1st 3 blog posts explanation

So to clarify... my first three posts on this blog page were posted for that technology class I took that required me to make this blog page in the first place.

New ways to blog...

Alright, so I'm playin' on my new computer, avoiding anything academically productive, and there are all kinds of buttons and such on here that I'm still trying to figure out... so I click on one that's on my desktop that has to do with blogging, which is how I figured I'd keep everyone updated while I'm in Spain instead of sending out a billion similarly worded messages to a bunch of people.  Anyways.... my point is... I click on this thing and it asks if I already have a webblog page set up already, which I did, I had to make it for this sweet online technology class I took this semester, and so I entered my blog's URL.. the computer thought of a second and all of a sudden it had all my information right in front of me.  Now I'm able to blog without getting on the Internet and searching for my page, not that that's any sort of hassle, but it's sweet that I can do it by clicking on one button on my computer's desktop.  Technology is awesome.

Podcast - How I Met Your Mother

Gabcast! How I MetYour Mother #1

Gabcast! How I MetYour Mother #2

Gabcast! How I MetYour Mother #3

Cyber-bullying

"Education can help considerably in preventing and dealing with the consequences of cyberbullying."

Being an education major I am obviously biased but I believe that through education you can solve any problem.  If we just make this issue more widely known and inspire parents everywhere to care about this issue then they will want their kids to care about the issue, thereby educating them on how wrong it is and what THEY can do to prevent it.  

Also parents need to take it upon themselves to moniter their childrens' internet use to keep them safe and keep them from hurting others.  In my personal experiance I have witnessed cyberbullying from both sides, I have stopped my brother from participating as well as stopping other from doing it to him.  It scares me that if we do not watch out for what our kids are doing online that it could have serious consiquences.  It is easy to get swept up in peer pressure and join in on something to seem cool, so if the popular kids are bullying someone it may be easier to join in.

One of the hardest things for our society to do is figure out what to do with the cyberbullies... there are few precedents for cyberbullying with results that lead to helping other prevent it, so when it comes time to get involved and stop it people get wound up in red tape.  It is wrong that a school cannot step in and take action, and when it goes to court, certain courts do not know what to do because it is new, this is something our generation has regetably invented.

The Net Generation

The article “The Net Generation” by Scott Carlson sparked my interests in a major way; I forwarded the article to a lot of people. Its controversy between generations is moving and it is interesting to see the different sides of the topic. I felt like I could relate to the students who multitask and really started to take in how important it is to be techno-savvy for when I am a teacher to speak to the needs of my future students. However, at the same time, we do not need to alter everything teachers are already doing. Being a part of the ‘Net Generation’, often also referred to as the ‘ADD Generation’, I know firsthand that we tend to do a lot of things at once, whether or not we are taking in 100% of the material presented to us. We need to learn to give our or attention to things one at a time, we are often seen ignoring people to finish our text message, email and blog update. I myself am guilty of using my laptop in class to take notes while slipping over to facebook or email.

Also our generation can be ignorant (as I am sure every generation has and will be in its younger years) and rude. The student who, when asked to pay attention responded with "I'm listening.. I have an A in your course, and can repeat back what you said" needs to have an attitude adjustment. Just back we feel we can multi-task during class does not mean we should, there is a loss of respect for the fine individuals who are trying to teach us. As an education major, I can only imagine teaching a course and not receiving any silent feedback from my students, no eye contact, no expression. I might as well be talking to a wall, or better yet, a computer screen. When we stick our noses in our computers we lose that personality and personal contact that is often so vital in a classroom.