:00I think these are all great points...However, I be...I think these are all great points...However, I believe it needs to be addressed at school and at home. So sending letters home informing parents in detail what is there and peaking their interest will help them understand the severity of it and hopefully they will reinforce what the school is doing to get the point across. Though it may seem extremely daunting to the students it is truly for their benefit. There are plenty people who are up to no good in our world today and you can never be too careful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1141683971580587582006-03-06T16:26:00.000-06:002006-03-06T16:26:00.000-06:00Unfortunately; teachers and not parents are often ...Unfortunately; teachers and not parents are often blamed for student failure, I think teachers should have conversations with their students about protecting their privacy while on the Internet. It fits right in there with Cyber bullying and Copyright Law. Technology enriched discussion/conversation in the classroom are good for teacher and student. <BR/>Parents should be kept advised of sites like myspace.com but I feel schools should be careful about how they choose to extend their policing functions outside of the school buildingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1141677884834256662006-03-06T14:44:00.000-06:002006-03-06T14:44:00.000-06:00Schools should be careful about how they choose to...Schools should be careful about how they choose to extend their policing functions outside of the school building...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1141675652223419562006-03-06T14:07:00.000-06:002006-03-06T14:07:00.000-06:00In my 11th grade ITGS (Information Technology and ...In my 11th grade ITGS (Information Technology and the Global Society - IB) class, the students and I have discussed the ethical implications of sites such as myspace. Many of them are just as appalled as the teachers you mentioned at the conference about what is being posted on these sites. Of course, they have read current news articles both as a part of my class and outside of it which spoke of the stalkings and abductions of teenagers as a result of naive (and not so naive) posting of identifying information on the net, so they're a little more savvy to both the benefits and dangers of the myspace sites. One of the worst things about sites such as myspace, though, is not that high school age/young adults are using these sites, it's that kids as young as 8 and 10 years old are misrepresenting themselves and their ages to create their own pages and that very little is being done in terms of controlling this (parentally or otherwise) and/or informing them of the responsibilities and dangers of this practice. A few of my students are so bothered by this that for their IT project, they are developping ways to inform younsters about the myspace landmines.<BR/>Of course, kids will be kids and it ultimately comes down to a combination of parenting, informing and development of ethical foundations that will either help to keep them safe or abandon them to the web's wild west.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1141671111506510432006-03-06T12:51:00.000-06:002006-03-06T12:51:00.000-06:00Hi. I, too, felt that the conversations I had with...Hi. <BR/>I, too, felt that the conversations I had with people passing through the Atrium were as much of a learning experience as the workshops themselves. <BR/><BR/>I believe all children, regardless of socioeconomic background, should not be left unsupervised for even a minute (oops, I meant second) until they are 21 years old. I am not at all surprised at what they will do when left unattended. But for some, it is neither healthy nor safe. <BR/><BR/>The first time my daughter put her picture on a site in the Internet, I had nightmares about strangers calling her name pretending to be friends of such and such to abduct her. That was over eight years ago. I didn’t even have an e-mail address but I needed to know what they were doing and I became techno literate as a result.<BR/><BR/>As a parent/CIA agent, I never revealed my sources. As a teacher, however, there is a limit to my involvement into my students’ personal lives, a boundary that I try with all my might not to cross. <BR/><BR/>My student's parents need to know the dangers and the opportunities technology has for their children. But I also believe that technology just illuminates the bigger issue of the overall lack of supervision of children in this society. Many parents are negligent in their duties in general for many reasons, some valid, some not. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, teachers, instead of parents, are often blamed for student failure. Teachers become too involved in students lives by default.Karon Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988995230837766775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1141667642783276462006-03-06T11:54:00.000-06:002006-03-06T11:54:00.000-06:00I think you make some really good points and as a ...I think you make some really good points and as a teacher (and parent of teenagers that Blog and use MySpace), I agree that perhaps some of these teachers are acting a little over concerned. You learn not to go crazy every time you hear something when you have teenagers. It’s a really weird time in their lives and they will emerge normal adults! It’s happening right before my very eyes in my home! Perhaps this group you were listening too, did not have children. It makes a huge difference in how you initially react, believe me. I think it is a good thing for teachers to have conversations with their students about protecting their privacy while on the Internet. Perhaps it should go along with their classroom conversations on Copyright Law, Cyber bullying and other important tech related discussions. Talking with students and sharing information is key. But I have a real problem with the school snooping around in my child's private life. That is my job and I don’t want the school to tell me what my child can or cannot do. The Internet is here. Blogging is here. Teenagers have this need to express themselves in ways that I don’t necessary understand, but can appreciate. Calling parents to tell on their students seems to go beyond "protecting their students" and just feels wrong to me (at least at this point in time). If many children are truly putting themselves in danger, and it can be proven, then perhaps my views on MySpace or other similar website, will change. I have learned from my own personal experience that much of the posting that goes on in Myspace is pretty harmless and shouldn't be taken too seriously. (Scary as it is!) Do we really way to try and read into every posting made by a teenager? I personally can't image why these kids seem to want to open their most personal thoughts to the world...but clearly the need is there.Lynn Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489658628351589816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22360724.post-1141663976414015232006-03-06T10:52:00.000-06:002006-03-06T10:52:00.000-06:00Great points! Perhaps it would be helpful to hold ...Great points! Perhaps it would be helpful to hold an informational meeting and demonstrate to parents just what MySpace is and how it functions, along with some examples of what can be found there. The intent would be to raise awareness rather than to alarm and help parents make informed decisions about keeping track of what their children may be doing.JGS.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07527329023855654619noreply@blogger.com